Environment

CSIRO launches $20 million negative emissions technologies program

@AuManufacturing, Other, 08/03/2023 The CSIRO has launched a new $20 million research program focussed on carbon capture and removal as […]

Weevil scheme: Why scientists have put bugs in SEQ’s water supply

Sydney Morning Herald, Other, 02/03/2023, Stuart Layt A quiet south-east Queensland lake is the site of a world-first test to […]

How feed additives could cut methane emissions from livestock by 90 per cent

ABC Online, Other, 26/02/2023, Eliza Borrello Scientists appear to have solved one of the biggest environmental challenges facing the global […]

Stronger El Niño events may speed up irreversible melting of Antarctic ice, research finds

The Guardian, Other, 21/02/2023, Adam Morton Stronger El Nio events due to global heating may accelerate irreversible melting of the […]

Cannon-Brookes, VC firms including CSIRO-backed venture firm Main Sequence plough $105m into climate start-up

The Australian, Other, 14/02/2023, David Swan Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes has joined venture capital outfits including the CSIRO-backed Main Sequence, […]

Ocean Gases From Phytoplankton Aid in the Formation of Dense Clouds That Reflect Sunlight in Antarctica

Nature World News, Other, 08/02/2023, Paw Mozter According to a study published today in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, the teeming […]

We’ve lost a giant: Vale Professor Will Steffen, climate science pioneer

The Conversation, Other, 31/01/2023 One of Australia's leading climate scientists, Professor Will Steffen, died on Sunday. Steffen has been hailed […]

Forrest family’s Harvest Road leads US$12m round for methane-reducing additive Rumin8

Business News Australia, Other, 23/01/2023, Matt Ogg Investors affiliated with Western Australia's Forrest family and Bill Gates-founded Breakthrough Energy Ventures […]

Sucking CO2 from the air: The technological advances needed to make it viable

Cosmos Magazine, Other, 20/01/2023, Clare Watson It's costly and inefficient, but direct air capture is vital to curb and reverse […]