Andy here, reporting this week from sunny Canberra where the ice was thick on my sister’s birdbath this morning. Cate (my sister) has a little brick-veneer-and-tile townhouse near Belconnen which she is gradually retrofitting to make it as energy efficient as possible. So far she has insulated the walls and ceiling, installed a solar power […]

There is no question that we, as a global society and Australia as a nation, need to act quickly and decisively in the transition to a low-carbon economy. Climate Change is upon us. The evidence is overwhelming. Atmospheric CO2 and methane levels are the highest they’ve been for a million years. Global temperatures are spiralling […]

Lately there has been an increasing amount of encouraging news relating to the global movement towards a more sustainable future. Two of the world’s largest coal companies, Peabody and Arch, have gone bankrupt in a sign that the age of fossil fuels is coming to an end. Closer to home, this week local landowner’s in […]