The Environment Report

Victoria to ban single-use plastic bags

The Victorian Government has announced it will be rolling out a blanket ban of lightweight, single-use plastic shopping bags from Novembe...

Country at crossroads, finds CSIRO

Australia is set to either enter a massive boom period of prosperity, strongly transition to a new renewable economy and enjoy more livab...

Sydney drives world-first green road trial

Concrete made using industrial waste from coal-fired power stations and steel manufacturing is being used in a world-first green roads tr...

Melbourne unveils urban forest strategy

Resilient Melbourne and the Nature Conservancy have launched the Living Melbourne strategy aimed at improving the ‘connectivity and exten...

Victorian Auditor-General hands down damning recycling report

The Victorian Auditor-General’s Office has handed down a scathing review of the state’s recycling sector, describing a waste management s...

Report outlines how urban lifestyles drive emissions

A new report detailing consumption patterns of urban dwellers has shed new light on the impact they have on global climate change and the...

Adani water plan flounders

The Australian Conservation Foundation has won its appeal at the Federal Court in its challenge of Adani’s North Galilee Water Scheme, wi...

UK to commit to ambitious 2050 target

Outgoing UK Prime Minister Theresa May has announced her country will ‘eradicate its net contribution’ to climate change by 2050. In an a...

Report details path to Paris

Australia could meet nearly half its carbon emissions reductions and save $7.7 billion in bills by adopting existing global standards on ...

WA EPA launches emissions consultation

The Western Australian Environmental Protection Authority has launched a 12-week round of industry and community consultation on its gree...

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