In early April, California experienced a “superbloom” of flowers. As a result of drought, the bloom was the first in the past few years and the fields and National Parks in the state exploded into a cornucopia of florae and colours. Around the state, fields were initially opened up for all members of the public...
Written and directed by award-winning filmmaker of Damon Gameau (the brains behind That Sugar Film) environmental documentary 2040 peeks into what our future could look like by the year 2040 if we embraced the best solutions available to us to tackle a changing climate, make sustainable use of earth’s resources, improve the planet and bring them...
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Author: Hannah Feldman, PhD Researcher in Science Communication, Australian National University. Youths are often brushed off as being politically disengaged, but the Australian Electoral Commission has reported record high numbers of youth enrolment, and climate change will be at the forefront of their minds when many...
Welcome to yet another series of our Climate Joy reports. This is the first edition for this month and reviewing the stories in this week’s roundup, May is looking pretty positive already. Anyway, without further ado, here are the joyful climate news that’s making our heart sing. Literally. 1. London Marathon Shares Edible Water Capsules...
Last week, the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) released a scorecard, assessing Australia’s three major parties, The Australian Greens, Australian Labor Party (ALP) and the Liberal National Party aka the Coalition, on 50 key policies across four main areas: renewables investment, coal phase out, stopping Adani’s coal mine and protecting the natural environment. The highest possible...
If you’re not a Game of Thrones (GoT) fan, you’ll most likely be an innocent bystander that is forced to hear about from your friends and co-workers. For those that don’t watch it, it’s one of the most popular TV shows in history, with over 17.4 million people viewing the first episode of Season 8...
In this week’s ‘Climate Joy’ series, we celebrate the efforts of governments and organisations taking sustainable strides. From Washington to Quito, people across the globe are increasingly striving for a better future for the environment and our unborn ones. 1. Washington State Commits to 100% Renewable Energy Another American state makes it to our Climate...
Plastic has us at its mercy. From the leaching of harmful toxins to the degradation of the environment, who knew that a simple thing such as plastic could be a great factor to our planet’s devastation? We’re so addicted to the man-made material that we’re literally having a tough time shaking it out of our...
When you think of polluting industries, you probably imagine extractive fuel endeavors like coal or oil, and maybe wag a finger towards the garment industry or the ubiquitous use of plastics, also a product of the oil industry. However, there are other, silent industries with less public exposure damaging the planet at alarming rates. Concrete...
Not-for-profit environmental organisation Take 3 For The Sea has increased their efforts in conserving the environment and protecting wildlife by creating their biggest movement yet through social media with their latest campaign the #Take3Challenge. Targeting people that are connected to the planet, the campaign encourages a simple action that leads to considerable change, encouraging everyone...
This week, cities and countries take centre stage as governments make progress towards a better climate. From Oslo to Chicago, there is good news on the horizon. By way of a reminder, Climate Joy is a new EWP series which aims to celebrate positive climate news. Each week, we will curate a summary of news...
I started writing about the environment, climate change and the eco-community about two years ago. In that time, I have come to observe that climate news is often moody and sometimes outrightly depressing. The news always shares gloomy details either on how the temperature levels are increasingly rising, lists the animal species we are losing...