Embargo lifted at 3am AEST Monday 30 April As wind farms spring up across the country in a bid to generate more renewable energy, new research from the US suggests that the wind farms themselves may be having a local warming effect on the climate.
Fri Apr 27, 2012
Embargo lifted at 3am AEST Monday 30 April As wind farms spring up across the country in a bid to generate more renewable energy, new research from the US suggests that the wind farms themselves may be having a local warming effect on the climate.
Tue Apr 17, 2012
The Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency has today released the latest National Greenhouse Accounts which compare Australia’s emissions to our Kyoto Protocol obligations. The Accounts show Australia’s carbon pollution is currently tracking at 104 per cent of 1990 levels. Australia’s Kyoto Protocol target is to limit emissions to108 per cent of 1990 levels, [...]
Fri Mar 9, 2012
On March 11 last year a magnitude 9.0 (Mw) earthquake hit off the coast of Japan triggering a powerful tsunami and resulting in the most serious nuclear accident since Chernobyl. Over 15,000 people were confirmed dead as the tsunami inundated a total area of approximately 561 km2 (217 sq mi) in Japan. A series of [...]
Thu Mar 8, 2012
Two solar flares that occurred on the sun at about 11am and 12 noon (Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Tims – AEDT) on 7 March caused a large cloud of charged particles (a coronial mass ejection) to hurtle towards Earth with expected arrival at around 4pm AEDT on Thu 8 March (update from NASA: actual arrival [...]
Mon Mar 5, 2012
ONLINE BRIEFING: 10.00am AEDT Tue 6 March March 11th marks one year since the devastating Tohoku earthquake, tsunami and associated nuclear incidents. We’ve asked several experts to give an update on everything from the current situation on the ground to future nuclear power plant designs, tsunami-proofability and whether experts think that nuclear power has a [...]
Tue Dec 20, 2011
ONLINE BACKGROUND BRIEFING SERIES – Continuing Tuesday December 20 at 10.30am AEDT As coal seam gas continues to gain attention and generate controversy, the AusSMC is running a series of online background briefings for journalists to help you sift through the hype and understand the facts. Briefing 2: Water worries – Tune in to the second [...]
Fri Dec 16, 2011
BACKGROUND BRIEFING: Friday December 16 at 11am AEDT As coal seam gas continues to gain attention and generate controversy, the AusSMC is launching a series of online background briefings to help journalists sift through the hype and understand the facts. The series of briefings will feature a range of experts from different institutions and industry [...]
Tue Nov 8, 2011
The Clean Energy Bill has passed the Senate with 36 votes to 32. It will become law from 1 July, 2012.