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China’s Waste-to-Energy Strategy: How It’s Powering a Cleaner Future

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China’s Waste Crisis: From Overflow to Opportunity China’s waste-to-energy development has emerged as a central strategy in tackling the country’s mounting waste crisis, with the colossal volume of municipal solid waste (MSW) generated by its 1.4 billion citizens and rapid urbanisation. In 2020 alone, China produced over 235 million tonnes of urban waste—equivalent to more […]

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Energy, Environment, Technology
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How Citizen Enforcement Strengthens Thrivability: A Path to Real Environmental Accountability

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What Is Citizen Enforcement in Sustainability and, better yet, thrivability? Citizen enforcement for environmental sustainability refers to the actions taken by individuals and communities to hold polluters and policymakers accountable. Unlike formal government oversight, it relies on public environmental monitoring and civic responsibility. Therefore, citizen enforcement for environmental sustainability involves people organising to ensure that

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Environment, Government, Society

Safeguarding Brisbane Waterways: How Bacteria Threaten Public Health and Dreams of a Spectacular Olympics

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The Olympics are one of the most prestigious global events, eagerly awaited by athletes and sports aficionados alike. While athletes strive for glory and a podium finish, host nations and cities aim to gain international prestige through the successful delivery of the Games. To achieve this, they often focus on large-scale infrastructure, including stadiums, athlete

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Environment, Health, Society

Bees, Food, & Future: How Declining Pollinators Threaten Global Nutrition

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Why Bees Matter: Pollinators and Global Food Security Life on Earth as we know it is dependent on pollination (USDA, 2025). Without short-range pollinators, such as bees, we would not have crops, flowers, or food. The work pollinators do is extremely underrated and underappreciated. They are keystone species, meaning that without pollinators, ecosystems would collapse,

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Environment, Science, Sustainability

Industrial Runoff: The Teflon Scandal

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What Is Industrial Runoff and Why Does It Matter? Industrial runoff is the discharge of chemical effluents into water sources, causing pollution. This pollution of water sources impacts both human and environmental health (Singh et al., 2023). Runoff commonly occurs in industrial and agricultural settings such as farms, factories, or mine sites. Industrial runoff is

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Environment, Health, Society, Sustainability
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Ocelots: The Night-time Battle for Survival

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Ocelots (Leopardus pardalis) are small- to medium-sized felines found from the south of North America down through South America, extending to islands off the coast (ISEC, 2025). Ocelots are listed as endangered in North America, with population sizes unknown across parts of their range. They are prized for their coats, which feature a unique spotted

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Environment, Science, Strategy, Sustainability
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How Small-Scale Fisheries Combat Hunger and Poverty in Island States

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Small islands face a unique set of challenges, from limited arable land and high reliance on food imports to climate change issues. In these conditions, small-scale fisheries are more than just an economic sector. They are pivotal for providing essential food security and nutrition, supporting local livelihoods, and holding deep cultural significance. They represent the

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Environment, Health, Human Rights, Society
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Decentralised Healthcare: Hospitals Are Shrinking, And That Might Be Good for Your Health

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the Age of the Mega-Hospital is ending For over a century, healthcare has revolved around big hospitals; massive central hubs where patients with almost every need are treated. That era is starting to wane. Around the world, we are seeing a shift toward tech-enabled, decentralised healthcare. Instead of mega-hospitals handling everything under one roof, healthcare

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Coronavirus, Health, Sustainability
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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
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