February 25, 2020
A new ARC Research Hub for Integrated Energy Storage Solutions at UNSW, led by Professor Joe Dong, will focus on facilitating transition towards sustainable, reliable, secure and cost-effective energy sectors.
The Research Hub, funded through the Australian Research Cou...
February 24, 2020
Air trapped in Antarctic and Greenland ice sheets over the industrial period has shown that human-caused methane emissions are 25 to 40 per cent higher than previously estimated.
The main sources of methane are wetlands, agriculture, landfills, fires and "fossil" (very...
February 21, 2020
Opposition Leader, Anthony Albanese, has announced that a Labor Government will adopt the carbon neutral target of zero net emissions by the year 2050, and will “never use Kyoto carryover credits” to achieve its target.
Speaking in Melbourne, Mr Albanese said that such...
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...
