Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
The University of Sydney has announced a new commitment to a pathway of net zero emissions.
Taylor wants CEFC re-directed
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) could soon direct funds towards gas projects ...
New waste bill plugged
New federal legislation is designed to allow Australia to take more responsibility for its waste.
Failings allow mass loss
Australian researchers say up to 50 per cent of the global water supply is stolen.
Good results in Reef review
The latest results from a comprehensive monitoring program on the Great Barrier Reef show signs of initial recovery of hard coral cover in the Marine Park.
Locals improve carbon dating
Australian scientists have increased the accuracy of radiocarbon dating.
Rio scolds itself
Three Rio Tinto executives have been stripped of bonuses over the destruction of the Juukan Gorge rock shelters.
Sea reveals star gas
Scientists have found evidence of ancient star explosions in deep-sea sediments.
Sun charges water works
SA Water is powering its drinking water operations on the Eyre Peninsula with energy from the Sun.
Activists block Adani road
Traditional owners and protestors have blocked a road to the Adani Carmichael coal mine in Queensland.
Coal mine cuts half of staff
Plans to halve the workforce at Peabody Energy's Wambo Underground Mine in NSW have been laid out.
New record for green generation
A new record has been set for variable renewable energy (VRE) across the National Electricity Market (NEM).
Prelude quietly paused
Prelude FLNG - the world's largest floating LNG factory - remains in shutdown, leaving some to question its future.
Satellites track fire risk
One of Australia biggest miners is managing its bushfire risk from space.
Weed grants open
Councils and other local authorities have been invited to apply for $13 million worth of pest and weed control grants.
Fish decline runs deep
Twenty-two species of Australian freshwater fish are on the path to extinction.
Fishy details in water sale
Investigations have uncovered more details on an $80 million water sale to a Cayman Islands company ...
Plastic paths detailed
Researchers have made some surprising findings about the degradation of microplastics in the ocean.