Future Warming from Global Food Consumption
'Food consumption is a major source of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and evaluating its future warming impact is crucial for guiding climate mitigation action' (Nature Climate Change journal) >
Australian Rivers Institute magazine
'Our mission is to do world-class science to improve understanding of catchment, river, estuarine and coastal ecosystems' (Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane) >
Environmental Impacts of Food Production
'Food, energy and water: this is what the United Nations refers to as the ‘nexus’ of sustainable development. As the world’s population has expanded and gotten richer, the demand for all three has seen a rapid increase. Not only has demand for all three increased, but they are also strongly interlinked: food production requires water and energy; water power can be used as a source of energy; agriculture provides a potential energy source.' (Our World in Data, Oxford Martin School, University of Oxford) >
Biodiversity Loss
Concerns about biodiversity loss caused by factors such as mining and land clearing.- Curtailing the collapse of the living world. 'addressing biodiversity loss, which weakens and destabilizes all of Earth’s ecological and biogeochemical systems, including its climate system, has only one option—to reverse biodiversity loss' (Editorial in Sciences Advances journal) >
Environmental Accounting can Change the World
Accounting for Nature: 'Environmental accounting can change the world.' 'Accounting for Nature is a transparent, affordable, verifiable and certifiable environmental accounting framework to inform better investment, policy and management decisions in natural capital. These include carbon co-benefits, green bonds, environmental offsets and impact investments.' (Accounting for Nature, Sydney and Brisbane) >
Agriculture: Facing the future
Proteins of the future: using precision fermentation to develop new ingredients 'CSIRO researchers, in collaboration commercial partners, are at the forefront of efforts to develop and scale up the exciting field of biotechnology called precision fermentation.' (ECOS Magazine, CSIRO, Canberra) >
Australian National Soil Information System
ANSIS (Australian National Soil Information System) will provide improved access to nationally consistent soil data and information needed to help sustainably manage Australian soil' 'CSIRO is using novel processes and technologies to develop ANSIS. This new system will improve online access and use of shared, nationally consistent soil data and information.' (ECOS magazine article, CSIRO, Canberra) >
Reusable Milk Kegs
The Udder Way - Reusable Milk Kegs. 'a milk keg system that slides into existing processes. It’s great for business and even better for the planet' (The Udder Way, Launceston, Tasmania) >
‘Happy milk’
"the dairy family that sustains a fair shake of the [glass] bottle" (The Guardian newspaper) >
Wastewater-Treatment for Water-Stressed Regions
Wastewater-treatment for inland, remote, water-stressed regions. 'As demand for fresh water supplies grow, communities need improved water re-use technologies to give them resilient, sustainable and high-quality water stocks.' (ECOS magazine, CSIRO, Canberra) >