June 24, 2017
The first global scientific assessment of climate change impacts on World Heritage coral reefs has been published by Unesco, finding that the reefs are likely to disappear by 2100 unless CO2 emissions are drastically reduced.
The report found that soaring ocean temperat...
June 19, 2017
The region's premier groundwater event for 2017 is in Sydney, Australia!
Join us for the 2017 biennial Australasian Groundwater Conference in Sydney, 11-13 July 2017. The theme for this Conference is Groundwater Futures: Science to Practice.
On the back of the...
June 18, 2017
The amount of water to be recovered under the Murray-Darling Basin Plan cold effectively be reduced by more than 600 gigalitres, following the recent Murray-Darling Basin Ministerial council meeting.
Ministers have endorsed the final package of Sustainable Diversion Lim...
June 17, 2017
Ride-sharing company Lyft has announced some ambitious targets to power all of the autonomous vehicles using its platform in the future from 100 per cent renewable energy.
Lyft is seeking to provide at minimum 1 billion rides per year via electric autonomous vehicles by...
June 17, 2017
$10.2 trillion will be invested in new global power generation between 2017 and 2040, with renewable power sources such as wind and solar accounting for almost three quarters of that, according to a new Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) report.
By 2040, global emissio...
June 16, 2017
A new Deputy Chairperson and four new members have been appointed to the Sustainability Victoria board.
Kane Thornton will serve as the board’s Deputy Chairperson for the next two years. Mr Thornton has extensive experience in the renewable energy sector, and is current...
June 15, 2017
A bold new City of Sydney plan to ‘Leave Nothing to Waste’ will introduce new residential waste collection streams to increase recycling and set a path to zero waste.
Lord Mayor Clover Moore said the plan would redefine waste as a valuable resource, instead of landfill.
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June 15, 2017
Researchers at RMIT have developed a solar paint that can absorb water vapour and split it to generate hydrogen – the cleanest source of energy.
The paint contains a newly developed compound that acts like silica gel, which is used in sachets to absorb moisture and keep...
June 15, 2017
Plans for Australia's first offshore windfarm are being progressed by Victorian company Offshore Energy and the Victorian and Commonwealth governments.
The proposal includes up to 250 wind turbines within a 574-square kilometre area, to be located between 10 and 25 kilo...
June 14, 2017
Wind and solar energy are poised to radically reshape the energy market over the coming decades, presenting a threat to legacy oil and gas operations, but also an opportunity to diversify and future-proof portfolios, according to research group Wood McKenzie.
“The...
