Sustainability
Environment
Research
We can grow our way out of this building crisis
Standard materials like concrete and steel allow us to build fast, cheaply and at scale. They also have huge environmental impacts. It’s time for the circular revolution
Environment
Research
Hooking big fish in warming oceans comes with a catch
Climate change and current fishing practices are causing fish to shrink. New research shows that leaving the biggest fish in the water may help soften the blow
Arts & Culture
Analysis
The unseen environmental cost of a fleeting film set
As climate concerns grow, the film and television industry is trialling new sustainable practices, with one new series focusing on eco-friendly materials to reduce carbon footprint
Environment
Research
The tech turning farm waste into furniture
As demand for wood products rises, native forests and plantations are under pressure. Agricultural waste products are emerging as a promising alternative
Sciences & Technology
Analysis
Electric cars may be the ‘green’ choice, but they’re driving a scramble for critical minerals
The same forces that shaped the geopolitics of oil are re-emerging in the race to power the electric revolution
Sciences & Technology
Research
By learning to harness light like nature, we’re launching a new era of green chemistry
A new type of ‘photocatalyst’ mimics the way plants get energy from the sun, opening an environmentally friendly way to build complex chemicals like pharmaceuticals
Arts & Culture
Under the Microscope
The journey of a master dyer
The tradition of Bhutanese organic dyeing is gradually disappearing. But master dyer, Kencho Dekar, is working with the Grimwade Centre to preserve the vibrant colours and stories in Bhutanese textiles
Health & Medicine
Research
Australia’s largest pharmaceutical companies need to do more to reduce their carbon footprint
Big pharma is big carbon, but multi-billion-dollar drug companies have a mixed record on efforts towards net-zero
Environment
Research
Changing the architecture of death
Cemeteries are running out of space, and cremation damages the environment, but there are other ways we could honour our dead
Environment
What the e-scooter ban tells us about Australia’s circular economy
Banning shared e-scooters in Melbourne could hinder the growth of circular business models across Australia