The European Commission plans to adopt a new directive requiring companies operating within the bloc to have their environmental claims verified independently, and clearly disclose their use of offsets to achieve emissions commitments.
A new report from IP Australia shows patents for hydrogen-related technologies began to surge globally from 2015 onwards with China dominating the sector filing a total of 17,264 hydrogen patents, while Australia ranks 16th with 193.
A new global grassroots legal trend, known as the "rights of nature" movement, which argues that nature be treated with the same legal rights as humans, is gaining momentum in Australia and around the world, according to legal academics from the University of NSW.