Archived News for Green Sector Professionals

Old factories, service stations and contaminated sites that pose a risk to the population will be audited under a scheme proposed in new report handed to the Victorian Government.

The world burns while pollies fiddle finds new report

Australian politicians are displaying a discernable lack of courage in dealing with the threats of climate change, University of Melbourne researchers are warning.

Southern hemisphere's largest wind farm open for business

Victorian Premier Denis Napthine has officially opened the Southern Hemisphere’s largest wind farm in Macarthur, in the state’s west.

Tasmania launches Low Carbon Diet campaign

Tasmanians are being urged to cut down on their carbon intake under a new 12 week challenge announced by the State Government.

Browse point shelved

Woodside Petroleum’s controversial $45 billion has become the next resources super-project to be shelved after the company announced the project failed to meet the company’s ‘requirements for a positive final investment decision’.

Asian energy demand a pending environmental catastrophe

Asia’s growing demand for energy will result in an environmental catastrophe unless governments adopt a radical change of thinking, a new report by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has concluded.

Government announces community environment grants

Grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 for community groups to continue their local environmental projects under the Federal Government’s Community Environment Grant program are now available.

Research promises Koala cure

New research being conducted by a team at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is promising to detail how and why koalas respond to infectious diseases, such as the spread of chlamydia which is decimating the nation’s population.

China First SEIS released

The Queensland Coordinator-General has released the first supplementary environmental impact statement (SEIS) for Waratah Coal’s China First galilee Coal project.

Transport industry calls for carbon tax exemption

The Australian Trucking Association has called for a blanket carbon tax exemption for the nation’s trucking sector, saying that the industry has little room to maneuver or offset its emissions.

Victoria to streamline environmental approvals process

The Victorian Government has claimed that businesses and the broader community will benefit from a fairer and more predictable approval system following the release of EPA Victoria’s Approvals Review Final Report.

Ai Group hits out at gas-phobia

The Australian Industry Group (Ai Group) has hit out at the ‘clamp down on gas production’ in New South Wales, and has warned that similar sentiments being echoed in Queensland should ring alarm bells for the industry and broader community.

Climate report a 'wake-up call' says Combet

The opportunity to effectively counter climate change is fast slipping through out fingers, a new report published by the Climate Commission has found.

Government announces farm research

The Federal Government has announced 31 separate farming research projects will share in $30 million in funding.

Third clean tech competition launches

The Federal Government has officially launched the third annual Australian Clean Technologies Competition.

Climate change a growing risk for investors

A new report shows that climate change is posing greater risk for investors than previously thought.

Longer, hotter and more common: Heatwaves are here to stay

Australia’s heatwaves are lasting longer, are occurring more regularly and are getting increasingly hotter, according to a new research report conducted by the University of New South Wales (UNSW).

Queensland anti-greentape measures come into effect

The Queensland Government’s Greentape Reduction Act has come into effect over this week, with the Government claiming that small businesses will start ‘saving thousands of dollars’.

Wiluna Uranium project gets the nod

Western Australia is set to get its first uranium mine after the Federal Government granted environmental approval to the Wiluna uranium project.

IMF urges energy subsidy reform

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has released a new paper urging world governments to reform their subsidy programs affecting products ranging from coal to gasoline.