Explainer: why we should be turning waste into fuel
May 19, 2017 05:41 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
The federal government recently announced that it is giving recycling company ResourceCo a loan of A$30 million to build two waste-to-fuel plants producing solid waste fuel. Waste-to-energy is an important part of the...
This South Pacific island of rubbish shows why we need to quit our plastic habit
May 19, 2017 04:42 am UTC| Nature
A remote South Pacific island has the highest density of plastic debris reported anywhere on the planet, our new study has found. Our study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences,...
Sidelining God: why secular climate projects in the Pacific Islands are failing
May 19, 2017 04:32 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Unless you are cocooned in a tourist bubble, it is hardly possible to miss God when you visit the Pacific Islands. In every village and on every main street there seems to be a church or temple, packed to bursting point on...
Will we reverse the little progress we've made on environmental justice?
Apr 17, 2017 01:15 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature Law
The Flint water crisis was perhaps the most high-profile example of the social inequalities tied to environmental issues. But it is hardly the first. There is ample evidence that hazardous waste facilities, Superfund...
Link found between retreating sea ice and extreme weather conditions
Apr 14, 2017 02:19 am UTC| Nature
The seasonal sea-ice retreat across the Arctic Ocean is perhaps one of the most conspicuous indicators of climate change. In September 2012, a new record was set for the time that we have been tracking sea ice with...
Green nationalism? How the far right could learn to love the environment
Apr 11, 2017 13:52 pm UTC| Nature Economy
Green politics is associated with the left these days, but that doesnt rule out an eco-friendly turn at the opposite end of the spectrum. After all, nationalist worries over finite resources and talk of threats to...
Three ways to improve commercial shipping's environmental footprint
Apr 11, 2017 07:01 am UTC| Insights & Views Nature
Do you wear runners, drink coffee or own a mobile phone? The chances are that these products cruised to you on a ship. In 2015, the global merchant fleet carried a record 10 billion tonnes of cargo, a 2.1% increase from...
South Africa’s plan to move away from coal: 8 steps to make it succeed
Germany lowers voting age to 16 for the European elections
IceCube researchers detect a rare type of energetic neutrino sent from powerful astronomical objects