The path to sustainability
Sustainable forestry management is essential for the future of our planet. Sustainable forestry management offers a holistic approach to ensure forest activities deliver social, environmental and economic benefits, balance competing needs and maintain and enhance forest functions now and in the future. As David Attenborough points out “Everything is set for us to win this […]
Verdant driving green hydrogen revolution
Verdant driving green hydrogen revolution In Australia, there are multiple hydrogen hubs being proposed by the various State Governments as well as broad reaching plans announced by the Federal Government in August 2022 as part of Australia’s National Hydrogen Strategy which is setting a vision for a clean, innovative, safe and competitive hydrogen industry that […]
The Staggering Costs of Achieving Net-Zero Emissions in Australia
In order to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, Australia will need to make some major changes. And, according to a new report from the Australian National University, those changes are going to come at a staggering cost. The report estimates that the price tag for achieving net-zero emissions in Australia by 2050 will be $5 […]
The Carbon Cycle
The Carbon Cycle. Carbon is an essential element for all life forms on Earth. Whether these life forms take in carbon to help manufacture food or release carbon as part of respiration, the intake and output of carbon is a component of all plant and animal life. Carbon is in a constant state of movement […]
Carbon Cycle – Essential for Life
Pine trees, bumblebees, and Swiss cheese? What do these all have in common? It’s carbon! Carbon can be found almost everywhere. Find out just how important carbon is to life on Earth next on “Real World.” Carbon is not only the fourth most-abundant element in the universe, it’s also one of the essential building blocks […]
Humans and the Global Carbon Cycle
Carbon, the building block of life, cycles through the land, ocean, atmosphere, and the Earth’s interior, in what is simply called the carbon cycle. As part of the carbon cycle, we breathe fresh oxygen produced when plants take in atmospheric carbon dioxide. We tap into carbon that has been stored in Earth’s geosphere for millions […]