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On October 24, through the website www.350.org, as well as Twitter, Facebook, Flikr and YouTube, the International Day of Climate Action rallied millions of people in 181 countries to participate in more than 5200 events calling for strong action and...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Good rains across much of eastern and southern Australia over the last year have allowed many rivers to flow for the first time in years. But in major cities where roads and pavements have replaced the natural vegetation,...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Renewable energy developers and environmental NGOs are becoming increasingly concerned about design flaws in the expanded national Renewable Energy Target (RET), which was passed into law by Parliament in August 2009. In...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The successor to the Kyoto Protocol is likely to include Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) provisions to reduce the damaging greenhouse gas emissions which occur from habitat destruction. But...

How can people be motivated to make more sustainable choices in their lives? While there has been much public debate about incentives, disincentives, tougher regulations and the need for more public education campaigns, a much more cost-effective approach-based...

Sustainability has always shaped how Australian-owned company Jasper Coffee operates. But their recent achievement of 100 per cent carbon neutral status tops off their leading standard for successful sustainable business. It took three years of...

The economic potential of carbon is the focus of a new collaborative tire project on the Tiwi Islands, 80 km north of Darwin in the Northern Territory. Nearly half of the Tiwi Islands are burnt every year, resulting in significant greenhouse gas...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Concerted 'bailout' investment in ecological infrastructure and its connectivity will essentially underpin our future prosperity and is long-term insurance. As the global financial crisis hit its peak in October 2008, investing...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Deforestation causes about 20 per cent of the world's greenhouse gas emissions and catastrophic climate change will be difficult to avoid unless forest-clearing in the tropics is significantly reduced. Until now, halting deforestation,...