9 News

Vegetation, forestry and energy efficiency projects are part of the federal government's recent $27.6 million spend to reduce emissions.

The Guardian

A federal and Victorian government decision to extend agreements that exempt the logging industry from conservation laws has sparked calls for the state to explain how it will boost wildlife protection in the wake of the summer’s devastating bushfires.

The Sydney Morning Herald

A coalition of more than 80 landcare, environmental, farming and conservation groups has written to state and federal governments proposing the creation of 24,000 jobs in land rehabilitation as part of a post-pandemic stimulus package.

Australian Mining

As social conversations surround the future of mining, with focus on climate change, green batteries, electric vehicles and decarbonising operations, nickel is making a comeback.

Food Processing

Food manufacturing is a power-hungry business and the rising cost of electricity is presenting challenges for the industry. In response, some manufacturers — both big and small — are choosing to switch to solar, resulting in significant energy savings along with reductions in carbon emissions.

The Age

An unknown "soapy substance" combined with warm weather and low water levels is believed to be behind the death of scores of fish in a creek in Melbourne's south-east.

The Conversation

At several points in the history of our planet, increasing amounts of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have caused extreme global warming, prompting the majority of species on Earth to die out.

The Weekly Times

A young Tasmanian couple are combining red cattle with green sustainable principles in a beef enterprise aiming to make Wagyu more affordable.

Yahoo News

The UK is using 1.2 billion tonnes of materials a year – that’s the equivalent of 18.5 tonnes of material for every person in the country.

The Age

Industry groups and climate change experts are calling on the government to use the economic recovery effort after the disruption from the global coronavirus pandemic to generate jobs and economic growth by rolling out low-emissions technologies.

Reneweconomy

The Energy Security Board has laid the way for climate and renewables targets to be included in future energy system planning, as governments move to put the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO) Integrated System Plans into practice.

Reneweconomy

The UK Government and the United Nations climate body, the UNFCCC, have announced that the next round of UN climate talks, COP26, that was due to be held in Glasgow in November have been delayed to allow governments to focus efforts on the immediate response to Covid-19.

Sky News Australia

Sky News host Chris Kenny says a “strange take” on the deadly coronavirus pandemic and climate change has been raised by former NSW Labor Premier Bob Carr.

Reneweconomy

It was always going to come to this. Whether it was a pandemic triggering a shutdown, a climate emergency bursting the carbon bubble, a populist backlash against inequality, wars over water or countless other possible triggers, this moment has long been inevitable.

Reneweconomy

A group of 40 leading international universities have formed a new “Climate Alliance” to accelerate climate action, saying these efforts remain crucial even during the global disruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the Black

Accountants play a key role in assessing and disclosing climate risks as part of corporate sustainability reporting, and are becoming important players in the business response to climate change.

The Australian Financial Review

Testing giant ALS is going to the police about allegations of potentially serious offences, following an internal probe into claims coal-quality results were artificially boosted.

Reneweconomy

The plans of renewable microgrid specialist MPower to develop a series of 5MW grid-connected solar farms continue to make progress, with a new EPC contract inked for one of its South Australia projects.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Australians installed solar panels on their roofs at a record rate last month, soaring almost half as much again as in March a year earlier, before the coronavirus began affecting supply and demand.

Reneweconomy

China is debating the role of coal generation in its next 5 year plan.

Ecogeneration

With the right policies in place, clean hydrogen could be deployed over the next 30 years to cut up to 34% of global greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels and industry, a new report from BloombergNEF has forecast. The falling cost of making hydrogen from wind and solar power offers a viable route to cutting emissions in fossil-fuel-dependent sectors of the economy such as steel, heavy-duty vehicles, shipping and cement, BNEF’s Hydrogen Economy Outlook concludes.

The Fifth Estate

What happens to energy efficiency when people desert the CBDs because of the COVID-19 pandemic to work from home, and then send energy consumption through the roof with their domestic consumption?

The Fifth Estate

The property industry has caught onto the benefits of social sustainability and community-focused development, but for the incoming generation, Gen Z, it’s no longer a nice-to-have – they’re going to need it.

Pedestrian

Anwen, the first female koala admitted to Port Macquarie Koala Hospital amid the devastation of the NSW bushfires, has been released back into her OG habitat today. Anwen is one of 26 brave koalas from the hospital who, over the coming days, will reunite with their homes. Yes, you may cry now. I am, too. Let’s wail together.

Broadsheet

Victoria’s online seal-spotting portal is opening early this year, which means you can spend your days counting seals, pointing out pups and helping entangled animals on Phillip Island.

The Australian

The recovery of humpback whales and other wildlife has fundamentally changed the notion that we cannot save our oceans.

The Conversation

The catastrophic bushfire season is officially over, but governments, agencies and communities have failed to recognise the specific and disproportionate impact the fires have had on Aboriginal peoples.

The Fifth Estate

As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes part of our daily lives in Australia, attempts to mitigate the spread have been rapid and severe, but, while the “big boxes” are being ticked, other less attention grabbing areas are being ignored. One such area is domestic wastewater dispersal and the spread of COVID-19 and other waterborne and airborne diseases in Australia.

Reneweconomy

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused unprecedented disruption to global and domestic air travel, and could result in commercial aviation emissions being cut by more than half in 2020 globally.

The Newcastle Herald

The Environment Protection Authority has fined Cleanaway $15,000 for allegedly storing 15,000 tonnes of waste from the container deposit scheme at Beresfield without a licence.

7 News

Some call her Saint Ronni Kahn, because that’s what she is. As founder and CEO of OzHarvest, Ronni and her team work tirelessly to deliver food and services to the homeless and underprivileged.

Vogue Australia

Alexandra and Genevieve Smart, of homegrown label GINGER & SMART, have been dressing Australians in their cool and classic designs for close to two decades. The sisters started their label back in 2002 and are known for their polished, playful and fashion-forward pieces but on a recent tour of their design atelier, the sisters explained how their commitment to sustainability has emerged as one of the most important aspects of their business.