COP28: Strong outcome to end fossil fuel era backed by large majority

At least 127 countries have called for or endorsed a decision to phaseout fossil fuels at this year’s UN climate negotiations. These countries account for 71.7% of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and represent 46.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 69.7% of global GDP. The federal government should significantly constrain the use of biodiversity offsets under its environmental law reform agenda and stop them being used for critically endangered wildlife, according to a report by a partnership of 11 universities.

The federal government should significantly constrain the use of biodiversity offsets under its environmental law reform agenda and stop them being used for critically endangered wildlife, according to a report by a partnership of 11 universities.

People Living in Green Areas Seem to Age Slower at The Cellular Level. Surrounding ourselves with nature does wonders for our bodies, from better mental health to healthier hearts and stronger developing immune systems. So much so that some doctors are literally prescribing nature as a treatment.

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COP28: Strong outcome to end fossil fuel era backed by large majority of UNFCCC Parties
At least 127 countries have called for or endorsed a decision to phaseout fossil fuels at this year’s UN climate negotiations. These countries account for 71.7% of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, and represent 46.5% of global greenhouse gas emissions and 69.7% of global GDP

‘Stop the rapid loss of nature’: Labor warned to clamp down on biodiversity offsets in environment law overhaul
The federal government should significantly constrain the use of biodiversity offsets under its environmental law reform agenda and stop them being used for critically endangered wildlife, according to a report by a partnership of 11 universities.

People Living in Green Areas Seem to Age Slower at The Cellular Level
Surrounding ourselves with nature does wonders for our bodies, from better mental health to healthier hearts and stronger developing immune systems. So much so that some doctors are literally prescribing nature as a treatment.

Cyclone Jasper - Furious Fires Being Extinguished By Unusually Early Cyclones
As Cyclone Jasper bears down on Tropical North Queensland, locals prepare to weather this severe storm by preparing their homes as best they can, or packing up their belongings and heading to emergency centres. Towns in Far North Queensland (FNQ) have been torched in recent weeks with bushfires tearing through the region, only to be now threatened by an early season cyclone. During an El Niño, we typically don’t have a cyclone make landfall until January

East Africa's floods decimate almost entire rainy season harvest leaving over four million people with no food or income
Six months after a historic five-season drought, massive floods have inundated vast swaths of farmland across Kenya, Ethiopia and Somalia, right in the middle of the harvest season. Over four million impacted people in dire need of humanitarian assistance, warned Oxfam today.

It’s official: COP28 has more fossil fuel lobbyists than ever - Class Autonomy
There are 2,456 fossil fuel interests at this year’s U.N. climate summit, nearly four times more than any past year, according to a new analysis.

Can’t read a map or use a first aid kit: Australians lack hiking skills, survey shows
Just one in three Australians know how to deal with getting lost, while two in three Australians entirely reconsider going on trail walks due to safety concerns, according to research commissioned by popular hiking app AllTrails.

Greenpeace NZ billboard labels government climate extremists over oil and gas exploration plans
Anyone promoting more fossil fuel use in the midst of a climate crisis deserves to be called out as "extremist", Greenpeace's executive director Russel Norman says.

Cultivated meat approval progresses to the next stage
Earlier this year, Vow Foods applied to Food Standards Australia New Zealand, FSANZ, to evaluate its cultured quail as a food ingredient and now, after months of safety investigations, the regulator has concluded that it is safe to eat.