Partnership to introduce students to sustainable development

Australia’s national university will launch a partnership with the organisation Engineers Without Borders Australia (EWB) that will help students gain firsthand experience of sustainable development and offer young people opportunities to work with disadvantaged communities in Australia and overseas.

Primary industry adaptation research network approved

The Adaptation Research Network for Primary Industries will help Australia’s primary industries meet the challenges and embrace the opportunities presented by climate change.

Case for sustainability remains strong

New Zealand companies are not sidestepping sustainability in the tougher economic climate, suggests a new report from the Sustainable Business Network.

CleanFutures venture launched

South Australia continues to be a focal point for expertise in clean and sustainable technologies with the launch of new venture CleanFutures.

Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme guidance paper released

The Department of Climate Change has released a guidance paper for the assessment of activities for the purposes of the emissions-intensive trade-exposed (EITE) assistance program under the Rudd government's Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme.

Clean energy gets $20 million boost

Australia took a step closer to becoming the clean energy hub of the Asia–Pacific with the announcement that Newcastle will house the $20 million national Enterprise Connect Clean Energy Innovation Centre.

$27.7m in climate-ready grants

Senator Kim Carr, Minister for Innovation, Industry, Science and Research, has announced the first round of offers under the Climate Ready program totalling $27.7 million, involving about 400 people working on 32 new green projects.

Eureka Prize named in honour of the late Prof Peter Cullen

Land & Water Australia has re-named its Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation Award as the Land & Water Australia Professor Peter Cullen Eureka Prize for Water Research and Innovation.

Web forum provides facilities with tools to achieve energy savings

Fluke Corporation has established a web forum that will provide managers with a place to learn low-cost energy-saving techniques and share their own ideas and experiences.

Climate change campaigner joins Carbonscape team

Tim Flannery, climate change campaigner and Australian of the Year 2007, is joining the Carbonscape team.

Already done

Biochar: untested and unproven — or political football?

A discussion on the potential benefits of biochar technology in the fight against the global warming challenges — provided by Best Energies Australia.

Guidance paper on the emissions assistance program

Institute supports paper on emissions assistance program and points out tight reporting timeframe.

Tapping into underground water solutions

National Water Commissioner Chris Davis has released a Waterlines report on Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) to advance the uptake of this water supply and treatment process.

'Greenest' notebook announced

Toshiba's ultra-portable notebook, the Portégé R600, has been nominated as the worlds ‘greenest’ notebook, according to a recent Greenpeace survey: The Green Electronics Survey 2008.