Category Archive for "News" | Getting to Sustainability

11
September

FactCheck: does Australia have too much electricity?

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By Dylan McConnell, University of Melbourne

We have 9,000 megawatts (nine big power stations equivalent) of excess capacity in electricity generation … We have more than 15% overcapacity in generation in Australia - Industry minister Ian Macfarlane, ABC Radio, September 9.

Capacity and supply

In electricity markets, “capacity” is used to describe the total potential technical.

5
September

Special Report on the US Green Retail Decisions Innovation Summit

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Each year, the US based Green Retail Decisions Innovation Summit brings the retail sector together in search of greener business models. Although, the Green Retail Decisions Innovation Summit is an exclusive invitation-only event for retail industry senior executives and leading industry suppliers, a special report has been compiled which provides an overview of the summit.

5
September

It’s time for local governments to prepare for extreme heat waves

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By Lawrence Yu, JHA Consulting Engineers

4 September 2014: With round one of the Building Resilience to Climate Change program currently open in New South Wales, it is the perfect time for local government to prepare for future extreme heat waves by investigating possible upgrades for their.

3
September

Joint statement on health effects of coal by Climate Council and health sector

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The Climate and Health Alliance and the Climate Council have released a Joint Statement on the Health Effects of Coal in Australia in response to the Inquiry report from Hazelwood coal mine fire in Victoria, saying:

“Australia’s heavy reliance on coal for electricity generation and massive coal.

31
August

EY acquires Net Balance to form the biggest sustainability practice in Australia

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27 August 2014: Net Balance has announced that it is joining EY’s climate change and sustainability services group. The result will see the combined team become the biggest sustainability practice in Australia working with clients across the public, private and not for profit sectors. [caption id="attachment_3306" align="alignright".

20
August

From the Reef to the RET: the politicisation of environmental science in Australia

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By David Holmes, Monash University The future of Australia’s climate and respect for environmental science stand to be the biggest losers in all of the forms of class-mobilised politicisation that are impacting Australia currently. Somewhere between the vocation of politics and the vocation of science, Australia has lost its way – to the point where.

2
August

What is a circular economy?

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By Teresa Domenech, University College London

The concept of the circular economy has left the realm of academic theory and entered the world of business. The price of natural resources and materials is soaring, and in response to volatile markets and increasing competition, developed nations are examining this sort of alternative economic model.

A circular.

30
July

What really annoys scientists about the state of the climate change debate?

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Here, Graham Readfearn reports back on interviews with climate scientists who reveal their bugbears about policy decisions, the media and climate sceptics. “Don’t shoot the messenger,” so the saying goes. But what if that message warns we might want to rethink that whole fossil fuel burning thing pretty quick because it could seriously alter.

16
July

Carbon tax repeal raises long-term risks for Australian business

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Adam Bumpus, Senior Lecturer, Environment and Development, University of Melbourne[/caption] The bill to repeal Australia’s “carbon tax” is poised to pass the Senate, potentially leaving Australia without a working price on carbon. In the short term, the.

11
July

Cities move to protect business from climate change

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10 July 2014: Sydney and Melbourne are both addressing climate change threats, the new CDP Cities Report finds. The real and current threat of climate change is driving local governments to take concrete action, so finds Protecting.

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