Environment/Sustainability
Sustainable Builders Alliance launches, marking a critical step towards a carbon-neutral future
The alliance will promote sustainable and high-performance practices within the construction industry, with the goal of working towards a carbon-neutral future. Builders, designers, and industry professionals are invited to the launch of the Sustainable Builders Alliance (SBA), marking a critical step towards the construction industry’s goal of a carbon-neutral future. The alliance, a collective of […]
Use your headworks to help cope with El Nino’s world of change and environmental challenges
Robust water and wastewater defences are required as Australia dries out under the effects of El Nino and Climate Change. By Michael Bambridge*, Managing Director, CST Wastewater Solutions As Australia’s weather patterns turn drier with the arrival of the El Nino forecast by the Weather Bureau to arrive by the end of this year, our water […]
Australian invention of Quilted Oyster Doonas brings versatility to shellfish restoration
The Quilted Oyster Doona. OzFish Unlimited continues to innovate the shellfish revolution with the upcoming trial of Quilted Oyster Doonas (QODs) set to bring an added layer of versatility to restoration projects. Robbie Porter, OzFish’s Senior Special Projects Officer – Shellfish Revolution, who invented the QOD, said: “No one has ever done something like this before and we think it […]
Incentivising household energy habits and reducing electricity bills
Research from Monash University Business School has tested whether monetary or non-monetary incentives can encourage households to shift their daily electricity use to better align with solar energy output. Rooftop solar has created opportunities for households to consider shifting their electricity consumption to times of the day that are more cost effective. During the daytime […]
Keeping an ear out: State grant to fund bioacoustic research on critically endangered Plains-wanderer
Critically Endangered Plains-wanderer Funds will be used to deploy solar powered recorders for 24/7 monitoring Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) has secured $145,045 in state government funding to implement a search and monitoring program for threatened species on the North Australian Pastoral Company’s (NAPCo) Coorabulka Station in western Queensland. Funds from the Queensland Government’s Threatened Species […]
How Australian companies can prepare for Scope 3 carbon reporting
Peter Philipp, Neo4j ANZ General Manager Peter Philipp, General Manager ANZ, Neo4j The race is on for companies and countries to achieve net zero by 2050. In Australia, the government and private sector are redoubling their efforts to develop and adopt low-carbon solutions and policies as they pursue green growth opportunities to address environmental and social […]
