ABC - Transcript (program 4 March 2013)
LEIGH SALES, PRESENTER: It's one of the most hotly disputed questions in the debate over climate change. Can extreme weather events like bushfires and floods be blamed on global warming?
Scientists have always been cautious about linking any one event to climate change, but now Australia's Climate Commission has joined.
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By Sara Bice, University of Melbourne
“Events over the past couple of years have raised profound questions about the ways in which banks and businesses contribute to society. For both to play their full part, they must restore trust and become better citizens in a publicly demonstrable way.” So writes disgraced Barclay’s CEO Bob Diamond.
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The University of Queensland will host a screening of Switch, a documentary aimed at building a balanced national understanding of energy, from solar to coal, biofuels to oil.
As part of the Switch Energy Project, energy expert Dr Scott Tinker gives a view of the world's leading.
It’s no longer just about saving the planet, sustainable buildings make clear business sense, a new report says.
The report, The Business Case for Green Building: A Review of the Costs and Benefits for Developers, Investors and Occupants, was released by the World Green Building Council and produced in partnership with PRP Environmental and sponsors.
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Dr Geoffrey Wells from the University of South Australia, has edited a new book entitled Read more
February 2013 - The World Bank has released a 2.5 minute video to convey the messages behind their "Turn Down the Heat" report released in November 2012.
WASHINGTON, November 18, 2012 – The world is barreling down a path to heat up by 4 degrees at the end of the century.
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24 January 2013: AIRAH has released its discussion paper, Transition to low-emission HVAC&R : Issues and solutions, for public and industry review (later finalised in March 2013). The paper is available at the “Resources” section of the AIRAH website, www.airah.org.au, with comments due by 5pm, Friday.
Robert Tromop, a New Zealander who heads the energy efficiency unit at the International Energy Agengcy (IEA) in Paris, says energy efficiency requires an upfront investment of around half a trillion dollars a year - which ironically equates roughly to the IEA’s estimate of annual subsidies paid to the global fossil fuel industry.
Tromop concludes.
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A new collaborative network of health organisations has agreed to joint action to raise awareness of the adverse health effects of Australia’s current minerals and energy policy at a meeting in Canberra this week.
Hosted by five national health organisations, the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), Climate and Health Alliance (CAHA), National Rural Health Alliance.
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By Jane Andrew, University of Sydney and Corinne Cortese, University of Wollongong
Five years ago, we really didn’t have a clue what an organisation’s carbon impact might look like, and few firms had any sort of carbon-oriented business plan. Now, the trend is to fill this gap by producing carbon reports.
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