Australian petrol retailer Ampol has partnered with electric vehicle manufacturer SEA Electric to develop a network of charging stations. Importantly, the aim is "to support the uptake of lower emission commercial vehicles in key parts of the transport sector” as an industry-first.SEA Electric sells its own EV vehicles as well as power systems that can be fitted to existing models.According to SEA Asia/Pacific president, Bill Gilespie "we are building an entire customer led ecosystem to simplify the transition to electrification, with full factory warranty, 24/7 support and roadside assistance" plus charging stations nationally.https://www.innovationaus.com/ampol-teams-up-with-sea-electric-for-ev-charger-rollout/

The US Dept of Agriculture has approved a vaccine for honeybees to prevent further devastation to the insects, who are key to the global food supply. The vaccine, developed by Georgia-based biotech Dalan Animal Health, is targeting American Foulbrood, a widespread deadly disease in Australia, US and globally, caused by Paenibacillus larvae bacteria.To administer the novel vaccine, beekeepers can mix it into the feed the worker bees consume and then feed to the queen.This is great news as the company proposes to use the format of this vaccine to target other diseases that honeybees face. https://www.cnet.com/science/biology/first-ever-honeybee-vaccine-approved-to-target-deadly-global-disease/

According to an Inside Retail article, if retailers were to ditch printing receipts altogether, Australia could save approximately

The city of New York sponsors Mulch Fest at 10 locations, this one in Washington Square Park.  You bring the tree and an empty bucket and leave with a mulch for your garden or to "give" to a street tree.  https://www.nycgovparks.org/highlights/festivals/mulchfest

What COP27 and 'Net Zero' was to Climate, so COP15 and 'Nature Positive' is for Biodiversity and the Conference underway in Montreal has struck a '30 by 30' deal to restore 30% of the Earth for 'nature' by 2030.Amid plummeting insect numbers, acidifying oceans filled with plastic waste, and rampant overconsumption of the planet’s resources, the agreement, if implemented, could signal major changes to farming, business supply chains and the role of Indigenous communities in conservation.China’s environment minister and Cop15 president, Huang Runqiu pushed through the agreement (and the US didn't sign): https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/cop15-historic-deal-signed-to-halt-biodiversity-loss-by-2030-

The Australian Climate Leaders Coalition (CLC) is a group of cross-sectoral Australian corporate CEOs supporting the Paris Agreement commitments and setting public decarbonisation targets. Its purpose is to provide a common voice on why big business is seeing decarbonisation as a way to ensure long term economic sustainability – and how they can have an impact and realise competitive advantage through early action in an apolitical and non-confrontational manner.The CLC is action orientated and provides an open, confidential and authentic forum for CEOs to share the challenges of their decarbonisation journeys....MOREhttps://www.climateleaders.org.au/about/