A great opportunity for India lies ahead. As the country and the International Energy Agency build closer policy ties, it has an unmissable chance to India is facing an unmissable chance to restructure its energy market toward a more sustainable future, Kapil Narula writes.
Source: www.policyforum.net
Our brand new ‘Wildlife Conservation and Sustainability Society’ has produced the first issue of their half-termly newsletter, available to download below. The team consider the dangers of microplastics on marine life, and the impact of invasive species, while also inviting us to consider our own contribution to marine issues through the use of disposable face masks. This issue casts the spotlight on pangolins, the most trafficked non-human mammal on earth.
Elizabeth May was “shocked” to see the image, saying it was manipulated without her knowledge.
Let’s talk about environmental sustainability – a hot topic among today’s travellers.
The COVID-19 slowdown is a chance to reset our materials economy along more sustainable lines. With the recession having arrived, Australians might be open to rethinking their habit of buying a new item instead of repairing the old.
Many people struggle with trying to be good environmental stewards – while not being hoarders at the same time. I’ve been guilty of holding on to things that I should throw away, just because I haven’t yet found a way to recycle them.
If I say the word Champagne to you, what images are conjured? An A-list soirée on a yacht in Nice? A New Year’s party of Gatsby proportions? It’s the drink of the Jazz Age, a symbol of conspicuous consumption, where how much you consume is as important as what it is you’re consuming. Except, it’s not quite that. Not anymore, anyway. Take a walk around any of Champagne’s vineyards and you’ll find something very different. Yes, when a bottle leaves the region, chances are that it’s off somewhere to be enjoyed without much thought to the environmental consequences – that’s kind of how it should be. However, while the grapes are growing, and your favourite bubbly is maturing, the growers of Champagne have sustainability and the environment at the forefront of their minds – it’s the reason for their livelihood, after all.