It has been confirmed that during the winter of 2023, the sea ice around Antarctica is in sharp decline. Experts are now concerned it may not recover. Why is sea ice important? What has it got to do with a Five-Sigma Event? This might hurt your brain but hang in there… First and simply, sea…
Did you know that 12% of Australia’s total greenhouse gas emissions come from energy-use in residential homes? Contributing to this are over 8 million homes built before the introduction of building energy standards. Even homes built since the 1990s, often have inadequate thermal performance and inefficient appliances, making them hot in summer, cold in winter and expensive to…
The restoration of Good Fire in Byron Shire will improve community bushfire safety, restore dormant carbon sequestration, conserve biodiversity, and continue Aboriginal connection to Country. Good Fire – Healthy Country, Supporting Information for Good Fire Restoration Plans shows how commitment to action on climate change knits the practices of our First Nations peoples into contemporary…
What exactly is Zero Emissions Byron, and what have we been doing, you may ask? Zero Emissions Byron (or as well call it, ZEB) was initiated in March 2015 as a collaboration between the Byron Shire Community, the Byron Shire Council, Beyond Zero Emissions, and the Centre for Social Change. The organisation’s initial focus was…
Zero Emissions Byron comms team member Katrina Shields shared some images of EVs she saw on her recent Italy trip last week – but they’re not something you can expect to see here any time soon.