Australian renewable energy innovation was one of the sector’s few winners in a tough Federal Budget, according to the Clean Energy Council. Clean Energy Council Chief Executive Matthew Warren said the modest clean energy funding in the Budget package highlighted the need for a carbon price that would provide enough revenue to transform … [Read more...]
New research centre for geothermal
April 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Queensland is establishing itself as a global hub for geothermal energy research, technology development and jobs, Energy Minister Stephen Robertson said on April 20. Opening the Queensland Geothermal Energy Centre of Excellence (QGECE) at the University of Queensland, Mr Robertson said the centre is playing a key role in the State … [Read more...]
A time to unite
December 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Anyone who has attended meetings will know -- the greater the number of people, the less chance there is of obtaining an outcome. Therefore the outcome of Copenhagen should come as no surprise. Governments from wealthy countries know that voters are easily swayed by economic arguments. Poorer countries want more for their people. While we all … [Read more...]
The Clean Industrial Revolution
December 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Clean Industrial Revolution Growing Australian prosperity in a greenhouse age Author: Ben McNeil The race is on to find ways to reduce our impact on the environment. Ben McNeil shows us how we can make the most of our natural advantages and how Australia businesses can benefit economically when adapting to the new environmental … [Read more...]
Local action starts as Copenhagen talks continue
December 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The climate was on everybody's mind as low clouds created hot and humid conditions on the Sunshine Coast today. But it wasn't only local weather patterns being discussed. As the Copenhagen climate conference enters its second week, thousands of Australians took to the streets around the country for the 5th annual walk against warming. On the … [Read more...]
Remove solar hot water from renewable energy target
December 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By Ian Christesen The Federal Government’s chop and change approach to renewable energy policy is causing uncertainty and the stalling of cleaner energy projects. Everyone knows that solar hot water is not a renewable energy source however Minister for Climate Change and Water, Penny Wong has included solar hot water and heat pumps as … [Read more...]
It’s Crunch Time
December 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
By- Tony Kevin When I began a year ago to write my book Crunch Time, the Rudd government had just whittled Garnaut’s recommended 25 per cent Australian emissions cut by 2020 down to a meaningless 5 per cent cut. Through 2009, the emissions trading scheme (ETS) negotiations built in increasingly lavish subsidies to big coal energy … [Read more...]
What Rudd and Wong should take to Copenhagen
December 8, 2009 By 1 Comment
By Ken Hickson There’s a new emissions plan in the wind for Kevin Rudd and Penny Wong to take to Copenhagen. A water-tight commitment to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions by 25 per cent by 2020 - much better than the pitiful 5 per cent - which will appeal to the Tony Abbott-led conservative (and sceptical) Coalition, as well … [Read more...]
Mid winter update
June 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Inside this edition World Environment Day Festival news Outrage over Sustainable Planning Bill Latest Group Profile - PAGE Eco Adventures - A tale of two mountains Carbon, climate and koalas Eco watch - clean coal Exploring the past - climbing Mount Coolum in 1927 Whales and eco tourism Other articles How to contribute The … [Read more...]
People Advocating Green Energy
June 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
The Sunshine Coast Environmental Council (SCEC) is the umbrella organisation of more than 50 community groups. In this issue of ECO, we feature the group PAGE and its work which, if successful, will encourage the State government to get serious about climate change and revise their whole strategy of power generation and distribution. The latest … [Read more...]
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