Concrete is the major source of construction-related carbon emissions, but researchers are working to make it more environmentally friendly.
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15 councils now certified carbon neutral under climate initiative
Logan City Council is the latest council to receive carbon neutral certification under the Climate Active initiative.
Why a bullet train is a bad idea
Is it time for Australia to drop its obsession with high speed trains?
Call for action on sustainable homes
Governments need to tap into public desire for sustainable homes, a report says.
The pods curbing London’s air pollution
London has deployed an army of pollution-monitoring pods around the city as part of its battle to improve air quality.
Zero-debt fetish flushes away infrastructure efficiency savings: Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Operating costs a drag on balance sheets.
Solar battery storage a household budget no-brainer by 2020
Smaller units flick economic switch.
City of Sydney demands Trigeneration rules be relaxed
By Julian Bajkowski The City of Sydney is again ramping up its promotion of trigeneration as a viable alternative means of producing energy in the heart of the city. Having…
Combet moves to measure fugitive CSG
By Julian Bajkowski The Federal Government has moved to start overhauling the way greenhouse gasses released into the atmosphere from highly controversial coal seam gas (CSG) sites are measured and…
Garnaut to update climate change review
The Australian Government has released the terms of reference commissioning Professor Ross Garnaut to update his 2008 Garnaut Climate Change Review. Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Greg Combet, said…
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