City of Melbourne recycles cigarette butts
The City of Melbourne is one of two councils in Australia that is running a citywide initiative to recycle cigarette butts into...
Sunshine Coast Council launches solar plant to offset all power use
The Sunshine Coast Council will soon become the first local government in Australia to offset 100 per cent of its electricity across all...
Queensland takes its biofuels ambitions global
Queensland is ramping up its global profile in the biofuel industry with the newly formed Queensland Renewable Fuels Association,...
Clean energy transition set to boost minerals and metals demand: World Bank
A new report released by the World Bank highlights the potential impacts that the expected continuing boom in low-carbon energy...
Unexpected coastal impacts of climate change likely to be the norm
The world’s most extensive study of a major storm front striking the coast has revealed a previously unrecognised danger from climate...
NSW report calls for action on climate change impacts
The Nature Conservation Council of NSW has released a report which warns of profoundly negative impacts of climate change on New South...
Funding for innovative local government waste to energy project
Hepburn Shire Council has been awarded $650,000 by the Victorian Government to implement the first stage of an innovative waste to energy...
Victoria funds Climate Change Innovation grants
The Victorian Government has announced $4.7 million for Climate Change Innovation Challenge grants and workshops across Victoria. The...
Climate Council launches program to support local councils
The Climate Council has released a report that highlights the contributions to climate action that can be made by local councils and...
Victoria releases Renewable Energy Action Plan
The Victorian Government has released its Renewable Energy Action Plan, backed by $146 million in funding, which sets out how Victoria...