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The imperative to keep a roof over our head keeps us wedded to economic growth. If we want to halt climate change, we need another way
Expanding numbers of feral horses roaming the Australian Alps threaten the alp’s ecosystems, soils and unique species.
Climate action is a vital protection against further global shocks, especially as governments plan their post-pandemic stimulus packages.
Environmentalists say the new film has caused untold damage at a time when change has never been more urgent. So why is it so controversial?
The response of individual nations to coronavirus has largely been ad hoc, piecemeal and in many cases, lethally ineffective – just like climate action.
Food choices make a difference to the climate impact of our diet. Every step towards eating a more plant-based diet results in lower emissions, better population health and reduced healthcare costs.
The findings point to how Australia’s most important river system might be altered by future sea level rise.
Sheep exported live for slaughter in the Middle East are routinely exposed to high temperatures.
The international tourism crisis offers New Zealand the opportunity to reimagine domestic tourism - if operators and consumers can adapt.
It’s more freshwater than what the population of the Greater Sydney region uses, but finding this out wasn’t easy.
Colossal squid have eyes the size of soccer balls, and can weigh up to 700kg. That’s a lot of calamari!
The federal government is spending $94 million to buy cheap oil. Instead, Australia should use the money to manufacture our own energy.
Australian bats are getting unfairly targeted. Here’s why we should be giving them a fair go instead.
Researchers built cheap air quality monitors using parts found at hardware and electronics scores. The results have big implications for anyone who travels outside near busy roads.
Humans have an innate affinity with nature. Embracing this in your home while locked down may improve your productivity and health.
Plants take carbon from the atmosphere as they grow, but it goes straight back when they die or are harvested. There is an important difference between carbon fluxes and actual carbon sequestration.
As we face mounting job losses, taxpayers have a right to anticipate that the government’s investments will be strategically sound.
In my 30 years of research, I keep uncovering long-standing environmental issues the mining industry doesn’t seem to learn from.
Many sustainability-conscious people now find their cupboards stocked with plastic bottles of hand sanitiser, disposable wipes and takeaway food containers.
Stay connected and engaged to the climate change cause, and you might find we emerge from the coronavirus crisis with more hope than before.
At a time of massive environmental change, we need to expand our language to be able to share the emotional upheavals they engender.
The NSW government is soon expected to grant environmental approval to Snowy 2.0. But that process should be halted.
If we want to conserve ecosystems that escaped European exploitation and mismanagement, we must start listening to environmental histories to compliment scientific research.
Those endless cups of tea while working from home are unlikely to add much to your electricity bill. But coronavirus poses other problems for the electricity sector.