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News / Carbon & Climate

Cut fossil fuel use ‘dramatically’ to meet climate goals, says Shell-backed report

...renewable power system” of close to 100 per cent renewable will be possible in many countries by 2035. For example, it says “up to 98 per cent [variable renewable power would be possible] in countries...

26 Apr 2017

Cut fossil fuel use ‘dramatically’ to meet climate goals, says Shell-backed report

Opinion / Manufacturing

The greening of the miners

...renewable energy technologies are built with mined metals and minerals, the global mining industry will play a key role in the transition to a low-carbon future. Photovoltaic cells may draw energy fro...

14 Nov 2017

The greening of the miners

News / Cities

City of Sydney adopts net zero emissions plan

...renewable energy and gas from renewable sources, such as biogas. By 2031, the city expects to accommodate about 85,000 more residents compared to 2012, a 46 per cent increase; and build about 50,000 ...

7 Apr 2017

City of Sydney adopts net zero emissions plan

News / Cities

Sustainability and technology: An 'extraordinary economic opportunity' for cities

...Renewable Cities Australia forum in Sydney, these two goals are the result of a deep conviction that the nexus of sustainability and technology is where future economic opportunities lie. “Adelaide h...

24 May 2017

Sustainability and technology: An 'extraordinary economic opportunity' for cities

News / Water

How Japanese technology is cleaning Myanmar's polluted waterways

In the heart of Myanmar, a few miles south of Mandalay, lies the textiles town of Wundwin. For more than 60 years, the area has been the primary production hub of the longyi, a traditional Burmese gar...

8 Aug 2018

How Japanese technology is cleaning Myanmar's polluted waterways

News / Corporate Responsibility

The top 5 CSR stories in 2017

...renewable energy by 2020. The bank also intends to invest more heavily in helping other companies and governments accelerate their transition to a low-carbon economy. In a similar move, HSBC, whose o...

21 Dec 2017

The top 5 CSR stories in 2017

News / Green Buildings

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

India's top builders have pledged to make at least a fifth of their new housing developments sustainable by 2022, as the country looks to tap sectors other than renewable energy to meet its ambitious ...

27 Jul 2017

Indian builders pledge "green" homes in race to meet climate goals

The Larantuka Strait, which by 2019 is to be connected by an 800 metre-long bridge with a built-in 115 MW-capacity tidal power plant. <a href="picture hyperlink">Johanes Randy Prakoso</a>, <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/</a>

News / Energy

Indonesia to build 'world's largest' tidal power plant

...renewable energy that harnesses the energy of marine currents, a potentially more reliable power source than wind or the sun. The International Energy Agency estimates that in 2014, global tidal power...

8 May 2017

Indonesia to build 'world's largest' tidal power plant

Opinion / Carbon & Climate

Australia is the worst in the world when it comes to climate action

...renewable energy in total energy consumption as 9.2 per cent, however the VNR reports that it now stands at around 15 to 16 per cent of Australia’s electricity. Goal 10, Reduced Inequalities Poverty ...

7 Aug 2018

Australia is the worst in the world when it comes to climate action

Press Releases / Sustainable Business Australia

SBA welcomes South Australia power deal

...renewable energy procurement, energy efficiency or cutting Greenhouse Gas emissions. This fast-growing number of companies is procuring power from renewable sources to reduce their carbon footprint a...

15 Mar 2017

SBA welcomes South Australia power deal

Research / Eco-Business

Freezing in the tropics - Asean's air-con conundrum

Southeast Asia is facing a growing cooling crisis, but its people remain unaware of the threat that inefficient cooling technologies can pose to national development and the environment, finds a new w...

28 Jan 2018

Freezing in the tropics - Asean's air-con conundrum

News / Policy & Finance

Migration, UN reform and sustainable development among 2018 priorities, says Assembly President

Safe migration, conflict prevention, sustainable development and United Nations reform will be the priorities of the 72nd UN General Assembly over the coming year, the 193-member body’s President, Mir...

21 Dec 2017

Migration, UN reform and sustainable development among 2018 priorities, says Assembly President

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Can China really lead the way to an 'ecological civilisation'?

Imagine a president of the United States calling for an “ecological civilisation” that ensures “harmony between human and nature.” Now imagine he goes on to declare that “we, as human beings, must res...

31 Aug 2018

Can China really lead the way to an 'ecological civilisation'?

News / Transport

The race to develop the next generation battery

...renewable power from solar and wind at any given time depends on the weather, which makes it intermittent. Batteries can help stabilise grids by storing energy efficiently. “Sodium-ion batteries could...

25 Sep 2018

The race to develop the next generation battery

Opinion / Policy & Finance

Why India and China are driving the 'global green shift'

...renewables, and its resource security issues through shifting from a linear to a circular economy. Much of the book is devoted to reviewing the evidence that China is indeed moving swiftly to adopt re...

8 May 2017

Why India and China are driving the 'global green shift'

News / Carbon & Climate

Empathy will help the world change course on climate change

...renewable energy, zero waste, sustainable lifestyles and youth," she said.

6 Jun 2018

Empathy will help the world change course on climate change

Opinion / Energy

China’s ‘clean coal’ power: A viable model or cautionary tale?

...renewables (hydro, wind and solar) generating about 153 terawatt hours (TWh) in 2016. This record almost matches Germany’s impressive 186 TWh of renewable-generated power. The International Energy Age...

6 Jul 2017

China’s ‘clean coal’ power: A viable model or cautionary tale?

News / Energy

China turns to energy storage to push renewables

...renewables will require big changes in how China operates the grid, raising questions about how much of a role energy storage will play in ensuring that renewable energy is not wasted through curtailm...

28 Feb 2017

China turns to energy storage to push renewables

News / Energy

Storage to solve Australia's energy woes

...renewable energy adoption targets are enough to meet global climate goals and whether renewables were responsible for state-wide blackouts in South Australia last December, it has become clear that th...

12 May 2017

Storage to solve Australia's energy woes

A farmer inspects his crops in a drought-stricken farm land.

Opinion / Food & Agriculture

Why the next Tesla should take on agriculture

...renewable energy, Tesla has reimagined the car market and harnessed the advantages of a simple sustainable solution: in batteries, motors and powertrain. Similar opportunities exist in agriculture. Ev...

3 Nov 2017

Why the next Tesla should take on agriculture

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