Category Archive for "News" | Getting to Sustainability

22
November

COP 19 talks for new climate treaty, a race to the bottom

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http://www.slideshare.net/Ecofys/cop19-pledges-vs-implemented-action-where-are-we-really-heading[/caption] 20 November 2013, COP 19: Weak government action on climate change will lead to a projected 3.7 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100, around 0.6 degree C higher than the original promises they made in Copenhagen, the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) has said..

20
November

National calls for 20 per cent more green space by 2020

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A new national initiative, is calling for 20 per cent more green space in urban centres by 2020. The project, 202020 Vision has been launched on 7 Nov 2013, on the same day as a newly released report showing concerns that our urban green spaces are under threat. The.

14
November

UN guide to managing and reporting on corporate climate policy influences

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New York, 14 November 2013 – For the first time ever, companies have a guide to help them manage and report on climate policy influences (both direct and indirect). The UN Global Compact, in cooperation with seven leading international organizations, today released guidelines to help companies engage in climate policy in a transparent and accountable way.

7
November

Carbon taxes and emissions trading are cheapest ways of reducing CO2, OECD says

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04/11/2013 - Carbon taxes and emission trading systems are the most cost-effective means of reducing CO2 emissions, and should be at the centre of government efforts to tackle climate change, according to a new OECD study. Effective Carbon.

6
November

Quality school buildings with green features can aid learning outcomes

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coag education in australia released oct 2013

On 30 Oct 2013, the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Reform Council's released its report into the performance of our education system is a reminder that ‘where’ students learn is just as important as ‘what’ they learn and ‘who’ teaches.

6
November

Global Compact CEO Study on Sustainability tells of frustration at slow progress

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http://www.accenture.com/microsites/ungc-ceo-study/Pages/home.aspx[/caption] September 20, 2013: More than two thirds of chief executives – 67 percent – believe that business is not doing enough to address global sustainability challenges, according to The United Nations Global Compact CEO Study on Sustainability produced with Accenture (NYSE: ACN). Amid.

1
November

It all adds up: port development on the Great Barrier Reef

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This article by Alana Grech; Bob Pressey, James Cook University, and Rob Coles, James Cook University, highlights the risks of development on the Great Barrier Reef. The Queensland and Australian government’s draft strategic assessment of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area has been released today. The strategic assessment was prompted by the.

28
October

Australia’s carbon budget nearly blown

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WWF-Australia today released a new report showing Australia's carbon budget is nearly blown and identified the need to significantly ramp up carbon pollution reduction targets. The findings come as the Climate Change Authority is due to release a critical report and independent recommendation on Australia’s carbon pollution targets before.

16
October

Mixed result on sustainability reporting, but ASX proposes greater ESG disclosure

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By Carol A Adams, Monash University Investors are increasingly interested in how companies manage non-financial — environmental and social — risks. And there is still substantial room for improvement. The recent Sustainability Reporting: Practices, Performance and Potential report compared the top 40 companies by size in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK, and found.

11
October

IPCC report and potential for sectoral agreements to solve climate change

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By David Hodgkinson, University of Western Australia This is part two of a three-part series that follows on from the release of the IPCC report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Fifth Assessment Report), looking at emerging alternatives to the UN climate agreement process. Since the climate change problem emerged as a major international issue in.

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