The Department of the Environment and Energy has released the 2017 review of Australia’s climate change policies. The Government asked the Department to conduct a review of its climate change policies to take stock of Australia’s progress in reducing emissions, and ensure the Government’s policies remain effective in achieving Australia’s 2030
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Our solar system now is tied for most number of planets around a single star, with the recent discovery of an eighth planet circling Kepler-90, a Sun-like star 2,545 light-years from Earth. The planet was discovered in data from NASA’s Kepler Space Telescope. The newly-discovered Kepler-90i – a sizzling hot, rocky
Read MoreANZ today announced it had joined with the Clean Energy Finance Corporation to establish a $150 million program to help Australian businesses cut energy costs and reduce carbon emissions through innovation. The new ANZ Energy Efficient Asset Finance program makes it easier for businesses to invest in energy-efficient and renewable technologies
Read MoreRamping up compliance and protecting resilient reefs — among the top 10 actions that will be used to manage the Great Barrier Reef under the Reef Blueprint launched today. Developed by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority, Australia’s lead managers of the Great Barrier Reef, the Blueprint responds to the unprecedented pressures
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Environmental scientists are considering how ANSTO’s expertise, infrastructure and analytical capability could play a role in Australian plans to drill a million-year ice core record in Antarctica. This project is a cooperative venture within the International Partnerships in Ice Core Sciences (IPICS) which will likely see two or more international drilling projects
Read MoreGeoscience Australia has welcomed tsunami modelling experts from across Australia for a workshop to develop nationally-consistent guidelines for tsunami hazard modelling in Australia. The new guidelines, due for release in mid-2018, will encompass the diversity of tsunami modelling approaches within Australia, while ensuring that outputs are consistent and meet accepted scientific
Read MoreThe ANSTO Nuclear Medicine (ANM) project has achieved a new milestone, reaching practical completion for the Molybdenum-99 (Mo-99) production facility, with contractors handing over the facility to the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO) to complete the final stages of commissioning. Once commissioning is complete, this new Mo-99 production facility will ensure that
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CSIRO has launched Oceans: Science and Solutions for Australia (Oceans), a book bringing together the latest science to explain the crucial role oceans play in the lives of all Australians. CSIRO Oceans and Atmosphere Director Dr Tony Worby said Australia faced several opportunities and challenges, with three of the world’s four
Read MoreThe WA Government has provided rebates totalling more than $420,000 to help 41 dryland farms cover the costs of improving water supplies, as they battle the effects of reduced rainfall due to climate change. The rebates are for new or upgraded infrastructure such as dams, rainwater capture and storage tanks, solar
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A blood test for colorectal cancer, an open-access portal for Australian biodiversity and a sustainable approach to controlling devastating rust disease in crops, are some of the Australian innovations being celebrated today at the annual CSIRO Awards. Now in its 32nd year, the CSIRO Awards showcase the achievements of the national
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