This white paper examines the current challenges for clean energy infrastructure and identifies solutions that industrial clusters, transport and logistics industries, and the wider clean energy value chain can jointly explore in order to accelerate its deployment. Thirteen new industrial clusters from Australia, Brazil, Colombia, India, the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, …
Your News in Brief item 'Cancer forces Tasmanian devil onto endangered list' highlights the plight of this carnivorous marsupial (Sarcophilus harrisii), driven towards extinction by devil facial-tumour disease, which is contagious (Nature 453, 441; 2008). The animal will soon also be uplisted by the 2008 IUCN Red List from its …
Posco of South Korea, the world's fourth-largest steelmaker, has moved to strengthen the security of its coal supplies by joining ArcelorMittal and China's Citic on the share register of Macarthur Coal. The three groups together now control almost half of the A$4.2bn (US$4bn) Australian group, making it virtually impossible for …
On 6 December 2006, the Minister for Planning and the Minister for Mineral Resources and Primary Industries established an Independent Expert Panel to undertake an inquiry into the impacts of underground coal mining on natural features in the Southern Coalfield. The inquiry
Airports, which represent localized sources of jet aircraft emissions, particularly particles, are growing worldwide, and so are emissions associated with ground-level operations (taking off and landing).
Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson has flagged a looming confrontation with the Rudd Government on climate change, saying there is "a high probability" that the Coalition will oppose the Government's blueprint to tackle global warming. As world oil prices hit yet another record, and the Government's climate change adviser Ross Garnaut …
Flip through a travel brochure, and you're likely to see pictures of sun and sand in Southeast Asia, of luxury lodges in the Serengeti, of scuba diving in the bejewelled coral reefs of the Caribbean, but what the brochure won't reveal is the environmental cost of your trip. That beach …
Leaders from the Group of Eight industrial powers will agree to establish a task force at their summit next month to tackle the world food crisis, a report said on Monday. The group will aim to address the immediate problem of food shortages in poorer countries as well as address …
A new report has found almost all aboriginal people in one community in Australia have no understanding of basic English legal terms. Research by Australia
locusts move in swarms to save their butts. Literally, say researchers from the us, the uk and Australia. They are a menace for crops, because they move around in swarms. But their collective movement is hardly a sign of unity. The fact is there is a constant threat of attack …
Canberra: India on Monday said its commitment to nonproliferation is "second to none' and the issue of procuring uranium from Australia will come up once it firms up an international arrangement for nuclear commerce. External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee, who met his Australian counterpart Stephen Smith here, also said it …
CHAIRING the Victorian Government's review of the moratorium on genetically modified canola proved a challenging task. It was also a heartening exercise in democracy at work. The panel received 248 substantive submissions from the public as well as 1177 that were essentially form letters. Further, 36 groups were invited to …
HOME owners may soon have to reveal the energy efficiency of their homes when they put them up for sale, potentially affecting the value of millions of homes. The Victorian Government, as part of a national process, is working on the new disclosure rules for the benefit of potential buyers, …
Canberra: India has said it will raise the issue of uranium sale with Australia as external affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Sunday to carry forward the momentum in bilateral ties and ink two key treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. "We are going to …
Canberra : India on Sunday said it would raise the issue of uranium sale with Australia as External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee arrived here on Sunday to carry forward the momentum in bilateral ties and ink two key treaties on extradition and mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. "We are …
India will explore the possibility of importing liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Australia, a ministry of external affairs spokesman said. "We expect to source LNG from Australia in the near future," the spokesman on Friday told a press conference ahead of minister of external affairs Pranab Mukherjee's visit down under. …
But, Reiterates Its Support For India's Bid For UNSC Seat External affairs minister Pranab Mukherjee is leaving for Australia on Saturday even as a battle rages within the government on the India-US deal. And the outcome of that battle will be as keenly watched in Canberra as in Washington, because …
Free-trade policies long advanced by World Bank President Robert Zoellick and US President George W. Bush are losing favour as countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America find they can't buy enough food to feed their people. Global food prices have spiked 60% since the beginning of 2007, sparking riots …
