Greens focus on renewable target
Bob Brown says the Greens will focus their election campaign on a call for a minimum 20% renewable energy target by 2020.

Bob Brown says the Greens will focus their election campaign on a call for a minimum 20% renewable energy target by 2020.

The Australian Council of Recyclers (ACOR) has withdrawn support for a new national recycling hotline set up by Planet Ark.

The British Government is considering a wide range of green taxes to control greenhouse gas emissions on the back of the Stern Report

The Sydney suburb could get Australia’s first eco-friendly gas-powered bus fleet.

What Sydney might look like with rising sea levels.

The UK Govt will urge Australia to join an expanded EU carbon trading scheme as a landmark UK Govt report spells out the cost of climate change

A landmark British Government report that warns global warming will cost the world up to 3.68 trillion pounds, is being tipped to persuade governments to get more serious about addressing the issue.

The SA Govt. plans to increase refunds on drink containers by up to 15 cents.

Federal Treasurer, Peter Costello, has decided not to phase out a scheme providing rebates for solar energy. The policy change appears partly due to pressure from a campaign by Channel Seven’s Sunrise program.

The Victorian Government has approved plans for the State’s larget wind farm project. The windfarm will be located near Macarthur in the south-west of Victoria and feature 183 turbines, outputting enough electricty to power 190,000 homes.