Australia: the Saudi Arabia of solar?
acfonline.org.au 7/1/2009 — Australia has the potential to house 34 solar thermal power stations by as soon as 2020, says a leading global engineering company. WorleyParsons is planning to build the world’s largest solar thermal power plant in Australia by 2011 and is ...

Bushfires and extreme heat in south-east Australia
realclimate.org 2/22/2009 — Guest commentary by David Karoly , Professor of Meteorology at the University of Melbourne in Australia On Saturday 7 February 2009, Australia experienced its worst natural disaster in more than 100 years, when catastrophic bushfires killed more ...

A Snowy Mountain Scheme for the 21st Century
watthead.blogspot.com 7/14/2009 — The time has come for an aspirational new nation-building project to spur a prosperous, clean energy economy in Australia By Leigh Ewbank. Originally published by On Line Opinion - Australia's e-Journal of social and political debate. Last week marked the 60th anniversary of the momentous ...

Geothermal energy could power Australian jobs
cleantech.com 6/13/2009 — New report suggests 17,000 Australians could be working in the geothermal energy industry by 2050, and the country's Cooper Basin geological area holds promise.

Australian heatwave sign of climate change
reuters.com 2/2/2009 — Reuters: A heatwave scorching southern Australia, causing transport chaos by buckling rail lines and leaving more than 140,000 homes without power, is a sign of climate change, the government said on Thursday. The Bureau of Meteorology is forecasting ...

Australia fires point to risks of shifting population
online.wsj.com 2/18/2009 — Wall Street Journal: The wildfires that have so far claimed more than 170 lives in Australia highlight the vulnerabilities in countries where populations are spilling into rural areas already under stress from sometimes extreme weather conditions. ...

Greens demand clean energy commitment for Australian desalination plant
businessgreen.com 7/10/2009 — Business Green: Australian green groups have stepped up calls for a $780m desalination facility planned for Western Australia state to be powered using renewable energy. The project, to be located in Binningup, south of the state capital Perth, ...

Australia Unveils Targets to Cut Pollution
nytimes.com 12/14/2008 — Australia announced plans to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by between 5 and 15 percent by 2020, angering environmental groups that had lobbied for much deeper cuts. >

What will global warming look like? Scientists point to Australia - Los Angeles Times
latimes.com 4/12/2009 — A result of climate change? "You'd have to have your head in the bloody sand to think otherwise," Eddy said. They call Australia the Lucky Country, with good reason. Generations of hardy castoffs tamed the world's driest inhabited continent, created ...

Australia passes 20% renewables bill
guardian.co.uk 8/21/2009 — • Legislation matches European targets for clean energy • Some officials warn greater emission cuts still necessary Australia's parliament today passed a law demanding that 20% of the country's electricity come from renewable sources by 2020, ...