When extreme weather events occur the Climate Commission is consistently asked questions about the link to climate change. The new report The Critical Decade: Extreme Weather unpacks current knowledge about different types of extreme weather events: extreme temperatures, rainfall, drought, …
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Australians’ concerns about the environment have lessened over the past few years, and they feel the natural environment has improved, according to figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). The ABS finds that this drop in concern coincided …
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Earth Hour returns at 8.30pm this Saturday 23 March. It started with Earth Hour Australia and has now become a global event to show what one simple idea can achieve and what one person’s actions can inspire. This Earth Hour …
The Hestia Project™ of the Arizona State University can quantify, simulate and visualise the metabolism of greenhouse gas emitting activity down to the building and street level. Hestia can provide stakeholders an unprecedented opportunity to design and implement carbon management …
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The Canute sea level calculator provides estimates of the likelihood of flooding from the sea during this century, taking into account sea-level rise from climate change and the effects of tides and storm surges and now offers a range of …
Commissioned by the world’s most vulnerable countries, the Climate Vulnerability Monitor 2nd Edition released on 26 September reveals that climate change has already held back global development, and inaction is a leading global cause of death. The report website includes …
An new critique of climate change adaptation response strategies from the Sustainability Research Centre, University of the Sunshine Coast argues that ‘manipulation’ needs to be considered and addressed in adaptation responses. This is because in many cases societies actually manipulate …
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Canberra has set an Australian benchmark for low-cost large-scale solar generation with the announcement of the largest solar power facility to be built in Australia to date. When completed in 2014 it will produce enough renewable energy each year to …
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CSIRO’s new assessment The implications of climate change for Australia’s biodiversity conservation and protected areas will inform future management. Researchers analysed the impacts of climate change on native species and ecosystems across Australia, and in four priority biomes (regional-scale ecosystems …
Householders’ Options to Protect the Environment Inc. (HOPE) is pleased to announce the launch of the national edition of the popular Low Carbon Living starts at home booklet and 2 new appendices. The 21 page booklet highlights all areas of …
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