https://www.bizcommunity.com/14/700.html Australia news 15 Food, Water & Energy Security news - Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/res/img/logo.gif https://www.bizcommunity.com/14/700.html en-us Sat, 04 Apr 2026 09:07:18 +0200 https://www.bizcommunity.com/article/heat-is-coming-for-our-crops-we-have-to-make-them-ready-784232a Australia’s vital agriculture sector will be hit hard by steadily rising global temperatures. Our climate is already prone to droughts and floods. Climate change is expected to supercharge this, causing sudden flash droughts, changing rainfall patterns and intense flooding rains. Farm profits fell 23% in the 20 years to 2020, and the trend is expected to continue. 1-248562 Tue, 21 May 2024 11:54:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/704/238733.html Investment in clean energy will extend its lead over spending on fossil fuels in 2023, the International Energy Agency said on Thursday, 25 May, with solar projects expected to outpace outlays on oil production for the first time. 1-238733 Thu, 25 May 2023 13:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/162/237591.html Bottled water is one of the world's most popular beverages, and its industry is making the most of it. Since the millennium, the world has advanced significantly towards the goal of safe water for all. In 2020, 74% of humanity had access to safe water. This is 10%more than two decades ago. But that still leaves two billion people without access to safe drinking water. 1-237591 Wed, 12 Apr 2023 13:34:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/704/237370.html According to the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), global renewable generation capacity amounted to 3,372 gigawatts (GW) by the end of 2022, growing the stock of renewable power by 295GW or 9.6%. Its recently released Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023 report shows that 83% of all power capacity added last year was produced by renewables. 1-237370 Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:57:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/236074.html The Russia-Ukraine war has exacerbated an energy crisis that directly affects the costs of heating, cooling, lighting and mobility, and indirectly pushed up the costs of other goods and services throughout global supply chains. While all households are affected, they are affected in different ways depending on their income, how they spend their money, and how and where the products that they are buying were produced. Targeted energy assistance can help vulnerable households during this crisis but for that we need to know who is affected, to what degree and why. 1-236074 Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:10:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/701/234251.html Climate change is one of the greatest threats ever to face humanity. With mounting storms, fires, floods and droughts and the annual disappointment of international negotiations, it's easy to despair about how bad the future climate will be. But exciting work is being done to find solutions. This is where the Prince of Wales's Earthshot Prize makes a difference. 1-234251 Wed, 07 Dec 2022 09:38:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/693/233192.html When thinking about the impact of droughts on economic activity, the agricultural sector is the first that comes to mind. This sector is highly sensitive to weather variability, with the fall in crop production being the first direct damage of water shortage. 1-233192 Fri, 04 Nov 2022 07:55:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.africa/Article/410/640/232834.html Persistently high temperatures and related heat stress are a big problem for people living in cities, especially in slums and informal settlements. It's a problem that is expected to continue. 1-232834 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:02:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/462/232803.html H&M Foundation is inviting innovators and entrepreneurs to apply for its Global Change Award (GCA), a prominent early-stage innovation challenge designed to unearth ideas that can sustainably transform the fashion and textile industry. 1-232803 Mon, 24 Oct 2022 11:53:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia https://www.bizcommunity.com/Article/1/462/232453.html Global e-retailer Shein, which has been widely criticised for unsustainable production methods, has announced targets to reduce overall emissions across its entire value chain by 25% by 2030 and its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory for 2021 - the year that will serve as the company's baseline for achieving its science-based targets. 1-232453 Thu, 13 Oct 2022 08:01:00 +0200 Bizcommunity Food, Water & Energy Security Australia