Australia: 100 % renewable energy by 2030?

Australia can have an electricity grid entirely run by renewable energy by 2030, according to a new research paper by the Alternative Technology Association (ATA). The paper, 100% Renewable Grid by 2030, says the target can be achieved by accelerating the installation of wind and solar power by 80% backed up by pumped hydro energy storage facilities and Continue Reading

International Day for Tolerance

16 Nov is International day for Tolerance The values, attitudes, behaviours and understandings we associate with active tolerance help to maintain peaceful, vibrant, diverse and just societies. 1. What does “tolerance” mean in the context of the universal values of human dignity and diversity? 2. What is the relationship between education and tolerance? 3. How Continue Reading

SDGs: New Voluntary National Reviews Synthesis Report 2017

More and more countries are putting the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the heart of their own national development plans, according to a new report that was issued at the United Nations on November  7. To date, 64 countries have voluntarily reported on their implementation of the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals, Continue Reading