Bucking the trend: Is there a future for ultra-long-haul flights in a net-zero carbon world?
These long-distance flights must carry substantially more fuel and, as a result, fewer passengers, making them markedly less efficient.
These long-distance flights must carry substantially more fuel and, as a result, fewer passengers, making them markedly less efficient.
Voters have become more concerned about environmental issues broadly, and are willing to do their part.
Insects are critical to the future of our planet. They help to keep pest species under control and break down dead material to release nutrients into the soil.
Deloitte has collected data from a survey of 23,000 people across 23 countries to see what motivates people to act more sustainably and how those decisions impact their choices.
When you think of EVs, chances are you’ll picture electric cars. But there’s a quiet revolution going on in transport.
The study revealed that over 250,000 pieces of waste – with 80 per cent as plastic – have been removed from eight key river systems flowing into the Great Southern Reef, stretching from Brisbane to Perth.
Former carbon market watchdog Andrew MacIntosh has described carbon offsets as a “rort” with up to 80 per cent “markedly low in integrity”.
In the EU, falling prices have seen people buying more clothing than ever before while spending less money in the process.
The increasing demand for air travel and cargo transport is plac an immense burden on the environment.
Over one-fifth of all plastic produced worldwide is tossed into uncontrolled dumpsites, burned in open pits or leaked into the environment.
Mussels in Port Philip Bay are ingesting microscopic pieces of plastic used in cosmetics and affecting their ability to reproduce, shares RMIT University eco-toxicologist Dr Charlene Trestrail.
The resulting tiles and other pre-cast products, dubbed Biolith, contain 85 per cent granite from recycled material and 15 per cent bio-cement.
Brisbane mayor Adrian Chrinner said the floods had generated a year’s worth of waste, with nearly 30,000 cubic metres.
They found that the aquatic animals helped reduce weeds, sped up the decomposition of waste, and improved rice yields compared with rice grown alone.
Empty supermarket shelves still shock Australians, who have become accustomed to being able to buy the food they want. But we can expect to see more.