Eco-Business

Farmers from Australia to the UK are using drones to pollinate food crops like tomatoes, but can technology ever replace bees?

The rising cost of energy has made energy poverty a challenge – there are people who cannot afford to turn on air conditioners and need "cool places" to go to, says the city’s co-chief heat officer Krista Milne.

With Australia, Japan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines and Singapore introducing mandatory climate reporting rules, a stricter sustainability reporting regime is upon firms. What are key shifts to note as new rules kick in?

Cate Harris, group head of sustainability, Lendlease.

The real estate giant’s head of sustainability Cate Harris tells Eco-Business why it is in its business interest to open up about its Scope 3 emissions and advocate for suppliers who are decarbonising hard-to-abate building materials.

By Gabrielle See

Thomson Reuters Foundation

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Many Muslim-majority populations live in areas considered to be most vulnerable to climate impacts. The World Food Program says the practice of abstaining from food has become an ongoing reality for millions throughout the year. By Nasya Bahfen

Following a devastating week of extreme weather forcing the cancellation of Pitch, Australia's decimated live entertainment scene recalibrates. By Ben Green and Catherine Strong

Across the globe, political campaigns are targeting young people for their votes, but are they listening to their growing anger over climate inaction? By Dr Justin See

Unlike war, environmental impacts are not accepted as a reason to seek asylum under international law. But this could change as Australia’s climate visa for citizens of small-island state Tuvalu legalises the status of the climate migrant. By Philline van der Wolk-Donggay

By Molly M King

By Grant Lynch and Ollie Jay

By Alexander Fraser, Takenobu Toyota

By Aravind Yelery

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Juice Media parody ad mocking government inaction on climate change

We're screwed, claims a government parody ad, as politicians drag their heels on climate change. Taking a shot at the Australian government, the video exposes the absurdity of longstanding political inaction to address the climate crisis and puts out a not-so-subtle call for collective action.

Make some extra cash and reduce waste by putting your belongings to work. This online market place plugs Australians into the sharing economy.

Meet LarvalBot. She’s here to save the sea.

An advertising agency has come up with an idea to give ocean plastic a second life while turning Sydney beach-clean ups into a party.

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EB Studio Covid-19 didn't kill events, but it did change them. Teymoor Nabili and Veemal Gungadin tell the Eco-Business Podcast how a pandemic transformed the way sustainability events are conceived and organised.

Eco-Business Podcast with Assaad Razzouk

Eco-Business talks to 'angry clean energy guy' Assaad Razzouk about the flaws in much-hyped climate change solutions, and how to fix them.

In its latest case, an Australian law firm is representing 8 students and a nun as they fight a decision to build a coal mine on climate grounds. Eco-Business spoke to lawyer David Barnden about winning the legal case against climate change.

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