Archived News for Green Sector Professionals - May, 2021
Building giant Boral has denied excavating Aboriginal relics from its quarry.
Holograms boost solar yield
Researchers are coming up with new ways to harvest the unused solar energy that illuminates a solar panel.
Stats hacked for fire alarm
Mathematicians say they might be able to predict and quickly detect bushfires caused by powerlines.
Energy giants feel emissions risk
Climate change risks have been used in environmental wins against ExxonMobil, Chevron and Shell.
Partial win in kids' climate case
A group of Australian teenagers has had a breakthrough in their climate change class action case against the Commonwealth.
Sydney raising green bar
The City of Sydney is bringing forward its net-zero emissions goal to 2035.
Bird count tops 50 billion
There are roughly 50 billion individual wild birds in the world, according to a new big data study.
Court cuts Carmichael water
A Federal Court decision has stripped billions of litres of water from the Carmichael coal mine project.
CSIRO leads hydrogen drive
Australian experts are on a new mission to increase the use of hydrogen fuel.
DPIE questions coal claim
A government assessment has found modelling for a Narrabri coal mine extension to be “counterintuitive”.
Indigenous allocation ignored
Traditional owners say they are missing out on a rare opportunity for new water.
CSIRO digs into mining future
Australia’s top scientists say one of the nation’s oldest industries is key to some of its newest endeavours.
Giant iceberg floats free
The world has a new largest iceberg after a giant chunk broke off Antarctica.
Maralinga risks continue
New research suggests contamination from nuclear tests at Maralinga could be worse than previously thought.
Valve failure in Nyrstar spill
Nyrstar has accepted responsibility for a toxic waste leak into Port Pirie waterways in 2019.
Kurri Kurri gas plan questioned
Snowy Hydro will build a $600 million gas-fired power plant in the Hunter Valley, despite experts rejecting government claims...
ANU deepens carbon pledge
The Australian National University has committed to reducing carbon emissions to below zero by 2030.