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"Our ability to harness ever-expanding amounts of data is completely transforming our understanding of environmental problems and solutions. Our Climate Insights blog series leverages data from CAIT 2.0, WRI's climate data explorer, to shed light on the many dimensions of climate change that shape society, policy, and global development."

"Published on 30 Mar 2014 The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Working Group II released its Fifth Assessment Report on climate impacts and adaptation. While some of the consequences of a warming climate are unavoidable, adaptation strategies can help to manage some of the impacts. Dr Mark Howden discusses how CSIRO is developing strategies to help reduce the impacts of climate change on ecosystems and communities."

"One of the world's most advanced solar power companies has shelved plans to develop electricity plants for the public market in Australia because of the Government's apparent hostility to renewable energy. Solar Reserve, based in Santa Monica, California, has pioneered a technology that combines mass-scale solar power generation with storage, allowing energy from the sun to be "time-shifted" and used 24 hours a day."

"A team of researchers at Michigan State University has developed a new type of solar concentrator that when placed over a window creates solar energy while allowing people to actually see through the window. It is called a transparent luminescent solar concentrator and can be used on buildings, cell phones and any other device that has a clear surface. And, according to Richard Lunt of MSU's College of Engineering, the key word is "transparent.""

"Australia must invest in soil health or miss the benefits of the world food boom"

"Sustainability and Heritage Guidance Sheets: Improving the efficiency of heritage houses"

The Committee for Bellarine is an Incorporated not for profit organisation dedicated to the Bellarine Peninsula Region by pursuing and encouraging a sustainable approach to growth

Journeys for Climate Justice aims to establish partnerships between people in Australia (and other developed countries) and the Asia Pacific region to tackle climate change. We aim to address the inequitable impacts of climate change, which fall on peoples who have contributed the least to the problem and have the least resources to deal with them.

This site collects selected research publications from journals, conference proceeding, the internet and other sources"