Monthly Archives: November 2013

pitt&sherry, in conjunction with Swinburne University, is working with key stakeholders from Australia’s building industry to deliver recommendations for the National Energy Efficient Building Project (NEEBP). Energy used in buildings accounts for approximately 20 per cent of Australia’s energy related greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Australian Building Codes Board. As a result, the.
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The Climate and Health Alliance, together with the Public Health Association of Australia, has released a new short film: The Human Cost of Power. Produced by Fiona Armstrong and directed by award winning science journalist Alexandra de Blas, this film explores the health impacts associated with the massive expansion of coal and unconventional gas in.
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New polling results have been released in Sydney today at the annual Responsible Investment Conference, organised by peak industry group the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA). According to the national poll, most Australians (54%) would rather invest in a responsible super fund than a super fund which only considers maximising financial returns (46%). “This demonstrates the enormous.
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27 November 2013: The Clean Energy Finance Corporation (CEFC) was a component of the ALP's Clean Energy Future Package. This week, media around Australia is covering the Senate Inquiry (Nov/Dec 2013) into the CEFC abolition and carbon price repeal. The Inquiry is underway in Canberra and public submissions closed 22 November. Here are some of the news.
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Don't miss Graham Readfearn's wrap up of COP 19 in Warsaw for The Guardian Australia. He tells how rich countries dodged the climate change blame game and how Australia has been criticised for slowing down the process of addressing climate change. The story also flags the Green Climate Fund which now has a board including one Australian,.
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22 November 2013: A new report considers the contribution that Australia’s corporate sector is making towards the achievement of the nation’s greenhouse emission reduction targets for 2020 and beyond. Companies have a significant influence on Australia’s ability to meet our reduction targets as they are responsible for around three-quarters of our carbon emissions. While Australia.
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[caption id="attachment_2816" align="alignright" width="300"]http://www.slideshare.net/Ecofys/cop19-pledges-vs-implemented-action-where-are-we-really-heading http://www.slideshare.net/Ecofys/cop19-pledges-vs-implemented-action-where-are-we-really-heading[/caption] 20 November 2013, COP 19: Weak government action on climate change will lead to a projected 3.7 degrees Celsius of warming by 2100, around 0.6 degree C higher than the original promises they made in Copenhagen, the Climate Action Tracker (CAT) has said..
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