Tag: climate-change

By Angela Dorizas Capital city Lord Mayors have called on the Federal Government to include local government in the global Copenhagen agreement. In the lead up to the global climate summit…

By Rob O’Brien   An online photographic exhibition, featuring 350 photos of real people living sustainable lives, is being hosted by the Alternative Technology Association (ATA), as part of the…

By Staff Writer The Queensland Government’s ZeroGen carbon capture and storage project has received international recognition at a meeting of the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) in London. The CSLF…

By Staff Writer Uncertainty over sea-level rise has lead to both inaction and over-cautious responses from government, according to climate change researchers. The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems Cooperative Research Centre…

By Dr Stephen Jones With most of the world’s population now living in urban areas, town and city councils are charged with the responsibility of reducing the impacts of climate…

Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government, Anthony Albanese; Lord Mayor Clover Moore; and former Mayor of London, Ken Livingston, at the City of Sydney's City Talk….

Australia was the lowest ranked of the major industrialised countries in terms of its ability to prosper in a low carbon world. Image: iStock. By Angela Dorizas Australia is the…

By Rob O’Brien The South Australian Premier Mike Rann has lauded the work of sub-national governments in a meeting with the Governor of California Arnold Schwarzenegger. In a meeting to…

By Rachel Borchardt A major overhaul of global tourism is needed to help an industry that is not only threatened by climate change but also a contributor to the problem….

By Angela Dorizas Australian cities could halve their greenhouse gas emissions over the next 20 years by implementing a targeted strategy similar to the City of Sydney’s Sustainable Sydney 2030…