Is sharing circular? Exploring the links at OuiShare Fest
On one level, the links between the circular economy and the sharing economy appear clear-cut. Countless assets around us exhibit ‘idle capacity’, with car sharing the example that we’re all most familiar with: the average European car is parked 92 percent of the time. When the car is used, there’s still surplus capacity, with only 1.5 […]
The whitethroat expresses both acacia thorn and bramble
Claxton, Norfolk The song is as lowly and modest as the bush from which it emerges. It inhabits our spring subliminally I can tell the weather by the St Mark’s flies, because, as they sail over the brambles, their fore-legs dangle together and are held so that they face directly into the oncoming breeze and […]
Saving Great Barrier Reef from climate change should be central election issue, says Tim Flannery
Scientist says lack of attention to climate change is ‘staggering’ given it is Australia’s last chance ‘to close down coal-fired power stations and save the reef’ Tim Flannery says preserving the Great Barrier Reef from coral bleaching linked to climate change should be a central issue in the federal election campaign. Flannery, a scientist and […]
The long game: will Malcolm Turnbull's gamble pay off?
The leader who promised to end three-word slogans now says ‘jobs and growth’ every second breath. But will diluting the personality that made him popular win him the power to build a lasting legacy? Malcolm Turnbull is selling his “jobs and growth” election message with the zeal of a man whose life’s ambition depends on […]
Global warming will hit poorer countries hardest, research finds
Tropical regions likely to suffer biggest increase in hot days and extreme weather because of climate change, say scientists New evidence that poorer countries will suffer the worst effects of climate change has shown that the number of hot days in tropical developing countries is likely to increase markedly as global warming takes hold. It […]
People power: Tasmanian residents to store solar energy and sell it back to grid
Some 40 Bruny Island households are to be transformed into ‘mini-power stations’ as they trial Reposit Power’s software and solar storage There are more than 1.5m households in Australia with rooftop solar. And in a few months time, 40 Tasmanian homeswill be acting as mini power stations – not just producing energy for their own […]
BP plan to drill for oil in Great Australian Bight rejected for second time
Australian offshore oil and gas regulator keeps reasons for rejection secret, but says company will be given an opportunity to revise application BP’s application to drill for oil deep in the pristine Great Australian Bight has been rejected for a second time by the offshore oil and gas regulator, Nopsema. The regulator said on its […]
Richard Di Natale: global warming is the most urgent threat to Australia's security
Greens leader tells the Lowy Institute Australia should develop an independent foreign policy that made poverty and climate change priorities The Greens leader, Richard Di Natale, has accused the Turnbull government of failing to understand that global warming is a bigger threat to Australia’s national security than terrorism. In an address due to be given […]
It's time for the environment roundup with Ian the Climate Denialist Potato | First Dog on the Moon
Today we are looking at some of the environmental issues facing the nation and how lucky we are to have Greg Hunt as our environment minister Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons are published Get all your needs met at the First Dog shop if what you need is First […]
Aircraft contrails bring warmer nights and conspiracy theories
Scientists agree that aircraft pollution affects surface temperatures, but some people believe they have a darker side A sky crisscrossed with contrails from high-flying aircraft is a familiar sight in Britain and North America. Depending on the weather conditions these can merge into a blanket of high cloud that at times can be dense enough […]