Sustainability

All-Energy Australia is back for 2016

11 August, 2016

All-Energy Australia will take place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from 4–5 October 2016.


Climate change will widen the gap between rural and urban Australia, says report

10 August, 2016

Climate change is likely to worsen the systemic disadvantages suffered by rural and regional communities and further widen the gap between rural and urban areas, according to a report by the Climate Council.


KMH Environmental joins pitt&sherry

09 August, 2016 | Supplied by: pitt&sherry

pitt&sherry and KMH Environmental are merging operations, in a deal which is anticipated to deliver greater consistency and certainty in outcomes for clients.


Carbon-neutral plasterboards for Barangaroo and beyond

08 August, 2016

Carbon-neutral plasterboards are now available for projects in Sydney and Brisbane, thanks to a joint venture between partners on the Barangaroo South project.


Building digital futures at Australian Utility Week

08 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Clarion Events Pte Ltd

Australian Utility Week 2016 is a large-scale expo dedicated to the theme 'Building digital futures'.


CSIRO ordered to backflip on climate science

04 August, 2016 by Lauren Davis

Greg Hunt has demanded that CSIRO restore its focus on climate science, less than six months after the organisation announced a number of job cuts in the area.


Collective action required to achieve Sustainable Development Goals

01 August, 2016 | Supplied by: Unilever Australia

Unilever's 'Mobilising Collective Action' panel event brought together leading experts to discuss practical ideas and actions that will enable Australia to achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.


Victorian approach to waste planning worthy of polite plagiarism

01 August, 2016 by Mike Ritchie, Managing Director, MRA Consulting Group | Supplied by: MRA Consulting Group

The Victorian Government's waste planning reforms are worthy of comment and polite plagiarism by other jurisdictions, according to MRA Consulting's Mike Ritchie.


Could a filter made of graphene solve the water crisis?

29 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Monash University

Researchers have developed a graphene-based filter that they believe could be the key to managing the global water crisis.


Monash launches Resources Engineering program

29 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Monash University

Monash University's Faculty of Engineering has announced its new Resources Engineering program, designed with the needs of the resources industry in mind.


Green building councils and cities join forces

28 July, 2016

Green building councils are joining forces with cities around the world to ramp up energy efficiency within buildings under a new partnership between the World Green Building Council and the Building Efficiency Accelerator.


CEFC's record investment in clean energy

26 July, 2016 | Supplied by: Clean Energy Finance Corporation

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation committed $837 million to new investments in the Australian clean energy sector in the 2015–16 financial year.


Put politics aside — it's time to take the power back

25 July, 2016 by Tim Bray* | Supplied by: Ecocentric Energy Pty Ltd

Ecocentric Energy CEO Tim Bray says it's little wonder that our trust in political leaders to do the right thing and make the right decisions about our future has been shaken to the core.


2016 Energy Efficiency Scorecard released — what's the verdict?

22 July, 2016 by Lauren Davis

The American Council for Energy Efficiency has released the third edition of the International Energy Efficiency Scorecard, which examines the energy efficiency policies and performance of 23 of the world's top energy-consuming countries.


New Zealand's ETS is not enough, claims researcher

21 July, 2016

University of Auckland researcher Sina Mashinchi has claimed that a carbon tax targeting emissions-intensive industries, along with a revamped emissions trading scheme (ETS), could boost economic growth.


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