The Paris Agreement has gained a powerful new spokesperson: tens of thousands of young people from all over the world. A whole new generation has understood the Agreement’s significance and…
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Houses Made of Hemp……are good for the planet!
Progressive Australian company Mirreco have some exciting plans for the future of Australian housing – houses made of hemp. Like other environmentally-conscious businesses across the world. Mirreco has a genuine concern…
Global Carbon Emissions Decrease by 2%…..as electricity production moves away from Coal
As overall electricity generation from coal fell 3% in 2019 due to some countries experiencing milder winters and some are making the move away from coal-fired power plants,- the result…
Enova….Energy Done Differently
Enova are Australia’s first community – owned power company – and a social enterprise that is about communities, customers and the welfare of the planet. Launched in 2016 in Byron Bay…
Telstra Commits to go 100% Renewable by 2025!
Greenpeace has been lobbying some of Australia’s largest electricity companies to lead the way in moving our country to clean and affordable renewable energy and make a public commitment to…
#PullingOurWeight…Circular Economy and Plastic Waste
It’s hard to fathom that Australians throw out 60,000 tonnes of waste every single day. While largely, most of it is dispensed of responsibly, quite a large portion of it ends…
Transforming Recycling in Victoria….a new container deposit scheme and more…
Earlier this week, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Environment Lily D’Ambrosio announced the first in a suite of new policies under the Recycling Victoria package, designed to position…
Terraform Vol.II…..rising from the ashes of Australia’s bushfires
Josh Dykgraaf is a master of image manipulation and all things Photoshop. His creative work features manipulation of his own photography. Josh’s latest body of work, Terraform Vol. II features some…
Tokyo 2020 Olympics…medals will be made from recycled electronics
The 2020 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and more commonly known as Tokyo 2020 is scheduled to take place from 24th July to 9th…
Take 3 For the Sea…….simple actions to address complex problems
It is no secret that our planet is in trouble and that the human species is to blame. We created the current paradigm that exists, therefore it is up to…
National Climate Emergency Summit……14-15 February 2020, Melbourne
Recognition that climate change now constitutes a global emergency is rapidly spreading around the planet. Growth of the international movement to formally declare a climate emergency represents one of the…
Living Lion….a green collaboration between HSBC Australia and The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney.
To mark the occasion of the opening of HSBC’s new Barangaroo branch, the bank has collaborated with The Royal Botanic Garden Sydney, installing a living lion made from 5,600 plants….