NATS put nuclear option on the table to upset greenies and poke any other protractors in the eye
National Party Senators have announced they will move amendments to the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act to remove Australia’s prohibition on nuclear energy. Nuclear Energy has been prohibited in Australia since 1999 under the Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Act. The National Senators are hoping to change that with amendments that they will be moving this […]
A stark warning on the need for ambitious climate action revealed in IPCC report
The IPCC Assessment Report released today is “a stark warning that ambitious action on climate change is urgent,” Australia’s peak science body has declared. “The science is crystal clear – ambitious action on climate change cannot be delayed,” said Science & Technology Australia President Associate Professor Jeremy Brownlie. “The science has been telling us for […]
AMCS says IPCC report shows the time to save the Reef is now
A report by the world’s top climate scientists has added weight to the growing mountain of evidence that Australia urgently needs to up its climate game to help safeguard ocean icons like the Great Barrier Reef. The UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report published on Monday warns time is running out for the […]
ASC balances the scales with responsible aquaculture and discusses Tasmanian salmon
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council (ASC), headed in Australia by Duncan Leadbitter, says there is a middle path for fish farming in Australia, and there are responsible aquaculture farms, which hold certificates of compliance to world’s best practice in salmon farming, who are doing the right thing by the environment and their communities. “As a not-for-profit who has been tackling the issues of […]
Fish size study shows benefits of marine sanctuaries according to AMCS
The Australian Marine Conservation Society (AMCS) says a study released today by researchers at the University of Western Australia (UWA) shows that larger fishes can be found in Australia’s no-take marine sanctuaries, is more evidence of the benefits of highly protected areas for our oceans. The study used underwater video to take over 1 million […]
Earth Overshoot Day five months earlier than we can scale the resources of the planet
Maybe, Earth Overshoot Day is a term you are not familiar with. It marks the date when humanity’s demand for ecological resources and services in a given year exceeds what Earth can regenerate. You must admit that doesn’t sound like a good thing to be happening. In 2021 Earth Overshoot Day fell on 29 July, […]
NSW farmers find an issue with landholder uncertainty over gas exploration
NSW Farmers says the organisation is extremely disappointed with the NSW Government’s decision to identify the Liverpool Plains as appropriate for gas exploration. Today the NSW Government released its Future of Gas Statement, outlining its approach to this industry in NSW. The Statement aims to deliver certainty to industry and promote regional recovery. President James […]
Environmentalists say the temperature just kept rising from increase in greenhouse gases
According to the latest available data, if we are to reduce net carbon emissions to zero by 2050, we haven’t made a good start – governments, industry and individuals need to do much more, a new study shows. More greenhouse gases were produced in 2018 than any previous year, despite more than 20 countries reducing […]
Conservation concern as alien aphid detected on Kangaroo Island
An invasive species of aphid could put some threatened plant species on Kangaroo Island at risk as researchers from the University of South Australia confirm Australia’s first sighting of Aphis lugentis on the Island’s Dudley Peninsula. It is another blow for Kangaroo Island’s environment, especially following the Black Summer bushfires that decimated more than half […]
Groups say huge steps taken forward to protect globally significant marine hotspot
An alliance of leading environment groups has welcomed the Morrison Government’s commitment to create two new marine parks off Christmas Island and the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, in a huge step forward for marine protection in Australian waters. The parks will cover up to 740,000 square kilometers of Australian waters around the islands, an area twice […]