Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - April, 2022
The ALP has pledged to re-establish the National Water Commission and renew the National Water Initiative.
AEMO reports reliability needs
Authorities say Australia’s eastern states will have to deliver on their pledges if they are to avoid an energy shortfall.
CSIRO backs next-gen tech
CSIRO has announced $50 million in new investments towards growing national issues.
Greens seek steel shift
The Greens have pledged $500 million to assist steelmakers in quitting coal.
WA knocks uranium plan
A major miner says it is committed to a uranium project in WA, despite being knocked back by the state government.
COP26 goals could cap warming
Experts say that strict adherence to the COP26 climate goals should keep global warming to 2℃.
VicForest spy claims probed
Government agency VicForests has referred itself to the state’s anti-corruption watchdog over spying allegations.
ALP announces basin play
Federal Labor has been criticised by Victoria’s Labor government for its Murray-Darling Basin policy.
Big farm plans questioned
Plans to open up a vast swathe of the Northern Territory to agriculture are causing excitement and concern.
Court rejects dam appeal
Victims of the 2011 Brisbane floods have lost a High Court over findings against dam engineers.
Robots map melting frost
New mapping has revealed rapid changes to the Arctic seafloor as ancient permafrost thaws.
SA desal sites proposed
Four possible sites for a desalination plant on the Eyre Peninsula have been selected.
SA flips outback plan
South Australia’s new government has scrapped planned changes for the management of the state’s vast outback.
Alibaba boosts waste burning
Artificial intelligence is being used to improve the efficiency of waste-to-energy plants.
CEFC backs new battery
The CEFC says it will put up $5 million for the Blind Creek Solar and Battery Project.
Greens launch EV plan
The Greens have launched a $6.1 billion electric vehicle policy in their election pitch.
Taylor re-tries ARENA adjustment
The Federal Government is trying for the third time to change the rules so its green energy funds can invest in fossil fuel-related projects.
Black Summer fires flooded stratosphere
A new study shows the Black Summer bushfires caused extreme changes to the chemistry of the stratosphere.