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Category: Climate Change

demand response heatwave
Posted inClimate Change

Is Australia set to follow Europe and North America with an extreme summer?

by Iman Taleb, Stephanie Choo, Emilia Bisogni and Andrew Butler, University of Melbourne 17 September 2018
Lady Cilento Children's Hospital, Brisbane climate change
Posted inClimate Change

Queensland health sector takes revolutionary stance on climate change

by Willow Aliento 13 September 201824 September 2018
google search
Posted inClimate Change

Google picks Melbourne for new climate data trial

by Poppy Johnston 11 September 201812 September 2018
Hobart Salamanca Markets
Posted inClimate Change

Is the first wave of climate migrants landing in Hobart?

by Poppy Johnston 11 September 201820 September 2018
Penrith City Council, climate change, heat
Posted inClimate Change

Cities adapting to climate change: Penrith plans ahead to beat the heat

by Willow Aliento 21 August 20183 September 2018
Santamouris heat stress extreme heat events
Posted inClimate Change

Mat Santamouris: time to make buildings heat-safe. Now.

by Willow Aliento 20 August 201828 August 2018
Climate change threatens property
Posted inClimate Change

Climate change threatens property and lives, but politicians fail to work together

by Cameron Jewell 14 August 201823 August 2018
Rest super fund
Posted inBriefs

REST super fund faces legal action for silence on climate change

by Poppy Johnston 26 July 201827 July 2018
Sydney’s resilience
Posted inClimate Change

Suburb “Cool Scores” key to solving Sydney’s heatwave woes

by Poppy Johnston 24 July 201824 July 2018
Geoengineering climate change
Posted inClimate Change

China eyes sun-blocking tech as its climate change Plan B

by Poppy Johnston 19 July 201820 July 2018
Posted inClimate Change

When the rains stop

by Michael Mobbs 19 June 20185 October 2019
Climate risks business
Posted inClimate Change

Climate risks should be a priority for boards of directors

by David Singleton 14 June 201831 July 2018
Canberra at night
Posted inClimate Change

ACT joins world leaders on net zero and moves to enable gas-free suburbs

by Cameron Jewell 17 May 201822 May 2018
President trump illustration climate denial
Posted inClimate Change

To get conservative climate contrarians to really listen, try speaking their language

by Jamie Freestone, The University of Queensland 17 May 201817 May 2018
Posted inClimate Change

Attention turns to consumption to reduce city carbon footprints

by David Thorpe 8 May 2018
Rest super fund
Posted inClimate Change

Has the world reached peak ecological footprint?

by David Thorpe 18 April 201830 April 2018
Posted inClimate Change

Arid cities risk becoming uninhabitable unless we think smart

by Cameron Jewell 22 March 2018
Posted inClimate Change

Hobart joins global list of renewable-powered cities

by Cameron Jewell 28 February 2018
Geoengineering climate change
Posted inClimate Change

Geoengineering – sky hook or silver bullet?

by Willow Aliento 15 February 2018
renewable energy Photo by Jonny Clow on Unsplash
Posted inClimate Change

Government lauds “effective” climate policies as emissions head up

by Cameron Jewell 19 December 2017
Ardross kids fight climate change
Posted inClimate Change, Spinifex

Schools taking the lead on climate action

by Vanessa Rauland, ClimateClever 18 December 201719 December 2017
Posted inClimate Change, Energy

Ross Harding and why Off the Grid festival works

by Tina Perinotto 14 December 201720 December 2017
Posted inClimate Change, Spinifex

Climate risk disclosure comes of age

by Marie Kreipe 14 December 201715 December 2017
Posted inClimate Change, Construction & Development

UN and IEA deliver wake-up call to the building sector

by David Thorpe 12 December 201712 December 2017
Posted inClimate Change

New Zealand corporates want government to stand up and save energy

by Willow Aliento 7 December 20177 December 2017
Posted inClimate Change, Energy

Vulnerable households prefer to switch off than pay up

by Cameron Jewell 28 November 201728 November 2017
Posted inClimate Change

Time’s running out for federal climate action

by Katie Camero 9 November 20179 November 2017
UN COP23 2017 germany
Posted inClimate Change

COP23: where the job of saving the planet continues

by David Thorpe 7 November 20179 November 2017
Docklands australia Photo by louis amal on Unsplash
Posted inClimate Change

Productivity Commission: Shifting the dial or missing the point?

by Willow Aliento 2 November 2017
Rain Thunderstorm Storm Weather Rainstorm Forward
Posted inClimate Change

Extreme disasters force millions out of their homes

by Katie Camero 2 November 2017

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