The Environment Report

“Climate apartheid” looming, warns special rapporteur

Humanity is on the brink of a coming ‘climate apartheid’, where the rich can afford to escape the new extremes of the climate crisis...

Air pollution linked to fertility rates

New research suggests that air pollution levels may affect the activity of a woman’s ovaries, with high pollution correlating to a drop...

ALDI moves on plastics

Supermarket giant ALDI Australia has announced plans to cut its plastic consumption by ‘at least a quarter’ from its product range by...

Trains run on plastic sleepers

The Victorian Government has announced the installation of the first batch of recycled plastic sleepers to be used in one of Melbourne’s...

Ozone changes driving cancer rates

Changes to the world’s ozone layer has resulted in significantly higher rates of skin cancer, a new international research study has...

New satellites launched to improve forecasting

A mission of six new satellites have been launched from America’s Cape Canaveral, promising to provide significantly more accurate...

Faith leaders urge action on climate change

Over 150 of the country’s senior religious leaders have signed a public letter urging the Prime Minister to take more decisive action on...

Study shows apathy towards sea-level rise

Half of NSW’s coastal community thinks rising sea levels will not impact them directly, according to new research – and 25% of surveyed...

Renewable investment strong, despite small contraction

Global investment in renewable energy has blasted through records, hitting USD $288 billion in 2018, far exceeding the amount spent on...

Don’t forget the microbes, warn researchers

While the world focusses on the big-ticket items of climate change like renewable energy, emissions and pollution, a group of scientists...

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