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A UNSW academic’s innovative research uses ocean currents to optimise shipping routes and reduce the environmental impact of sea transport. Each day more than 50,000 cargo ships ply the world’s oceans, carrying about 90% of all the goods that are traded worldwide. Global shipping is an enormous industry – and it’s responsible for … Continued
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The owner and director of a former waste oil refinery at Rutherford has been convicted of three offences and ordered to pay over $400,000 for failing to comply with a clean-up notice issued by the EPA and a prohibition notice issued by the then Minister for Energy and Environment. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) … Continued
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Blacktown residents have even more locations to recycle their eligible bottles, cans and cartons with the opening of a new Return and Earn machine in Marsden Park. The Elara Shopping Village Return and Earn machine is the 28th return point in the Blacktown area, making it easier for residents to redeem their eligible containers and … Continued
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Thursday 19 June 2025 The Environment Centre Northern Territory is alarmed that the Finocchiaro government has broken its election promise to voters by abandoning all climate emissions targets for the NT. The Country Liberal Party (CLP) government has revealed it will not implement a 2030 emissions reduction target as it promised before the last NT election. … Continued
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Thursday 19 June 2025 Today’s Home Safe report from the Climate Change Authority is a timely and sobering reminder of the urgent need to prepare our communities for the worsening impacts of climate change. Sweltering Cities welcomes the report’s recognition that investment in climate adaptation and resilience pays dividends – not just financially, but in … Continued
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North Sydney Council invites the community to celebrate National Tree Day by getting hands-on with nature at our annual community planting event on Sunday 27 July, from 9.30am to 11am at Hamilton Reserve, Cammeray. This year’s planting will help to expand and rehabilitate the bushland adjoining Tunks Park, North Sydney’s most species-diverse piece of remnant … Continued
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Key points Earth’s cloud cover is shrinking, driving record-breaking temperatures Trend linked to climate change through shifts in weather patterns Loss of cloud cover amplifying warming effect of greenhouse gas emissions Earth’s cloud cover is rapidly shrinking and contributing to record-breaking temperatures, according to new research involving the Monash-led Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence … Continued
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Citizen scientists have helped uncover swathes of native species habitat cleared across Australia, with the overwhelming majority happening on agricultural land, including one cluster at the edge of a World Heritage area. The bulldozing of 90,000 hectares of bush across 176 properties amounts to around 320 Sydney CBDs. For comparison, deforestation for palm oil in Indonesia … Continued
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Australia’s Ecopha Biotech has officially launched a landmark joint venture in China: Ecopha Biotech (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., marking a pivotal moment in the company’s global expansion and reinforcing Australia’s role as a leader in next-generation sustainable materials. Ecopha is at the forefront of developing PHA (polyhydroxyalkanoate), a revolutionary bioplastic that biodegrades fully in marine and … Continued
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Funding Led by DBL Partners Will Accelerate Fiber Global’s U.S. Manufacturing Expansion to Turn Abundant Global Waste Streams into High-Performance Products BROWNSBURG, Ind.–BUSINESS WIRE– Fiber Global, a pioneer in sustainable building materials, today announced it has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was led by DBL Partners, with Founder and Managing Partner … Continued
