Continuing hot on the heels of the ‘Angry Summer’ of 2012/2013, Australians again endured record breaking extreme events this summer. The new Climate Council 2013/2014 Angry Summer report alerts that many of Australia’s largest population centres stand out as being …
Urban heating further increases extreme summer temperatures. The urban heat island effect is explored in the video Melbourne an ‘urban heat island’. In recognition of the climate buffer and other benefits of urban trees, the City of Melbourne is implementing an …
In the study The Resilience of Cityscapes a research group uses computer modelling to investigates the positive effects of green urban infrastructure like green roofs, living walls and greened permeable pavements. The results showed that all tested green technologies provide …
There are many outstanding examples of low carbon development, but it is yet to become mainstream, and how each city or development defines its carbon claim varies considerably. Although carbon certification is now widely adopted as a voluntary carbon market …
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A new paper from the Climate & Development Knowledge Network (CDKN) offers a five-point plan on how to win the public and policy argument on climate change. The author argues that a plan is necessary because climate change policy is …
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New research suggests extreme weather events like the recent UK floods do not necessarily make people more concerned about climate change. The Climate Outreach and Information Network (COIN) argues in the report After the Floods, Communicating Climate Change Around Extreme …
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The State of the Climate – 2014 is produced by CSIRO and the Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Data and analysis show further warming of the atmosphere and oceans in the Australian region. Air and ocean temperatures across Australia are now, …
The Community Climate Chest or ‘C3’ gives households and businesses access to cheaper, tax-deductible GreenPower and carbon offsets on-line, while directing a share of the proceeds to local environmental groups. The not-for-profit C3 scheme offers the community cheaper GreenPower from …
Regional towns and new housing estates could function viably and economically off the electricity grid, a new report reveals. The report, What Happens When We Un-Plug: Exploring the Consumer and Market Implications of Viable Off-Grid Energy Supply, found many Victorians …
The impacts of climate change are expected to create numerous challenges for cities. This OECD Working Paper synthesises key points raised in a series of discussions among “adaptation leaders” from fourteen cities around the world. Critical issues for urban adaptation …
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