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You’ll already have seen signs of the potential of electric mobility. E-scooters are popping up in major cities, giving people a way to make short trips quickly and cheaply. Even this is just the start.
Only four months into 2022, and Australians have already watched several climate disasters unfold across the continent, from coral bleaching to devastating floods and bushfires.
Responsible investing, socially conscious investing, sustainable investing, and ESG investing are all about investing to encourage positive change. But is it worth it?
Plastic pollution is a global problem, contaminating terrestrial, freshwater and marine ecosystems. Microplastics — plastic particles smaller than five millimetres in size — infiltrate and circulate in the global planetary dust cycle, water cycle and carbon cycle.
As climate change intensifies, we are now seeing cascading and compounding impacts and risks, including where extreme events coincide.
There’s no doubt that we’re seeing an increased frequency of catastrophic events around the world. But concerted, aggressive action needs to happen now to reduce the impacts and help avert catastrophe.
What can we do? Don’t give up.
It’s a popular idea that the path to sustainability lies in high-tech solutions. But the risks of this approach are becoming ever clearer. In some places, the principles of low tech are already influencing urban design and industrial policy.
Are you one of the increasingly large number of people seeking to minimise the environmental damage wrought when producing the food you eat?
For their development and well-being, children need information that both acknowledges the very troubling realities we are facing but also equips them to take action to change that future.
Do you ever find yourself staring at the supermarket shelf in turmoil, trying to make the most environmentally sustainable choices from an overwhelming array of available products?
Join a community of like-minded people inspiring each other to live sustainable lives.
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