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
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?
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
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/
