If we don't fix it, the planet will cease to function and humanity will be in trouble," Professor Alex McBratney from the University of Sydney's Institute of Agriculture said.
I guess were going to test the Professor's hypothesis :) no do overs though
After an extremely successful inaugural crowdsourced investigation in 2023, we were stoked to return in 2024 to scan more land and take on the bulldozers. ... read full post
Some of these installations only have 6 ongoing jobs, pretty insane how few people are needed for these.
Interesting take on Australian solar manufacturing options.
Writer is Georgia Edmonston.
Well, that burns my coal :(
With vast amounts of space, intense sunshine and a leading role in solar power’s creation, Australia is an ideal candidate to take advantage of the solar revolution. ... read full post
As in every election over the last 20 years, at stake will be the question of whether Australia chooses a clean energy future, or prolongs the life of coal and gas – an outcome the nuclear plan relies on. ... read full post
Drier conditions have led to waterbird numbers in eastern Australia plummeting by 50% compared with 2023, one of the country’s largest wildlife surveys has found.
Conducted annually since 1983, the eastern Australian waterbird aerial survey is one of the world’s longest continuous bird counts as well as one of the largest by geographical distance covered.
Fcuk cats!
A new study estimates that more than 9000 insects and other native invertebrates have become extinct in Australia since European arrival in 1788 and between 1-3 additional species become extinct every week.
What the fcuk? :(
Emissions from the tourism sector have surged by 40 per cent over the past decade and now make up 9 per cent of the world's greenhouse emissions, a new study has found.
Experts warn the figure could double every 20 years, which is incompatible with the Paris Agreement's goal for the sector to reduce its emissions by more than 10 per cent annually.
You guys use https://www.ecosia.org/ right :D
The only really big cuts so far have happened in the land sector — by felling fewer trees, and planting more. (In the jargon of carbon reporting, that's called Land Use, or more formally Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)).
All other emissions combined are now nearly identical to what they were in 2005.
Stupid headline aside ... read full post