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September

UN, GRI and WBCSD partner on Business Engagement Architecture

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(New York, 20 September 2013) – Over a thousand CEOs and C-suite executives drawn to New York for the UN Global Compact Leaders Summit are expected to endorse an architecture to engage corporations unveiled by the United Nations Secretary-General this morning..

16
September

What next for Australia’s climate policy and the carbon price ?

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By Frank Jotzo Australia’s new government is likely to repeal the carbon price, by striking a deal with crossbenchers in the Senate after July 2014, or possibly going to a special election if it looks electorally attractive. Still, carbon pricing remains the logical choice for Australia’s longer term climate policy. Prime Minister Abbott has made it.

5
September

UN’s Global Corporate Sustainability report says companies are starting to act

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New York, 5 September 2013 – Today the United Nations Global Compact released its flagship Global Corporate Sustainability Report 2013. Based on survey responses from nearly 2,000 companies across 113 countries, the report provides a snapshot of the actions taken by business to embed responsible practices.

5
September

Eureka prize science awards: Australian scientists celebrated

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By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation One of The Conversation’s most popular writers and columnists, evolutionary biologist Professor Rob Brooks, has won a 2013 Eureka Prize for his work on science communication. The annual Australian Museum Eureka Prizes celebrate the best in Australian science, innovation, leadership, research and science journalism. Director of the Evolution and Ecology.

3
September

Climate change politics – why politicians have turned their backs on climate

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By Clive Hamilton A recent Vote Compass poll shows 61% of Australian adults want the federal government to do more to tackle climate change; 18% want it to do less. This figure, consistent with many polls over the years, squares with various developments in Australian politics but contradicts others. The Howard Government lost the 2007.

1
September

New building for UQ Global Change Institute is zero-energy and zero-carbon

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A $32 million building which meets the world's most advanced levels of sustainability will be officially opened by Her Excellency Dr Penelope Wensley AC, Governor of Queensland at the University of Queensland (UQ) on 28 August 2013. The bold new Global Change Institute (GCI) building.

23
August

When the sun don’t shine, the power don’t flow … or does it?

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By Kerry Burke, University of Newcastle

Renewable energy seems to be on a roll. One million Australian homes have rooftop solar cells. There’s so much renewable energy it’s reducing wholesale electricity prices. But then, that old chestnut pops up: reliability. How do we make energy when there’s no sun?

When the heat is on,.

21
August

The north’s future is electrifying: powering Asia with renewables

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By Andrew Campbell, Charles Darwin University; Andrew Blakers, and Stuart Blanch, Charles Darwin University

Northern futures, northern voices: It seems everyone has ideas about how Australia’s north could be better, but most of those ideas come from the south. In this six-part weekly series, developed by the Northern Research Futures Collaborative Research.

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17
August

Government department commits to science-based policy

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By Sunanda Creagh, The Conversation

Two peak bodies for science researchers today welcomed the release of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry’s Science Strategy 2013-2018, a document that aims to ensure government policy is informed by science.

The strategy underlined the importance of science to public policy development, said Andrew Metcalfe AO, Secretary.
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13
August

Carbon price repeal would shrink renewable energy but increase retail electricity prices

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If Australia’s emissions trading scheme (ETS) is repealed, renewable energy production would shrink and Australia would fail to meet our renewable energy target, according to an analysis conducted on behalf of WWF-Australia. The report, prepared by specialist carbon and energy research firm RepuTex, also found it.
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