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While the emotional impacts of climate change on young people are gaining recognition, the way they discuss these feelings remains largely unexplored....

New research from the Fight Food Waste Cooperative Research Centre and Central Queensland University claims that households could save up to $2500 a year by reducing food waste....

A new recycling facility near Canberra claims it will be able to create infinite, virgin-grade plastic without fossil fuels....

Local councils struggling to address climate change and public health issues might do well to employ more environmental health officers....

Last week the South Australian government launched its new Sustainable Procurement Policy to support the government’s infrastructure and transport programs to achieve net zero emissions by 2050....

In their place are new sensitivities to environment, green building standards and even First Nations cultural heritage....

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Density through urban redevelopment is on the agenda this week at the national cabinet meeting - and for the next decade as cities like Melbourne formally embrace density instead of urban sprawl....

Among the good news - and yes, we need to work a bit harder these days to find it - is that the unstoppable Martijn Wilder has been appointed chairman of the federal government’s $15 billion National Reconstruction Fund....

Consumers could be saving up to $500 a year with energy efficient measures such as improved insulations and savings from solar-battery ownership is set to increase from $1250 to $1470 between 2030 and 2050....

The Planning Institute of Australia has released a new report on the role of planning in emissions reduction - identifying the actions the planning industry needs to take to decarbonise key industry sectors....

Bamboo has a few downsides, but environmentally speaking, it could change the game for sustainability in buildings. But why hasn’t a large-scale bamboo industry been considered for Australia?...

Former New South Wales premier Bob Carr has taken up the battle to rewild Moore Park Golf Course....

The global outlook for electric vehicles is nothing but up....

As the New South Wales Minns government seeks to tackle the housing supply challenge, it also faces another equally important problem - how to protect unique environmental assets, avoid flood and bushfire risks and deliver liveability to residents....

Gas connections for all new housing and sub-divisions will be banned in Victoria from January 1 next year....

The recommendations emerged from a major piece of research done for ABCB by EV FireSafe, a private company that receives seed funding from the Australian Department of Defence to research EV high voltage battery fires and emergency responses to those fires....

The Queensland government has announced a new $22 million Smart Energy Savers program offering rebates for a range energy efficient appliance for the state’s residents to reduce emissions....

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia has partnered with Netherlands-based company CFP Green Buildings to develop a new green buildings tool that can help commercial building owners identify areas where they can reduce energy use and carbon emissions....

The World Green Building Council claims we’re one step closer to net zero as it launches the fifth edition of its annual Advancing Net Zero Status Report showcases breakthrough actions on advancing in net zero buildings....

According to Andrew Hall, chief executive officer of the Insurance Council of Australia, it’s time to take serious action to avoid climate disasters, and better planning and investment would be a good start....

In Europe, Germany recognizes EPDs for federal projects and Belgium requires sustainability marketing claims....