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Australia urged to roll out national climate health action plan

A coalition of top medical groups has called on the Australian government to urgently roll out a national climate health action plan. The Climate and...

Aussie scientists develop method to recycle methane

A team of chemists from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) in Australia has devised a new method of recycling potent fossil fuel,...

Groups accuse Australia of rebranding plastic waste as refuse-derived fuel

A global environmental health network and its members in Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines have criticised Australia’s exportation of plastic waste that has...

Australia to provide $26m for maritime disaster prevention in Indian Ocean

Australia will provide 36.5 million Australian dollars (26 million U.S. dollars) over a five-year period to support maritime security and disaster management in the...

Researchers call for phasing out of cigarette sales in Australia

Researchers from Australia’s University of Queensland’s (UQ) School of Public Health have called for a restriction on tobacco sales in Australia as the next...

Surging waves threaten Aussie coastline, researchers warn

Ocean waves in the Southern Hemisphere are becoming more powerful, adding to Australia’s coastal erosion, according to an international oceanographic team. Dr Tom Mortlock, an...

Aussie scientists join global push for low emissions energy systems

Australia’s national science agency has recruited top energy research organisations in the global push to decarbonise electricity systems. The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation...

Australian deep-sea reef study could uncover new species

Australian researchers have embarked on an expedition to explore previously undocumented deep-sea coral reefs off the country’s north coast. Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS)...

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UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity – Report

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature. While global wildlife populations...
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Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity to 300 megawatts (MW) from 120 megawatts two years ago Dr Abba Aliyu,...

World Earth Day: HOMEF calls for accelerated action to clean energy

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for accelerated action toward clean energy, environmental restoration, and stronger...

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UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity – Report

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Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity...