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  • 2024 Year in Review: Climate whiplash amid more weather extremes

    2024 Year in Review: Climate whiplash amid more weather extremes
    2024/12/23
    Climate whiplash is the term being used to describe the increasing frequency and intensity of extreme weather events that have swept the globe in 2024. Scientists say global average temperatures across the year are on track to temporarily surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with human-caused climate change the key driver.
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    11 分
  • Up up and away: carbon emissions in tourism industry on the rise

    Up up and away: carbon emissions in tourism industry on the rise
    2024/12/15
    With the holiday season fast, approaching many people will be preparing to pack up and head out on holidays. But researchers are calling on people to consider the sustainability of their trips with carbon emissions from the tourism industry on the increase. A study published in Nature Communications indicates that greenhouse gas emissions from tourism are growing more than two times faster than those from the rest of the global economy.
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    7 分
  • Up, up, and away: carbon emissions in the tourism industry on the rise

    Up, up, and away: carbon emissions in the tourism industry on the rise
    2024/12/14
    With the holiday season fast approaching, many people will be preparing to pack up and head out on holidays. But researchers are calling on people to consider the sustainability of their trips with carbon emissions from the tourism industry on the increase.
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    6 分
  • 1. Burnt: No Ordinary Fire

    1. Burnt: No Ordinary Fire
    2024/12/12
    Five years on from the Black Summer bushfires, many people are still dealing with the loss and grief of what happened, and how they were left to pick up the pieces. This series focuses on one devastating summer, two communities, and the collective grief and determination they needed to get back up on their feet after disaster. This is Burnt, an SBS Podcast. In episode one, Sydney Lang revisits the people of Cobargo and Mallacoota to hear how they remember what happened that summer.
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    28 分
  • Are bioplastics the solution to fossil fuel dependency and plastic pollution?

    Are bioplastics the solution to fossil fuel dependency and plastic pollution?
    2024/12/05
    As plastic pollution grows, there's more interest in sustainable alternatives like bioplastics. Global bio-based plastic production has more than doubled since 2010, but some have concerns about the right way to dispose of it.
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    3 分
  • World's highest court hears largest-ever case on climate justice

    World's highest court hears largest-ever case on climate justice
    2024/12/03
    The largest case to be held at the world's top court is underway with climate justice under the spotlight and significant implications for Australia's fossil fuel industry. Climate activists have condemned Australia's submission in the landmark case on climate responsibility as an attempt to dodge responsibility for the worsening climate crisis.
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    7 分
  • Australia's 'beating heart' - the Murray Darling Basin - is declining in health

    Australia's 'beating heart' - the Murray Darling Basin - is declining in health
    2024/12/03
    The Murray-Darling River Basin provides water to more than 3.6 million Australians and covers more than a million square kilometres. Despite 30 years and billions of dollars spent trying to protect it, researchers say the waterway is in declining health.
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    5 分
  • Severe storms in Australia raise fears of future wild trends

    Severe storms in Australia raise fears of future wild trends
    2024/12/02
    Australia has been hit with severe storms in the past few weeks. The increasingly common presence of floods has worried Australians that fear a future of extreme weather for the country.
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    6 分