Tag: climate-change

A proposed office fitout for the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has been given the thumbs up by a parliamentary committee. The parliamentary standing committee on public works…

COMMENT By Amanda McKenzie   Recently I met an 11-year-old, Amy, at a school in Victoria. Like many primary school children she was able to articulate the science and issues surrounding…

  Minister for Climate Change, Senator Penny Wong.  Image: Eddie Misic.   By Angela Dorizas Local government has a unique opportunity to lead on climate change action, Minster for Climate…

Image: Murray Darling Basin Authority. By Angela Dorizas The Coorong District in South Australia was made famous in the 1976 Australian film Storm Boy, but the once idyllic coastal setting is…

By Angela Dorizas The world has exceeded safe levels of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change can no longer be prevented. But rather than sinking into apathy, government leaders must…

  Image: CSIRO. As the climate continues to warm, South Australia will face a ‘weed change’, the CSIRO has found. The report, Climate Change and Invasive Plants in South Australia, used…

The AusZEH demonstration house. Image: CSIRO. By Angela Dorizas Australia’s first zero emission house, situated in the Victorian community of Laurimar, will soon be put to the test by its new occupants. Designed and…

Local governments in the Murray Darling Basin will receive planning grants to help them prepare their communities for a future with less water, the  Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency…

Councils affected by emissions from mining operations look set to issue the NSW State Government with a demand for better standards governing air quality. In an echo of the long…

By Angela Dorizas State governments should be the laboratory for climate change policies, leading climatologist Professor James Hansen has said. In an interview with Government News, Professor Hansen, head of…