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The Role of Regulation in Climate Change Adapta...

By: Chris Champion Jan 26, 2012 1:34 AM
Posted in: Sustainability

This Report contains an examination of the regulatory frameworks affecting some of Australia’s most...

Climate Resilient Infrastructure: Preparing for...

By: Chris Champion Oct 22, 2011 5:49 AM
Posted in: Sustainability

The document highlights how the UK’s climate might change, the risks this presents to infrastructure,...

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Recent IPWEA Sustainability Blogs

Climate Change Plan

Dec 18, 2011 6:45 PM

The release of the Australian Government’s Securing a Clean Energy Future – the Australian Government’s Climate Change Plan (the Plan) represents... more

State of the Lake Report

Dec 14, 2011 4:19 PM

Lake Macquarie has topped the state for the uptake of climate change rebates for the second year in a row. 13,350 rebates were paid to residents... more

Climate change a serious risk to Australians' Health

Dec 1, 2011 7:06 PM

Read the full report The Critical Decade: Climate change and health . The Climate Commission will release its second major report,... more

Climate Change linked to extreme weather

Nov 1, 2011 8:24 AM

A DRAFT UN report three years in the making concludes that man-made climate change has boosted the frequency or intensity of heat waves, wildfires,... more

Model Specification for LED Street Lighting

Nov 1, 2011 5:29 AM

The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Municipal Solid-State Street Lighting Consortium has published guidance for cities, utilities, and other... more

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  • Greenhouse Gas Inventory or Footprinting

    By: Phil Gee, Feb 1, 2012 11:20 PM

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    We have just completed a greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory for Flinders Island Council and are seeking oher GHG inventory reports against which to benchmark the results. Does anyone know of a council,... More

  • RE:Climate Change

    By: Darron Passlow, Jan 23, 2012 6:57 PM

    Posted in: Sustainability

    Dameon, I understand that your proposal is going up to Council to spend $$ on producing your own power. 5*100KW does not sound like a lot of power. Can you elaborate a bit more on the technology... More

  • RE:Environmental Sustainability

    By: William Peach, Jan 12, 2012 12:19 AM

    Posted in: Sustainability

    Re Climate Change It is occurring as it has from the beginning of time. The only issues of discussion, to my mind, are whether global warming is occurring and if it is, is it being caused by mankind... More

  • RE:Environmental Sustainability

    By: William Peach, Jan 11, 2012 11:52 PM

    Posted in: Sustainability

    Another one Has anyone at all compared the whole of life cost of purchasing, running and reselling an electric car with that of a small, compact, diesel powered car? My second question is only... More

  • RE:Environmental Sustainability

    By: William Peach, Jan 11, 2012 11:49 PM

    Posted in: Sustainability

    Another one Has anyone at all compared the whole of life cost of purchasing, running and reselling an electric car with that of a small, compact, diesel powered car? My second question is only... More

  • RE:Environmental Sustainability

    By: William Peach, Jan 11, 2012 11:41 PM

    Posted in: Sustainability

    Good to see some opinions coming to the fore This is a question for all engineers in local government. Please respond if you are game enough. Is anyone at all providing cost benefit analyses;... More

  • Climate Change

    By: Dameon Roy, Jan 11, 2012 6:46 PM

    Posted in: Sustainability

    Hi All, For what it is worth... It is an interesting debate going on. Here at Salisbury we got some excellent advice from Dr Tim Moore, 3 years ago, who is an advisor in climate change response... More

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