Sustainability

Green seedling growing in dry, cracked soil, representing resilience and adaptation in harsh environmental conditions.

Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: Why We Need Both

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The False Choice: Why climate Mitigation and Adaptation Are Not Either/Or Climate mitigation and adaptation are often framed as the two dominant pillars of climate response. Mitigation aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to slow future climate change. Adaptation seeks to cope with the disruptions that are already occurring. These strategies are interdependent; neither is […]

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Education, General, Sustainability

Australia’s Transition to Energy-Efficient Houses

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The Situation The global recognition of the urgent need to address climate change has shed light on the inadequacy of Australian housing standards and the need to improve the minimum requirements of Australian buildings. Compared to international best practices, Australian homes are falling behind in terms of energy efficiency. By improving building energy efficiency, we

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Energy, Lifestyle, Sustainability
Crowd of climate activists at a protest holding hand-drawn signs, including one that says “There is no Planet B,” advocating for a thrivable lifestyle and environmental protection.

Impact of Climate Change on a Thrivable Lifestyle

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A thrivable lifestyle presents a transformative alternative to conventional sustainability approaches, as climate change continues to disrupt ecosystems, economies, and daily life across the globe. Its effects are profound and accelerating on every continent. Unlike sustainability, which focuses on reducing harm, a thrivable lifestyle emphasises regeneration, creativity, and co-flourishing across all life systems. It promotes

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Education, Lifestyle, Sustainability

Nature’s Filters: Wetlands, Forests, and the Fight Against Water Pollution

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Introduction: The Vital Role of Wetlands in Water Pollution Control Wetlands are essential ecosystems that play a key role in controlling water pollution. They act as natural filters, helping to remove harmful substances such as excess nutrients, sediments, and pollutants from water before it reaches larger bodies like rivers and lakes. As water passes through

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Environment, Sustainability

How Terrestrial Biodiversity Influences Aquatic Diversity

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Beyond Boundaries: How Land and Water Ecosystems Are Connected There is an intrinsic link between the land and all waterways. The air, land, and water cycles influence each other. The continuous movement of water through each of these cycles is important for planetary health (NASA, n.d.). Evaporation, transpiration, condensation, and runoff are some of the

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Environment, Sustainability

The Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity Loss

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Climate change has been identified as one of the biggest causes of biodiversity loss (Yousefi et al., 2019). The IPBES (The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) reported that species are going extinct 10–100 times faster than the natural rate of the past 10 million years. Around a quarter of animal and plant

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Environment, Lifestyle, Sustainability
A seagull pulls a black plastic bag from the sea with its beak.

UN approaches the finishing line on plastic treaty

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In August 2025, the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee on Plastic Pollution will convene for the final time in Geneva, Switzerland. Bringing together representatives of 184 countries, the committee aims to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution. This session (INC-5.2) will be the sixth time the committee has convened, after negotiations stalled

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