Tag: Climate Change
ABC expansion within its charter: Conroy
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has defended the ABC, saying the broadcaster's expansion plans fall within its charter.[MORE]
Butterflies 'fly early as planet warms'
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Australian scientists have uncovered a link between the early emergence of a common butterfly and global warming.[MORE]
Climate change linked to change in butterfly life cycle
Research has found the common brown butterfly is emerging from its coccoon ten days earlier than it was 65 years ago, and scientists have linked that change in behaviour to climate change.[MORE]
Prepare for new farming revolution, CSIRO says
The CSIRO is preparing for a new Green Revolution, only this time they say the rules have changed.[MORE]
McGauran attacks CSIRO on climate change
A Liberal Senator has accused the Government of compromising the integrity of the CSIRO on the issue of climate change.[MORE]
Opposition rejects climate plan study
The Federal Opposition has rejected a new study which says the Coalition's climate plan will not cut emissions by as much as it claims.[MORE]
Report urges more climate change support for farmers
A federal parliamentary report on the effects of climate change on farming has called for better counselling services in rural areas.[MORE]
Climate change report sparks renewable energy push
A Latrobe Valley environmental group says a report by two leading science agencies justifies a push to phase out coal-fired power.[MORE]
Obama confirms 24-hour flying visit
Barack Obama cuts his Australian visit to just 24 hours as he battles to get his domestic health reforms onto the statute books.[MORE]
Climate blueprint could slash emissions
Australia could cut emissions by 25pc by 2020 through measures which would cost households less than $4 a week.[MORE]
Weather bureau backs climate change verdict
Two of the nation's top research bodies have come out strongly in defence of the science behind global warming.[MORE]
New legal panel to focus on climate change
The Victorian Bar is forming a panel of expert barristers to specialise in cases involving climate change.[MORE]
Climate change is beyond doubt: CSIRO
CSIRO head says the evidence of global warming is unquestionable and is backed by years of robust research.[MORE]
Abbott's climate stance pure politics: Turnbull
Malcolm Turnbull says Tony Abbott's move to ditch Coalition support for emissions trading was motivated by politics, not policy.[MORE]
Climate activists plan election strategy
Around 200 climate change activists will meet at the Australian National University in Canberra this weekend to map out their election year strategy.[MORE]
Independent body to review UN climate panel
UN chief announces an independent review of UN climate science after a global warming report was found to have errors. [MORE]
'Father of global warming' to speak in Adelaide
The so-called "father of global warming" is using his Australian visit to push for a global carbon payment system.[MORE]
Climate change is a fact, says China
A deputy director of China's most powerful economic ministry has come out swinging against climate change denial.[MORE]
ABC chair criticises climate change coverage
ABC chairman Maurice Newman has attacked the media for being too willing to accept the conventional wisdom on climate change. [MORE]
Scientists buck political pressure over climate
CSIRO scientists say they are coming under political attack as part of an orchestrated campaign by climate change sceptics. [MORE]
Climate change science: the evidence is clear
This afternoon ABC Science broadcaster Robyn Williams delivered the 2010 Commonwealth Day address at a lunch organised by the Commonwealth Day Council of NSW at the NSW Parliament. The theme was Science, Technology and Society. This is an edited version of his speech.[MORE]
Councils demand climate change report action
One of Queensland's executives on the National Sea Change Task Force says Australia's coastal councils want action on a parliamentary report into the effects of climate change on coastal areas.[MORE]
Scientists discover huge seabed methane leak
Scientists have discovered the Arctic ocean seabed is leaking huge amounts of methane into the atmosphere.[MORE]
Water efficiency required as supply dwindles
The Minister for Water, Graham Jacobs says the Government must use waste water more efficiently in order to prepare for dwindling water supplies in WA's south-west.[MORE]
Council prepares for climate change
The Grant District Council is developing a plan to help prepare the community for risks associated with climate change.[MORE]
