A campaign for a new alternative protein billed as the solution to the meat industry's environmental and health crisis claims soy feminises men. The startup emerges as alt-protein brands make potentially misleading claims as they jostle for a piece of a market growing by 20 per cent a year.
Villagers claim their health has suffered as a result of the Chatree mining complex's operations, with mass blood tests confirming that a majority of those tested exhibited elevated levels of arsenic, manganese and cyanide.
Initiatives such as the Wild Elements Foundation, Women’s Earth Alliance, Daughters for Earth and WE Africa are supporting women-led efforts around the world,
In Asia Pacific, hiring for sustainability-related jobs is growing, but so is the talent gap. The shift to a greener workforce is unequal too. Globally, more men than women are moving into green jobs.
The biggest carbon dioxide sinks in Australia are at risk of collapse, based on the latest trends.
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Caitlin Moore, David Campbell, Helen Cleugh, Jamie Cleverly, Jason Beringer, Lindsay Hutley and Mark Grant
Environment minister Sussan Ley successfully argued that she doesn’t have a duty of care to protect young people from climate change. Here’s why the judges unanimously ruled in her favour.
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Jacqueline Peel and
Rebekkah Markey-Towler
Some plants and animals love fire. Others do not. Science will help figure out which areas to burn, which to hose and how to create resilient ecosystems.
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Luke Kelly, Tim Curran and Sophie Wilkinson
We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.
In its latest case, an Australian law firm is representing 8 students and a nun as they fight a decision to build a coal mine on climate grounds. Eco-Business spoke to lawyer David Barnden about winning the legal case against climate change.
