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What was (and wasn’t) achieved at COP29?

By Jacqueline Peel The petroleum-laden dust has settled on this year’s United Nations climate summit, COP29, held over the past fortnight in Baku, Azerbaijan. Climate

Councils urged to better support fashion recycling

A new global study has called for a shake-up of the recycled clothing industry, finding most donated clothes were exported to other countries or sent to

Australian first in long-range, emissions-free flying

Australia’s first passenger-capable, emission-free, long-range electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has taken to the skies. New South Wales-based

Green visions for key Brisbane leisure destinations

New masterplans for Kedron Brook and the Wynnum-Manly foreshore are among revitalisation initiatives for Brisbane’s key leisure and lifestyle destinations in the lead

Claims GDP is an outdated measure of policy impact

Scientists are urging governments to ditch GDP as an indicator of policy success and adopt a more wholistic measure of the health of an economy. A research paper out of

Surge in home batteries to store solar power

The number of Australian homeowners installing batteries to store power generated from rooftop solar has jumped more than 20 percent this year. Climate Council CEO

‘Dry phase’ fear after abrupt global fresh water drop

NASA satellites have picked up an abrupt drop in global fresh water that has showed no signs of recovery over the past decade. A team of international scientists,

World-leading seagrass nursery supports Reef restoration

The world’s largest seagrass nursery has been unveiled in central Queensland, boosting restoration efforts on the Great Barrier Reef. Great Barrier Reef Foundation

Net zero ‘out of reach’ without large-scale storage

Australia’s goal of achieving net-zero is “out of reach” without large-scale energy storage. A new report from Monash University suggests without policy changes to

Plastic-eating worms may hold key to waste crisis

New research has boosted the prospect of using plastic-eating worms to help break down the 400 million tonnes of plastic waste produced each year. The Kenya-based

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