Our Environment

What Really Matters
What Really Matters It’s not the ceasefire in Gaza or the LA fires It’s not the pollies ranting about which…
Predicting the Geopolitical State of the Planet in 2050
Predicting the geopolitical state of the planet in 2050 is inherently uncertain, but we can draw on current trends, known…
Global carbon emissions inch upwards in 2024 despite progress on EVs, renewables and deforestation
Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels continue to increase, year on year. This sobering reality will be presented to…
Jarrahdale Forest Tours – Book now!
Late notice, Freo folks, but if you can organise yourself to join the last of this season’s Jarrahdale Forest Walks…
DPIRD expands borer quarantine buffer
In an announcement today, DPIRD - the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development - has expanded the existing quarantine…
How Are We Travelling?
Yours Truly, aka Hurry Krishna, would love to answer this question by saying: “By electric cars, of course.” But even…
New study says recent shipping fuel standards changes adding to global warming
A new study, in the authoritative journal Nature, has found that reducing emissions of sulfur dioxide from shipping may have…
Alt/Gov’s Nuclear alternative leaves us in the dark
In 1971 on a family holiday, my father drove us to look at a huge concrete slab at Jervis Bay,…
Climaxing Over Climate
I’ve been wrestling with a reverberating question. Can we talk about ‘climate change’, in a spirit of enquiry, rather than…