February 21, 2020
The Victorian Government has announced plans to introduce amendments to the National Electricity (Victoria) Act 2005 that will override the national regulatory regime in order to enable fast-tracking of renewable projects and improve the reliability of the state's elec...
February 21, 2020
UNSW Sydney spin-out company, HB11 Energy, has been granted patents for its laser-driven technique for creating fusion energy. Unlike earlier methods, the technique is completely safe as it does not rely on radioactive fuel and leaves no toxic radioactive waste.
HB11 E...
February 15, 2020
An aerial survey of the impacts of this season's bushfires in Eastern Victoria has revealed extensive and severe damage over much of the area, but also areas of biodiversity that have survived and will be the focus of the Victorian Government's restoration program.
Dr M...
February 14, 2020
The Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) has coordinated the formation of a Western Sydney Energy Program (WSEP) which aims to reduce Western Sydney’s emissions by 200,000 tonnes of CO2e reductions each year.
The program, which brings together nine c...
February 13, 2020
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has reported that January 2020 was the warmest January on record for the globe.
The globally averaged temperature departure from average over land and ocean surfaces for January 2020 was the highest for the m...
February 12, 2020
Investors continue to adopt new targets and strategies for pursuing net-zero emissions by 2050 and investing in climate solutions, according to a new report released by the Investor Group on Climate Change (IGCC).
The new report - Zero Emissions/Sustainable Returns - is...
February 11, 2020
Energy sector analyst, RepuTex, has released a report finding that industry emissions (excluding electricity) have risen to 60% cent above 2005 levels and, on the current trajectory, the industrial sector is projected to surpass electricity as Australia’s largest emitt...
February 11, 2020
Independent MP, Zali Steggall, Member for Wahringa, has released details of her Climate Change (National Framework for Adaptation and Mitigation) Bill 2020, to be tabled as a private member's bill in Parliament on March 23.
The bill proposes that a long-term national em...
February 11, 2020
Australia’s councils have been given a ‘green’ star for their efforts to reduce emissions, with a report finding that all local governments assessed in the report are taking steps to cut emissions.
The latest Net Zero Momentum Tracker report assesses the emissions-reduc...
February 11, 2020
Nine Western Sydney councils have launched the Western Sydney Energy Program (WSEP) — a new strategy to slash emissions and boost energy savings for a more sustainable, affordable energy future.
Coordinated by the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (W...
