After the COP-out
Despite being left out in the cold at the UN Climate Change Summit in Copenhagen, a local framework is still the most viable way forward in reducing carbon emissions, writes Martin Brennan.
Fri 05/03/2010 03:45:55 / Read More »Mission unaccomplished: the drive for sustainability
Councils are stuck at how to measure and assess sustainability, which is why clear examples of what is achievable are important.
Tue 02/03/2010 02:49:32 / Read More »Primary industries need to adapt to climate change: CSIRO
Australian agriculture needs to adapt now to climate change according to a book launched by the CSIRO.
Tue 02/03/2010 01:50:12 / Read More »Green programs a boost for local govt
Pioneering green initiatives that train young people to monitor and advise community members on household energy consumption could help local councils retain skilled youth.
Thu 18/02/2010 12:55:03 / Read More »Sustainability awards open to government
State and local government have been invited to take part in the 2010 Victorian Premier's Sustainability Awards.
Thu 04/02/2010 04:11:36 / Read More »Victoria teams up with Canadian state on climate change
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The Victorian Government has teamed up with a Canadian counterpart to tackle climate change following the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Tue 22/12/2009 04:53:40 / Read More »Rann puts SA at forefront of renewable push
Solar panels will be mandatory for all new and substantially refurbished government buildings from July 1 next year, Premier Mike Rann has announced.
Thu 17/12/2009 12:24:10 / Read More »Garrett announces tenders for Murray-Darling basin
A total of $270 million in new water purchasing initiatives in the Murray-Darling Basin has been announced today by the Acting Minister for Water, Peter Garrett.
Tue 15/12/2009 12:45:38 / Read More »Local government are the climate change doers, says Doyle
Local government are the only level of government to act decisively on climate change, the Lord Mayor of Melbourne, Robert Doyle, has said ahead of the UN's Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen.
Mon 07/12/2009 11:36:01 / Read More »Adaptation key for local government
Local Government should pursue its key role in climate change adaptation despite the defeat of an emissions trading scheme in the Senate this week.
Fri 04/12/2009 01:48:38 / Read More »
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