All posts tagged "Environment"

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  Australia appoints new public service commissioner

  Gordon de Brouwer has been appointed Australian Public Service commissioner and will start his five-year term on 11 May, the federal government has announced. The economist, academic and public servant

  • Posted May 10, 2023
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  Evergreen arguments: persuading the public on sustainability

  At the 2022 Global Government Summit, civil service leaders from around the world explored one of their greatest challenges: how to win public support for the tough decisions required to

  • Posted April 13, 2022
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  Civil Service Data Challenge Final puts innovative AI project on the road to delivery

  A scheme to use artificial intelligence (AI) in peatlands restoration work triumphed in the UK’s Civil Service Data Challenge yesterday, winning plaudits from a panel of top-ranking civil servants –

  • Posted December 10, 2021
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  Vote of confidence: how climate-conscious electorates are forcing governments to get serious about going green

  World leaders announced target after target at COP26 but there has been little clarity on the delivery mechanisms behind them. Yet there is evidence that citizens increasingly want action on

  • Posted November 14, 2021
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  A good buy: commissioning for social value

  When commissioning goods or services from the private sector, civil servants have an opportunity to secure wider public goals. At a recent webinar hosted by WT Partnership, experts from both

  • Posted November 1, 2021
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  Former diplomats challenge Australian government on climate change inaction

  A group of 70 former Australian diplomats have written to the country’s prime minister Scott Morrison raising “deep concern” about his government’s failure to commit to climate change targets.  

  • Posted September 30, 2021
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  Dawn of a new energy infrastructure

  To reach net zero, countries will have to radically reshape their energy production and distribution infrastructures – reforming policies and regulations in every field from transport to housing. Catherine Early

  • Posted September 29, 2021
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  Finding the growth elixir: how to build high-tech business clusters

  Thriving in the pandemic, digital and science firms promise renewed growth to governments that can foster world-class tech hubs. But how can civil servants help researchers and start-ups to build

  • Posted August 2, 2021
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  Canada, UK and US should create ‘border carbon’ scheme, report finds

  Canada should collaborate with the US and EU to design a set of ‘border carbon adjustment’ plans, a think tank has argued – warning that failing to do so could

  • Posted July 20, 2021
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  Lessons learned: policy must focus on pandemic prevention, not just preparedness

  As the world looks to a future after COVID-19, experts are urging governments to concentrate on preventing viruses from spilling over into humans. But this takes cross-departmental co-ordination, bringing together

  • Posted May 18, 2021
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