Each year, the US based Green Retail Decisions Innovation Summit brings the retail sector together in search of greener business models. Although, the Green Retail Decisions Innovation Summit is an exclusive invitation-only event for retail industry senior executives and leading industry suppliers, a special report has been compiled which provides an overview of the summit.
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By Lawrence Yu, JHA Consulting Engineers
4 September 2014: With round one of the Building Resilience to Climate Change program currently open in New South Wales, it is the perfect time for local government to prepare for future extreme heat waves by investigating possible upgrades for their.
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4 September 2014: With round one of the Building Resilience to Climate Change program currently open in New South Wales, it is the perfect time for local government to prepare for future extreme heat waves by investigating possible upgrades for their.
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Romily Madew[/caption]
4 September 2014: The Australia and New Zealand real estate market is the world’s greenest, according to the latest Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).
The report, which analysed data from 637 listed property companies and private equity real.
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4 September 2014: The Australia and New Zealand real estate market is the world’s greenest, according to the latest Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB).
The report, which analysed data from 637 listed property companies and private equity real.
The Climate and Health Alliance and the Climate Council have released a Joint Statement on the Health Effects of Coal in Australia in response to the Inquiry report from Hazelwood coal mine fire in Victoria, saying:
“Australia’s heavy reliance on coal for electricity generation and massive coal.
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“Australia’s heavy reliance on coal for electricity generation and massive coal.
27 August 2014: Net Balance has announced that it is joining EY’s climate change and sustainability services group. The result will see the combined team become the biggest sustainability practice in Australia working with clients across the public, private and not for profit sectors.
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By David Holmes, Monash University
The future of Australia’s climate and respect for environmental science stand to be the biggest losers in all of the forms of class-mobilised politicisation that are impacting Australia currently. Somewhere between the vocation of politics and the vocation of science, Australia has lost its way – to the point where.
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What is a circular economy?
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By Teresa Domenech, University College London
The concept of the circular economy has left the realm of academic theory and entered the world of business. The price of natural resources and materials is soaring, and in response to volatile markets and increasing competition, developed nations are examining this sort of alternative economic model.
A circular.
New York, June 24 – The American economy could face significant and widespread disruptions from climate change unless U.S. businesses and policymakers take immediate action to reduce climate risk, according to a new report released today. The report, “Risky Business: The Economic Risks of Climate Change in the United States,” summarizes findings of an independent.
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Here, Graham Readfearn reports back on interviews with climate scientists who reveal their bugbears about policy decisions, the media and climate sceptics.
“Don’t shoot the messenger,” so the saying goes. But what if that message warns we might want to rethink that whole fossil fuel burning thing pretty quick because it could seriously alter.
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By Adam Bumpus, University of Melbourne
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Adam Bumpus, Senior Lecturer, Environment and Development, University of Melbourne[/caption]
The bill to repeal Australia’s “carbon tax” is poised to pass the Senate, potentially leaving Australia without a working price on carbon. In the short term, the.
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Adam Bumpus, Senior Lecturer, Environment and Development, University of Melbourne[/caption]
The bill to repeal Australia’s “carbon tax” is poised to pass the Senate, potentially leaving Australia without a working price on carbon. In the short term, the.