Environment

Globe hits 30 percent renewable threshold - Newsreel

Planet Earth hits major renewables milestone

Planet Earth has reached a major threshold point on renewable energy after achieving “astonishing” growth during 2023. Despite this, researchers are warning that
Read more 9 May 2024
Field showing drought conditions and green pasture. | Newsreel

All Queensland now drought-free

Queensland’s drought is officially over. After more than a decade, the sate is now free of drought with the last two local government areas having their drought status
Read more 9 May 2024
A baby breastfeeding/ | Newsreel

Push for breastfeeding to be a carbon offset

Australian researchers say breastfeeding should be treated as a carbon offset in global plans for a sustainable public health system. In a report prepared for the World
Read more 8 May 2024
Lake Tsunamis are on the rise - Newsreel

Tsunamis in lakes pose a growing threat

In recent years the world has witnessed some terrifying tsunamis as undersea earthquakes sent mountains of rushing water inland. But that only happens in the sea –
Read more 8 May 2024
Artist's impression of an exoplanet. | Newsreel

A maximum of 1250 degrees with an 8000km/h breeze

Winds exceeding 8000km/h, daytime temperatures of 1250 degrees Celsius, dropping to 600 degrees overnight. That’s the environment of a planet 280 light years away. An
Read more 8 May 2024
Electric trucks being charged/ | Newsreel

Billion-dollar upside to onshoring cleantech

A move from a “dig and ship” to a “mine and make” economy could generate $215 billion in revenue and create 53,000 jobs in Australia by 2035. A new report from
Read more 8 May 2024
Cleanaway General Manager Solid Waste Services Aaron Carter and Cleanaway driver Cass Hughes. | Newsreel

Queenslanders lack confidence in recycling process

Almost half of Queenslanders believe the rubbish they place in recycling bins is not being properly recycled. The lack of confidence in the recycling process has
Read more 7 May 2024
small possum-like marsupial | Newsreel

Call to review biodiversity offset scheme

A biodiversity offset scheme aimed at preserving natural habitat has not delivered on its goals, according to the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF). Under the
Read more 7 May 2024
Cattle grazing | Newsreel

Greener pastures drop red-meat emissions

Improved land management has helped Australia’s red meat industry reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by almost 80 percent. A CSIRO report found that in 2021 net
Read more 2 May 2024
Jet airplane refuelling. | Newsreel

Low-carbon aviation may take off on landfill gas

A low-carbon aviation industry is a step closer thanks to a world-first development by researchers at the University of Sydney. A team led by Professor PJ Cullen has
Read more 2 May 2024