Black Friday, which happened just two days ago, is a day full of great deals, ones that are bringing millions out to shop; but at the same time, it is also fueling a new weave of throwaway culture. On Black Friday, companies typically make record sales.

Plastic “bags for life” should be banned or raised in price, campaigners say, as new figures reveal a surge in the bags is fuelling a rise in the plastic packaging footprint of leading supermarkets. Despite high profile promises by the country’s best known supermarkets to tackle the amount of plastic waste they create, their plastic footprint continues to rise, according to research from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Greenpeace.

Seven in 10 people polled for a new survey think there should be a complete ban on single-use plastic items such as water bottles and straws. An overwhelming majority of respondents believed retailers should no longer stock or supply these items due to the devastating effect they have on the environment.

So many things we buy come packaged in plastic containers or wrappers that are meant to be used once, thrown away and forgotten ― but they don’t break down and can linger in the environment long after we’re gone. It’s tempting to think that we can recycle this problem away, that if we’re more diligent about placing discarded bottles and bags into the curbside bin, we’ll somehow make up for all the trash overflowing landfills, choking waterways and killing marine life.

Vow to expand marginal-seats campaign against Coalition comes after ban on Clean Energy Finance Corporation from financing wind and small-scale solar

Unlike the Bank of England and Norway's massive wealth fund, Australia - vulnerable to both climate action and change - has no formal processes within its financial system for assessing climate risks.

The thoroughfares of Pyongyang feature the greatest amenities for the convenience and efficiency of the socialist worker.

(Buffalo's vertical farm interior with salads growing.) Right: Buffalo's vertical farm interior with salads growing.Vertical Fresh Farms is a small aquaponic operation in Buffalo, New York. How small? The vertical farm is small enough to fit into owner Jeremy Witt’s garage.

United Airlines is partnering with California-based Fulcrum Bioenergy to make alternative jet fuel from food scraps, farm waste, and animal fat.

When transit is planned with the goal of high ridership, what does that mean? What do transit network designers actually do when this is their direction?

Good news: There’s still hope for truly sustainable farming.

After all these years I still get that little shiver of anticipation when I receive a request for a tender proposal titled “sustainability” or “ESD” – that’s my thing, my passion, my business, and I know I’m good at it.

As we noted in a sister article on Friday (“Climate Change Issues May Decide 2016 US Election”), NextGen Climate has come out with a thought-provoking white paper called “The Economic Case For Clean Energy.” Its context mirrors and supports the gist of remarks by Tom Steyer, president and 2013 founder of the group, that challenge American

'Snapper' can be 56 different species!

It appears that New Zealand is finally ready to throw their domestic coal habit into Mount Doom — by 2018, the country will cease to use coal as a source of domestic energy production. “Historically coal has played an important role in ensuring the security of New Zealand’s electricity supply, particularly in dry years where our hydro-lake levels are low,” Simon Bridges, New Zealand’s Energy and Resources Minister, said in a statement.

Global manufacturer Skretting has extensively tested a fish food that is totally free of wild caught fishmeal.

Researchers looking into new and sustainable energy have achieved a breakthrough in solar cell technology by reporting the development of a “green antenna” to potentially double the efficiencies of certain solar cells and significantly, make them more affordable. Solar energy is a proven, inexhaustible source of energy and is slowly findings its way into communities.

The world could one day be powered by photosynthesis from artificial leaves, say researchers from Monash University in Melbourne. Their system to turn water into fuel, using nothing but solar energy, could be used to run cars, houses and even whole communities. The 'artificial leaf' created by researchers is actually more of a solar-powered device that is able to produce hydrogen with a record-breaking degree of efficiency.