News Archive (01 Jul 2006 - 31 Jul 2006)
Sony to lower its CO2 emissions
Sony will cut CO2 emissions from both operations and its product range as part of a deal struck with WWF.
Smart water planning, not pipedreams, for SE Queensland
Piping water from north Queensland is not the answer to south east Queensland's water needs but rather a diversion to securing long-term water supplies.
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Report shows NSW failing to stop land clearing
The NSW Government must fulfil an election commitment it made in 2003 to end broadscale land clearing - one of the State's most destructive environmental acts - after an Auditor General's report today found tens of thousands of hectares were cleared in NSW last year.
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Resort development threatens tiny possum
WWF-Australia has warned that a proposed $500 million ski development at Mount Hotham could further threaten the nationally endangered mountain pygmy possum with extinction.
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Howard must set targets for energy emission reductions
Prime Minister John Howard's calls for greater national water reform and more water recycling are welcome but ignore the most obvious cause of water problems in this country - climate change.
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G8 falls short on delivering real climate action
Although climate change remains at the head of state level, the G8 has fallen short on delivering serious action on climate protection in its final communique from St Petersburg, says WWF. The global conservation organisation calls on Germany to deliver a serious climate and energy plan when it holds the next G8 heads of State summit next year.
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Climate security is energy security
The link between climate security and energy security cannot be underplayed, according to WWF. In a new briefing from the global conservation organisation it shows how investing in a secure climate future will also bring the benefits of a more secure energy system.
Australian Government must support closures on the high seas
Australian and New Zealand fishing companies are among members of the Southern Indian Ocean Deepwater Fishers Association (SIODFA) that today announced voluntary protection of 11 sites across the Indian Ocean, effectively protecting an area of 309,000 km2, more than the size of the State of Victoria.
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