Climate change will make QLD’s ecosystems unrecognisable – it’s up to us if we want to stop that
Climate change and those whose job it is to talk about current and future climate impacts are often classed as the “harbingers of doom”. For the world’s biodiversity, the predictions are grim – loss of species, loss…
Australia set to run on 100% renewable energy within 15 years
Australia is set to reach its target of 100% renewable energy by the early 2030’s, provided current uptake of renewable energy options in the residential and commercial sectors remains strong. The Australian renewables energy industry…
The renewable energy train is unstoppable. The NEG needs to get on board
On the face of it, the National Energy Guarantee (NEG), adopted as Coalition policy at a party room meeting yesterday, appears to promise the certainty that industry, consumers and experts have desperately sought for the past decade….
October 4, 2016
How New Systems Can Make The World A Greener Place
Global energy consumption has grown steadily over the past century. This trend, driven by population and economic growth, is set to continue in spite of rising efficiency of both production and consumption. The IEA estimates…
September 7, 2016
Talking Point: City design key to future way of life
IT MAY seem obvious that most people live in cities, but it has only been true for less than a decade. Humanity has previously been a rural species. In 1800 just 3 per cent of…
July 4, 2015
Jen Guice, Senior Sustainability Planner at Penrith City Council to present on urban heatwaves
Jen Guice, Senior Sustainability Planner at Penrith City Council to present at the 8th Making Cities Liveable Conference being held this week at Pullman Melbourne on the Park (6 – 7 July 2015). The Conference…
Explainer: what is climate sensitivity?
By Robert Colman, Australian Bureau of Meteorology and Karl Braganza, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Humans are emitting CO2 and other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. As these gases build up they trap extra heat and…
August 26, 2013
Sweden ‘Most Sustainable Country in the World’
Environmental Leader 19th August 2013 Sweden is the most sustainable country in the world, a ranking it earned for its use of renewable energy sources and low carbon dioxide emissions, as well as social and…
August 23, 2013
Australia sucks up ocean’s waters, sea levels study shows
AAP August 22, 2013 THE world’s sea levels fell in 2011 and it’s all Australia’s doing. New US research shows Australia’s dry soil and mountainous coastline soaked up heavy rainfall in 2010 and 2011 and…
June 26, 2013
Floods in Alberta, Canada Cause Power Outages
June 25, 2013 by Linda Hardesty Heavy rains and flooding in Alberta, Canada, swelled the Bow and Elbow rivers, flooding Calgary and cutting power. The outages could cripple businesses in the Canadian oil capital for weeks…
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