Time for a grown-up carbon strategy
21 February, 2011
Total Environment Centre has called on government to embrace energy efficiency along with a carbon price, in response to an analysis of federal government climate change programs, which was published in The Sydney Morning Herald on 16 February.
Measuring forestry’s impact on water availability
18 February, 2011
CSIRO has developed new tools to help government and industry water management agencies better estimate how forest plantations affect stream flows in local catchments.
Four new GBCA fellowships for industry leaders
11 February, 2011
Four green building fellowships have been awarded by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) to recognise and reward the significant contributions of four industry leaders to Australia’s sustainable property and construction industry.
Nominations for Australia’s ‘greenest’ teacher now open
11 February, 2011
Sanyo has announced its sponsorship of Clean Up Australia’s 2011 Green Teacher Award - an award which recognises teachers who have positively influenced students by carrying out environmental projects within their school community.
Launch of the climate commission
11 February, 2011
The Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, has announced the establishment of an independent Climate Commission, appointing the leading science communicator - Professor Tim Flannery - as Chief Commissioner.
Environmental management salaries leap forward
11 February, 2011
For the first time in five years, environmental salaries have overtaken that of safety professionals, survey results have revealed. The survey includes data from over 60 Australian companies, primarily from the ASX 200, and covers a diverse range of industries including energy, resources, construction, manufacturing, industrial and retail.
Carbon emissions will rise without new policy action
11 February, 2011
Annual emissions projections released by the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Greg Combet, demonstrate that Australia’s emissions will rise steeply without decisive and effective new policy action.
International Water Awards call for Australian entries
11 February, 2011
An opportunity for Australian water-saving projects to be recognised internationally is now available through the annual Intelligent Use of Water Awards.
First Gold Partner for NSW Sustainability Advantage program
08 February, 2011
Minister for Climate Change and the Environment Frank Sartor has congratulated business services provider Converga as the first organisation to be recognised as a Gold Partner of the NSW Government’s sustainability program for business.
Shopping centre recycles food waste
07 February, 2011
Erina Fair shopping centre is set to recycle 250 tonnes every year with waste management technology.
The rising tide of plastics in landfill
07 February, 2011 by Dr Kevin Thomson, Director, Eco Products Agency
Australia is now sending more than 1 million tonnes of plastic waste to landfill each year. This figure will continue to rise, reaching at least 1.5 million tonnes by 2030, due to increasing plastics consumption and an increasing proportion of durable plastic goods entering the waste stream.
SITA completes WSN purchase
02 February, 2011
SITA Environmental Solutions (SITA) has said its acquisition of the former state government-owned WSN Environmental Solutions (WSN) signalled a new era for resource recovery and recycling in the New South Wales waste management industry.
Lighting the way for Queensland Rail with LEDs
31 January, 2011 | Supplied by: GE Lighting
Power usage is a major cost to business and lighting can be a surprisingly high contributor, especially for commercial or industrial sectors. However, new lighting technology innovation is bringing to market products and solutions that help customers meet pressing environmental challenges and increase energy efficiency.
Sustainable construction using building information modelling
31 January, 2011 | Supplied by: Autodesk Australia
As building growth intersects with environmental concerns and the rising cost of energy, architects and building engineers are turning to the Building Information Modelling (BIM) approach to building design. BIM enables architects and engineers to explore a project’s key physical and functional characteristics digitally before it is built, helping to deliver projects faster and more economically, while minimising environmental impact.
Greenhouse 2011: the science of climate change
31 January, 2011
Some of the world’s leading climate scientists and government, community and industry representatives will be in Cairns from 4-8 April to attend Australia’s preeminent climate change science conference - Greenhouse 2011.
