The week the EU’s climate foundations started to shake – POLITICO
“It says, basically, if you want to pollute, you pay. If you don’t want to pay, innovate. And…
Vegetable scraps to be turned into bioenergy by Scenic Rim farm as part of $291 million project
Vegetable scraps from a major Queensland producer are set to be turned into renewable energy in what developers…
Deadly Indonesia floods force a deforestation reckoning
BANGKOK – Permits revoked, lawsuits filed, the threat of state takeovers. Deadly flooding in Indonesia has prompted unprecedented…
Alcoa’s environmental record ‘disappointing’ says WA premier after $55m payment for unlawful jarrah forest clearing
Western Australians have long been “disappointed” with the environmental performance of one of the state’s major miners, according…
‘It’s a catastrophe’: Wellington rages as millions of litres of raw sewage pour into ocean | New Zealand
A tide of anger is rising in New Zealand’s capital, Wellington, as the city’s toilets continue to flush…
The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store the most carbon — and they also face the greatest threat from humans
The biggest trees in the Peruvian Amazon store disproportionately more carbon than smaller trees do, a new study…
Feed and water supplies dry up in NSW as drought tightens grip
A scorching summer across New South Wales has left farmers like Ryan Staniforth with empty dams and thirsty…
The natural architecture of oyster reefs maximizes recruit survival
Huston, M. A general hypothesis of species diversity. Am. Nat. 113, 81–101 (1979). Article MathSciNet Google Scholar Kovalenko,…
Climate change is accelerating but nature is slowing down
For years, many ecologists have argued that as global warming intensifies, nature should change more quickly. The logic…
Renewable energy company abandons native title court application over Darwin solar farm
A renewable energy company accused of “bulldozing the rights of Aboriginal people” has withdrawn a court application linked…
Property developers spark anger over plan to clear woodland home to Baudin’s and Carnaby’s black cockatoos | Endangered habitats
Property developers in Perth plan to bulldoze an endangered banksia ecosystem used by threatened black cockatoo species, and…
Meet the Inuit scientist kayaking around Greenland to highlight just how far microplastics travel
Armed with just a kayak and a self-built microplastic filter, Kristian Louis Jensen has spent the last decade…