This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Authors: Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland. After a recent foray into the debate over Australia’s so-called “climate election”, I received plenty of critical replies to my argument that Australians should take climate action more seriously. The most common rebuttal was...
I came across an article five years ago describing how the author didn’t produce trash for two years. I may have just browsed through that article or might have even skipped it all together. In my mind, going “zero waste” is absolutely rubbish. How do we go about living our daily lives without plastic? Especially...
Development and agriculture are the two main causes of deforestation in the Philippines. At around 70 percent land cover decades ago, it is now sitting at just 20 percent. With the island nation being hit by an average of twenty typhoons per year, deforestation has only intensified soil erosion and flood damage. Without these tree...
Note: This letter was originally published in our weekly newsletter and is being republished here. Hey guys, Happy World Environment Day! This year’s theme is #BeatAirPollutionsomething that’s been on my mind since travelling to the Motherland of the Philippines earlier this year and feeling dizzy and getting many headaches from exposure to vehicle fumes whilst walking around in Manila. I would later...
There is a new level of bliss that we feel when spending time outdoors. Being surrounded by trees, listening to nature calls, paying attention to the ecosystem and forming a stronger bond with Mother Nature leaves us feeling happier and more alive. It is also scientifically proven that spending time outside has a lot of...
As the world starts to move away from the linear production method of ‘take, make and waste’ to circularity in which waste is seen as a design flaw, we’ve put together this list of inspiring quotes and words about circular fashion and the circular economy that we feel should be shared far and wide to...
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. From climate change to armed conflict, our world is struggling with urgent global issues. But disagreements about how to solve them can spiral out of control. The only way to resolve intractable conflicts is to overcome desire to talk to allies more often than opponents....
Welcome back to yet another edition of our Climate Joy series! This week, we bring good news for the environment from one of the most unlikely places; and by this we refer to Nigeria where the government is moving against single-use plastic. We also bring news of electric cars from Armenia and clean energy in...
Recently, I came across a news article celebrating an innovation by an eco-startup. Now I am a huge believer in the magic of young startups myself. On my weekly hunt to supply adequate resources to the readers of ourClimate Joy series, I am often on the lookout for positive climate news. The article in question...
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Some voters heading to the polls this weekend may be casting their ballot with biodiversity in mind, after a major UN report released last week highlighted the global extinction crisis facing more than a million species. Australia is an extinction hotspot: we are second only...
When Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC) announced the details of her Green New Deal, its mention of the beef industry inspired some of the most ire from her critics. The policy suggests that our government should work with ranchers and farmers to reduce the agricultural sector’s greenhouse gas emissions, and a prematurely published FAQ page on her...
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Author: Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW. Last week a bipartisan UK Parliament passed an extraordinary measure: a national declaration of an Environment and Climate Emergency. The UK is the first national...