Every year, 740,000km of fishing line and 14 billion hooks are lost at sea
New research findings help highlight where to focus efforts to stem the tide of fishing pollution.
New research findings help highlight where to focus efforts to stem the tide of fishing pollution.
There are many small and easy actions that the whole family can start doing at home to incorporate more eco-friendly habits.
The rapid expansion of plantations is causing massive deforestation, particularly in Asia, where it fuels the destruction of wildlife habitats such as those of orangutans.
Half of ocean plastic pollution comes from some 4.5 million fishing vessels operating in national and international waters.
Made from layers of plastic and aluminium, sachets aren’t biodegradable and are almost impossible to recycle.
The vast majority of carbon storage credited under the government’s carbon credits scheme has either not occurred, or would have occurred anyway.
Meat industry-funded study compares impact of burritos on blood, digestive systems and mood for four hours after consumption.
Authorities claim data from the Higg Index used to substantiate sustainability claims is misleading.
Most clothing is simply not designed to be recycled. Even when it is, the fashion industry lacks the kind of infrastructure needed to really embrace a circular economy model.
In this new landscape, more green initiatives, advocacies, and offsets have sprouted, but how can we ensure these pledges are credible?
To keep reducing waste around Australia, we need to transform our relationship with plastic.
logists have sounded the alarm on this for over a decade. But no one’s had a hard number about how much this is happening,” explains Matthew Fagan, lead researcher and assistant professor of geography and environmental systems at UMBC.
The government aims for renewable energy to make up more than 80 per cent of Australia’s electricity mix by 2030, but its pledge of $20 billion for new transmission infrastructure means we can aim higher and go faster.
During the pandemic, aviation-related carbon emissions plunged to historic lows. But the global aviation industry is recovering.
These long-distance flights must carry substantially more fuel and, as a result, fewer passengers, making them markedly less efficient.