November 13, 2019
Equilibrium climate sensitivity -- how sensitive the Earth's climate is to changes in atmospheric carbon dioxide -- may be underestimated in individual climate models, according to a team of climate scientists.
"Probabilistic estimates of climate system properties often...
November 13, 2019
The City of Sydney has signed an agreement to go 100 per cent renewable, unveiling a $60 million deal with Flow Power to purchase only wind and solar to meet its energy needs.
The agreement is expected to cut the council’s operations emissions by around 20,000 ton...
November 7, 2019
Scientists have created an "artificial leaf" to fight climate change by inexpensively converting harmful carbon dioxide (CO2) into a useful alternative fuel.
The new technology, outlined in a paper published in the journal Nature Energy, was inspired by the way plants u...
October 29, 2019
A report of property sector emissions undertaken by ClimateWorks and Monash University’s Sustainable Development Institute reveals that almost half of Australia’s largest listed property companies have committed to greenhouse gas emissions reductions in close alignment...
October 29, 2019
NSW councils have declared a climate emergency at the recent LGNSW Conference, and will urge state and federal governments to develop climate risk standards, such as provide more renewable energy for all new infrastructure and property projects.
Ryde City Council Mayor...
October 21, 2019
The Federal Government and Opposition have agreed to lift the Commonwealth’s proposed Emergency Response Fund to $200 million a year from $150m, with the extra funding dedicated to mitigation.
The decision acts on the proposals set out by a range of stakeholders in the...
October 15, 2019
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) latest Special Report on the Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate states sea level is rising at an increasing rate, alongside ocean warming and acidification, which will increase risks for low-lying coastal c...
July 10, 2019
Companies that better prioritise the environment often reap higher financial rewards, a new report from the University of South Australia has found.
The study, published in the International Review of Financial Analysis, analysed nearly 25,000 firms worldwide, found tha...
July 10, 2019
The Low Carbon Living CRC has launched a new roadmap for sustainable homes, presenting a ‘win for builders, consumers, the economy and the environment’.
The Growing the Market for Sustainable Homes roadmap was launched earlier this month, and reveals that two thirds of...
July 10, 2019
Nearly a billion hectares of land worldwide would be suitable for reforestation in a bid to stave off the worst impacts of climate change, a new report from Swiss university ETH Zurich has found.
An intensive push to reforest significant areas of the globe could ‘ultima...
