Retrofitting is fast and affordable with the Brightgreen DR450 LED downlight

Posted by Brightgreen in Products 1 day ago

At only $35 RRP, the new DR450 MR16 LED downlight is an affordable and extremely efficient alternative to 35W halogens. The DR450 MR16 gives you…

Keep them off the rails: politics and transport don’t mix

Posted by The Conversation in News 2 days ago

By Chris Hale, University of Melbourne, The 2013-2014 Federal budget includes billions of dollars allocated to transport, including a new Melbourne rail tunnel. At the…

Walking the Talk: WRI Uses Fiber Analysis to Test Office Paper Products

Posted by World Resources Institute in News 3 days ago

The presence of mixed tropical hardwoods in paper products has been associated with forest clearance, controversial logging practices, and possible illegal logging. Photo credit: Magda…

Mexico’s smoking giant El Popo lights up again

Posted by The Conversation in News 3 days ago

By Julia Crummy, British Geological Survey,  The Popocatepetl volcano in Mexico is throwing out plumes of smoke and ash, an eruption that threatens the one…

Beyond carbon storage: the Congo Basin forest as rainmaker

Posted by Centre for International Forestry Research in News 3 days ago

Responses to climate change are grouped into two main categories: mitigation (reducing greenhouse gas emissions responsible for climate change) and adaptation (adjusting livelihoods and life…

Fact check: will scrapping the carbon price lower electricity prices?

Posted by The Conversation in News 3 days ago

By Dylan McConnell, University of Melbourne

Tony Abbott has said he will scrap the carbon “tax”, leading to a fall in electricity prices.

In his budget reply speech he stated:

We will abolish the carbon tax

Open Economy

Posted by The Australian Greens in News 3 days ago

Open Economy This program offers a new way to explore government budgets and spending, and compare them with corporations and other financial entities at various…

Nuclear subsidies: a gamble on the price of gas

Posted by The Conversation in News 3 days ago

By Will Blyth, London Business School,    Providing power to the nation is no small task. It requires considerable forward planning, involves huge costs and…

How is atmospheric CO2 measured in the Southern Hemisphere?

Posted by The Conversation in News 3 days ago

By Paul Fraser, CSIRO,  Last week the greenhouse gas monitoring site at Mauna Loa in Hawaii recorded daily levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide that approached…

Australian innovators leading in solar technology

Posted by Climate Commission in News 3 days ago

It has been a great few weeks for Australian innovators, who have demonstrated once again that we can lead in solar technology and benefit from…

From forest harvest to bubbling businesses in the Congo Basin

Posted by Centre for International Forestry Research in News 3 days ago

There have been hunters and gatherers for as long as mankind can remember and members of many communities in the Congo Basin still extract their…

Clean energy map

Posted by Clean Energy Future in News 3 days ago

Australians are now able to follow and share clean and renewable energy projects across the country, thanks to a new online Clean Energy Map. The…

Australian endangered species: Torrent frogs

Posted by The Conversation in News 3 days ago

By Robert Puschendorf and Conrad Hoskin, James Cook University Torrent frogs are an interesting group of frogs found in the rainforests of north-east Australia. There…

Strengthening Ownership and Effectiveness of Climate Finance

Posted by World Resources Institute in News 4 days ago

A young Brazilian boy farms potatoes with his family in northeastern Brazil. Credit: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr The Climate Investment Funds (CIFs), one of the…

Eating insects: good for you, good for the environment

Posted by The Conversation in News 4 days ago

By Susan Lawler, La Trobe University   Insects are a great source of protein with a tiny carbon footprint. Flickr/mckaysavage   The Food and Agriculture…

It’s true: 97% of research papers say climate change is happening

Posted by The Conversation in News 4 days ago

By John Cook Today, the most comprehensive analysis of peer-reviewed climate research to date was published in the journal Environmental Research Letters. Our analysis found…

Food waste: beyond fridge guilt to a sustainable system

Posted by The Conversation in News 4 days ago

By Adrian Morley, Cardiff University,  The food system is perhaps the most vital component of our modern industrialised world. Without food in shops, it’s fair…

Is this the end of carbon trading, or just a hiccup?

Posted by The Conversation in News 4 days ago

By Cameron Hepburn, London School of Economics,  Just as scientists almost universally agree greenhouse gases contribute to the planet’s changing climate, economists almost universally agree…

Burke gives green light for additional 900 ship movements through the Great Barrier Reef

Posted by Australian Marine Conservation Society in News 4 days ago

The Federal government’s approval of the Embley bauxite mine and port project in western Cape York will mean up to 900 additional ship movements through the Great…

Latest Sustainable Design in Workstation Furniture

Posted by workstations in Projects 5 days ago

JP Office Workstations latest designs in ergonomic office furniture is not only people friendly, but eco-friendly as well. Our latest workstation desks features environmentally friendly…