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Personal Connections Key to Helping Communities Adapt to Climate Change

Connections with friends and family are key to helping communities adapt to the devastating impact of climate change on their homes and livelihoods, a new study shows.

11 Aug 2020

New Study Supports Predictions that Arctic Sea Could be Free of Ice by 2035

A new study, published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, supports predictions that the Arctic could be free of sea ice by 2035.

11 Aug 2020

Study Highlights the Need to Urgently Protect World's Pristine Tropical Forests

The world's 'best of the last' tropical forests are at significant risk of being lost, according to a paper released today in Nature Ecology and Evolution.

11 Aug 2020

Agricultural Systems are the Most Important Source of Reactive Sulfur

Historically, coal-fired power plants were the largest source of reactive sulfur, a component of acid rain, to the biosphere.

11 Aug 2020

Intensive Land Use Decreases Pollination and Reproductive Success of Wild Plants

Human changes to the environment have been linked to widespread pollinator declines.

11 Aug 2020

ArcVera’s Wind Turbine Power Performance Testing Services Receive A2LA Accreditation

ArcVera Renewables, a leading international provider of consulting and technical services for wind, solar, and storage projects, has received continued accreditation under recognized International Standard ISO/IEC 17025:2017 from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) for ArcVera’s wind turbine power performance testing (PPT) services (Certificate Number 5339.01).

From ArcVera Renewables 11 Aug 2020

Engie and Mawsons Taking Concrete Steps Toward Decarbonization

In a landmark first for the Australian construction sector, a leading supplier of concrete and quarry products has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ENGIE to source 100 percent of its mains electricity from firmed renewable sources.

From Mawsons 11 Aug 2020

COVID-19 Pandemic Breathes New Life into Electric Scooters, Says GlobalData

The UK Government recently fast-tracked a permit to allow electric scooter rentals on public roads.

10 Aug 2020

Research Highlights Future Effects of Climate Change on Fish Stocks

New research out today highlights the future effects of climate change on important fish stocks for south-west UK fisheries.

10 Aug 2020

Climate Change Impact on Glaciers in New Zealand’s Southern Alps

A new study reports that glaciers in New Zealand’s Southern Alps have lost higher amounts of ice mass since pre-industrial times than what remains at present.

10 Aug 2020

University of Auckland Researchers Join Global Consortium for Vehicle Electrification

Work at the University of Auckland will play a significant role following this week’s launch of the National Science Foundation-funded Engineering Research Centre for Electrified Transportation in Utah, USA.

10 Aug 2020

Maximising Solar Self-consumption by Rethinking PV Panel Orientation

Over two million Australian households – more than 20 per cent – now have rooftop photovoltaic (PV) solar panels, and while this is a generally positive scenario, the increased uptake of PV systems around the nation is creating a few challenges for our electricity industry.

10 Aug 2020