Archived News for Green Sector Professionals
Researchers using drones to observe southern right whales have for the first time revealed the high cost on the mother of giving birth and raising a young calf.
Papers probe Paris effects
Research predicts food production issues, water scarcity, and economic losses if the Paris goals cannot be reached.
Promising new purifier reported
Engineers have created a new water purification device that uses sunlight and ‘hydrogels’.
LNP forms pro-coal lobby
Key LNP members have signed up to the Monash Forum – a group dedicated to new coal projects.
Coral cover tested
A ‘sun shield’ made from an ultra-thin film shows promise as a weapon in the fight against coral bleaching.
EPA questioned on salmon science
Tasmania’s EPA has clarified claims made in the Federal Court case between salmon farms and the Commonwealth.
Giant garbage patch surveyed
The amount of plastic in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch could be up to 16 times bigger than previously estimated.
Green goals could have big gaps
Experts say international conservation targets fail to address the major drivers – government and society.
Marine park block fails
An attempt by Labor and the Greens to disallow controversial new marine park management plans has failed in the Senate.
Waste dump talks continue
Plans are proceeding for a nuclear waste dump in South Australia’s outback.
Water ministers meeting
SA’s new water minister says he will fight a cut of 605 gigalitres of Murray Darling water meant for the environment.
Saildrones set for sea data
A fleet of wind and solar-powered ocean drones will soon capture valuable data off Australian coasts.
Adani water plans attacked
Adani's plan to drain billions of litres of groundwater could destroy one of the world's last unspoiled desert oases.
Green groups swamp Sydney
Thousands of protestors have taken to Sydney streets to call for more renewable energy.
Land-clearing change questioned
Environmentalists say Queensland’s new land-clearing laws have big loopholes that will allow the clearing of high-value land to continue.
Liddell shortfall forecast
AEMO says an additional 850 megawatts of dispatchable generation capacity could be needed ...
NT urged to curb emissions
A rise in emissions has led green groups to urge the NT to introduce a targeted climate policy.
Victoria getting battery backup
Funding has been provided for two large-scale, grid-connected batteries to shore up Victoria’s power supplies.
Call for change in decades-old shark laws
With over 500 sharks caught in Queensland’s nets and drumlines in a 12-month period, conservationists want change.