Towards Digital Sobriety
Lean ICT '...environmental impacts (rebound effects) related to the growing use of digital are constantly underestimated due to the devices miniaturization and the "invisibility" of the related infrastructures.' (The Shift Project, Paris) >
CLIMATE CHANGE ATTITUDES
Climate of the Nation 2020
'Tracking Australia’s attitudes towards climate change and energy.'
(Research by The Australia Institute, Canberra.) >
Reducing House Losses During Wildfires
Options for reducing house-losses during wildfires without clearing trees and shrubs.
(ScienceDirect journal) >
Trees with lower flammability
Plant Selection Key for Bushfire Protection.
Plants, shrubs and trees with lower flammability.
(Victorian Country Fire Authority) >
Scaling up climate action in Australia
'The continent is highly exposed to climate change impacts like sea level rise, coral reef loss, wildfires and extreme weather events.' > Download their report: >
Siberian-Arctic permafrost land
Study reveals how even minor warming/thawing of frozen lands can release large amounts of greenhouse gases and collapse landscapes. Remobilization of dormant carbon from Siberian-Arctic permafrost during three past warming events. >
JAPANESE GREEHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Japan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Prime Minister Suga to make pledge in first general policy speech as industry faces pressure. >
Queensland’s manufacturing sector (emissions)
Reducing emissions and costs for Queensland’s manufacturing sector. Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) >
A win for our possums
Federal Court [Australia] win for our possums! 'When governments fail to properly protect threatened species, the community can harness the power of the law to hold them to account.' (Environmental Justice Australia) .
Global Biodiversity Outlook 5
Convention on Biological Diversity. United Nations Environment Programme