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Stopping plastic pollution in rivers with bubbles
The Great Bubble Barrier aims to stop plastic pollution in rivers and canals before it reaches our oceans. It catches plastic
25 April 2023 by IdeaSpies

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Red seaweed could slash methane emissions
Cows emit considerable methane, a significant greenhouse gas, mainly in their burping. But a new study may help the dairy industry to dramatically slash its methane emissions. In the March edition of the international journal Animal Feed Science and Technology, the CSIRO study found that pouring seaweed-infused canola oil over feedlots slashed cows' methane emissions without impacting the quality or quantity of milk produced.The study will now allow for the sale and use of this product in dairy systems and dairy feeding markets. "Methane emission reduction is a huge opportunity for the dairy industry" (from the CSIRO)https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/low-methane-emissions-cows-seaweed-milk-dairy-industry/102169786
3 April 2023 by Jeremy Wright

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The intelligence of nature’s hardest workers
Bees: in a class of their own as pollinators, a role that requires a sophisticated mind and well-developed responses to their environment. A new publication - What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories and Personalities of Bees - paints a remarkable picture of bee behavior and psychology. It argues that bees can demonstrate sophisticated emotions resembling optimism, frustration, playfulness and fear, traits more commonly associated with mammals.As humans, we depend on these creatures, yet (from the author) “We are blasting bees with huge amounts of agrichemicals and destroying their natural foraging habitats". Can we change?https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/02/bees-intelligence-minds-pollination?
3 April 2023 by Jeremy Wright

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World's First Zero Carbon Shoe?
Allbirds has just released Mo.onshot: The world's first Net Zero carbon shoe. How? Using Regenerative wool, carbon-negative sugarcane-based foam and carbon-negative bioplastic eyelets: https://www.allbirds.com/pages/moonshot-zero-carbon-shoes
29 March 2023 by Dan

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Huge renewable storage gap for net-zero: CSIRO Report
There is a mammoth gap in renewable energy storage to be plugged, if Australia is to achieve Net-Zero anytime soon. Significant investment is needed to achieve a 14-fold increase in energy storage capacity, if Australia is to meet its net-zero target, according to the CSIRO's Renewable Energy Storage Roadmap. Accordingly, the storage capacity must grow significantly over coming decades to keep pace with rapidly rising electricity demand - driven by the electrification of industries, like transport and construction.“Reaching net-zero is a wicked challenge" said CSIRO chief executive Dr Larry Marshall, needing industry, research and Government collaboration.https://www.innovationaus.com/huge-renewable-storage-leap-needed-to-make-net-zero-csiro-says/
29 March 2023 by Jeremy Wright

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Zero-emission hydrogen electric-powered aviation
Universal Hydrogen has successfully taken its 40-passenger regional hydrogen electric plane to the skies. Universal Hydrogen Co.
14 March 2023 by IdeaSpies