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Greens’ Rattenbury to replace Corbell as ACT climate minister
Shane Rattenbury to replace Simon Corbell as ACT climate minister, marking second time a Greens member appointed in any Australian ministry.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 31, 2016

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Vanadium: the ‘beautiful metal’ that stores energy
An unheralded metal – which can be used in new batteries which can store large amounts of energy almost indefinitely – will become key player in renewable energy revolution.
Helena l. Gomes and Helen Abigail Baxter

May 16, 2016

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50 years after the lucky country, Australia’s challenge remains
Australia is among the worst of the affluent countries on resource use, waste production, greenhouse gases and obesity. Still feeling lucky?
Ian Lowe

Mar 23, 2016

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Zayed Future Energy Prize 2017 open for submissions
Entries have opened for the $US4 million Future Energy Prize – a UAE-based international competition designed to reward innovators across business, schools and NGOs in renewable energy and sustainability.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 9, 2016

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Visions 2100: Eight dollars per barrel
87 years old, he was born in ’13. An unlucky number… But at the eve of Y2K.1 it seemed the world had been lucky.
Stories From Your Future

Nov 17, 2015

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VISIONS 2100: A better way to talk about climate change
A new project has assembled 80 visions of a better future from some of the world’s leading environmental thinkers, to reframe the conversation on climate.
John O’Brien

Nov 10, 2015

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Move over, McMansions – the tiny house movement is here
Australian houses are also among the largest in the OECD, but is bigger really better?
Heather Shearer

Nov 6, 2014

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Why uncontrolled climate change may be an ultimate limit to growth
Sustainability is possible over the next century, but only if we control climate change.
Jack Pezzey

Oct 30, 2014

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Life in a ‘degrowth’ economy, and why you might actually enjoy it
Like a snake eating its own tail, our growth-orientated civilisation suffers from the delusion that there are no environmental limits to growth.
Samuel Alexander

Oct 2, 2014

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Will 2015 be the year the world agrees how to live sustainably?
Next year will be critical in environmental diplomacy. Apart from climate change negotiations, governments will set sustainable development goals focusing on poverty, hunger, inequality and environmental damage.
The Conversation

Jul 25, 2014

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Beyond efficiency: 5 key ingredients for a sustainable home
If climate change features highly in your concept of sustainability then here are 5 essential ingredients for a sustainable home.
Lindsay Wilson

Apr 23, 2014

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Green building revolution? Only in high-end new CBD offices
Australia’s ‘green building revolution’ appears to be restricted to the big cities, everywhere else the pace is much slower.
Jeroen van der Heijden

Mar 19, 2014

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