Tag: Climate Change
Trees save lives in heatwaves, say experts
Trees are known to give a range of environmental benefits, but new research suggests that they are also playing an important role in saving human lives during heatwaves.[MORE]
Scientists and planners consider street trees' benefits
The benefits are being assessed of diverting rain from gutters to water street trees.[MORE]
Review calls for UN climate shake-up
A shake-up has been recommended for the UN climate panel, a body which came under fire recently in the so-called "Climategate" scandal. [MORE]
Kangaroo Valley winning the carbon challenge
A community in New South Wales is aiming to become one of the most eco-friendly tourist destinations in the world. [MORE]
Dump project tackles greenhouse gases
A Coffs Harbour project that extracts gas from landfill is helping tackle climate change in the region.[MORE]
Greens reaped rewards of emissions backflip: poll
An exit poll commissioned by the Climate Institute shows almost one third of Greens voters in key marginal seats would have voted Labor if the introduction of the emissions trading scheme had not been delayed.[MORE]
UN hopes science review eases climate scepticism
A review of the UN panel of climate scientists and its finding that global warming is man made is to be handed down in New York.[MORE]
Tasmania's climate change hit list
A new report shows alpine regions and coastal areas will be Tasmania's first casualties of climate change.[MORE]
Threatened Species List open to review
The Northern Territory Government has launched a review of its Threatened Species List and is calling for public contributions.[MORE]
Council survey finds residents wary of climate change
A survey has found 90 per cent of Geraldton Greenough residents want immediate action on climate change, including the implementation of initiatives at a local level.[MORE]
Environment groups sceptical about Hazelwood phase-out
Environment groups are accusing the Victorian Government of playing politics with the Hazelwood Power station in the Latrobe Valley.[MORE]
Euro Council backs sea level rise policy
A shire council on the New South Wales far south coast has applauded the State Government for its new Coastal Planning Guidelines.[MORE]
Change to Tas beach blamed on climate change
A new report shows a southern Tasmanian beach is already feeling the effects of climate change.[MORE]
Labor candidate contradicts PM on carbon tax
The Labor Member for the Darwin-based seat of Solomon has contradicted Prime Minister Julia Gillard on the issue of a carbon tax.[MORE]
Coastal planners should expect 40cm sea level rise
Coastal councils have been told to make planning decisions which allow for a 40cm rise in sea levels by 2050.[MORE]
Tasmania to warm 3 degrees in 90 years
Climate change scientists are predicting the average temperature in Tasmania will rise by three degrees by 2100. [MORE]
UN climate scientists link Russia, Pakistan calamities
Climate scientists are urged to look into changes in atmospheric currents linked to the Pakistani floods and wildfires in Russia.[MORE]
Climate change wiped out woolly mammoths
British scientists say they have found new evidence that woolly mammoths died out 9,000 years ago because of climate change. [MORE]
Scientists map out wave energy hotspots
Scientists have mapped out the best spots on Australia's southern coast for generating wave energy.[MORE]
Qld professor to lead UN study
A southern Queensland climatologist has been appointed to head a United Nations (UN) study into how climate change is affecting agriculture.[MORE]
Report aims to combat climate 'misinformation'
Some of the nation's top scientists have united in a new climate statement which issues fresh warnings about the dangers of global warming. [MORE]
Sceptics to challenge climate science in court
Climate change sceptics in New Zealand are taking the government's climate agency to court over the validity of its evidence on global warming.[MORE]
Gillard speech left out economic plan: Abbott
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has come under attack for failing to outline an economic plan and address climate change at Labor's official campaign launch in Brisbane.[MORE]
Expert predicts carbon cash bonanza
An expert in geoscience from the Southern Cross University says the Federal Government may have underestimated the worth of its new carbon-trading scheme.[MORE]
Mining forum to discuss climate change impact
The CSIRO will today hold a forum in Kalgoorlie aimed at assessing the impacts of climate change on mining communities. [MORE]
