Tag: climate-change

By Rachel Borchardt Councils need to cut down on their energy usage if they want the community to follow suit, according to Logan City councillor Darren Power. “If people see…

By Angela Dorizas Developers have slammed the New South Wales Governments’ draft sea level rise projections as extreme. The Urban Taskforce, which represents the property development industry, claimed that the…

By Staff Writer In their submission to the New South Wales Government’s draft sea level rise policy, the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW have called for clearer guidelines…

By Angela Dorizas The Mayor of Leichhardt Municipal Council has called on the Federal Government to recognise voluntary reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. Speaking at the ICLEI Oceania state forum,…

By Staff Writer South Australian Premier Mike Rann has announced that the State Government is on track to become a world leader in renewable energy, thanks to the launch of…

By Staff Writer The Australian Government has released a White Paper outlining the final design of the Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme and a medium-term, target range for reducing carbon pollution….

By Staff Writer Earth Hour 2009 aims to enlist one billion people in more than 1,000 cities around the world to switch their lights off for one hour from 8.30pm…

The Federal Minister for Climate Change and Water, Senator Penny Wong has reassured state governments concerned about the economic impacts of the national emissions trading scheme. Senator Wong said the…

The Rudd Government will issue a new tender next month to buyback water from the Queensland section of the drought stricken Murray-Darling Basin. The announcement was made today by Federal Minister…

Ipswich City Council has won an award for excellence in overall environmental management at the 2008 United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day Awards in Melbourne. Ipswich received the…