Environment
Alternative labels
Natural environment
Briefing paper
Promoting mental health in a changing climate: children and young people as a priority population group
Climate change-related concerns in children and young people are amplified by climate change related misinformation on social media. Therefore, the authors of this paper argue that programs that promote children’s and young people’s mental wellbeing, including appropriate resourcing for schools, and national evidence-based guidelines on climate change misinformation, must be developed.
Report
Reaping the rewards: cultivating a fair transition for farming
The overarching recommendation in this report is for the UK government to step up and bring forward an industrial strategy for food and farming. The authors argue that it should provide farmers with more support and greater certainty, intervene to rebalance risk and power across the whole supply chain, build a renewed connection between the...
Report
Doomed without a drink
The Basin Plan is one of the key mechanisms through which state and federal governments aim to fulfil their international obligations to prevent extinction and support the recovery of threatened species. More than a decade since the Basin Plan commenced and as key deadlines loom, this report examines whether the approach to implementation in Victoria...
Report
It's a gas: how ditching gas this winter can cut heating bills by 75%
This paper argues there has never been a better time for Victorians to switch to efficient, electric appliances in their homes.
Guide
Environmental and sustainability claims: draft guidance for business
The ACCC has published this draft guidance to improve the integrity of environmental and sustainability claims made by businesses and protect consumers from ‘greenwashing’. The draft guidance aims to address the concerning conduct identified by the ACCC’s recent greenwashing internet sweep, which found 57 per cent of businesses reviewed were making potentially misleading environmental claims.