Nothing is stronger than love…except climate change. We don’t want to ruin the romance, but the cost of consumerism isn’t so rosy. Keep reading to find out why you should look at Valentine’s Day a little differently this year.
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COP meetings are now held annually rather than every five years to work on closing the gap. Pressure is on to increase targets by 2022; to ensure they are more operational and less declaration-driven than before. The world’s two largest emitters, the USA and China, have agreed to reduce emissions collaboratively.
Every third week in October, the Australian Water Association works to inspire individuals, communities, and organisations to build awareness around the value of water. The NWW2021 theme this year is Caring for water and Country, which celebrates the vital and cultural role that water plays in our lives.
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If it were a country, plastic would be the fifth-highest emitter in the world. Australians are the biggest consumers of single-use plastic waste globally, producing an average of 59kg of plastic waste per person a year. The more plastic made that we use, the more fossil fuels we need, and in turn, we exacerbate climate change. It is estimated that by 2040, there will be 1.3 billion tonnes of plastic waste present in our environment. So how do we address the problem?
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In 1995 the UN declared 17 June as ‘World Combat Desertification and Drought Day’. This year the day focuses on turning degraded land into healthy land. According to the UN, nearly three-quarters of the Earth’s ice-free land has been transformed, mainly to meet the demand for food, raw materials, and human settlement. A little closer to home, in the last 200 years, nearly 40% of Australia’s forests have been cut down, leaving behind fragmented landscapes.
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There is growing recognition of the relationship that trees and forests play regarding climate change. The interactions between forests, water, and energy provide not only the foundations for carbon storage but for cooling the Earth’s surfaces and distributing our global water resources.
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“It takes a little bit of art and a little bit of science,” says native plant agronomist Geoff Woodall. Geoff has been working with Carbon Positive Australia since 2009. He has worked to improve seed treatment, the machinery we use, seeding methodology and weed control. His knowledge gained over many years of restoration work and carbon farming projects ensures the survival rates of the trees we plant. During a recent drought at Eurardy, a site where we are collaborating with Bush Heritage Australia, the landowners have seen survival rates of upwards of 90% (without watering) thanks to Geoff’s expertise.
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