As well as bringing devastation to Ukraine, Vladimir Putin’s war risks tipping millions of people around the world into hunger.

Hydroponics isn’t new; it’s a subset of hydroculture where crops are grown without soil. Instead, the plants grow in a mineral-enriched water. This can be done in conjunction with sunlight but typically an artificial light source is used.

The AU’s full participation in the G20 would increase the legitimacy of the grouping, while also providing a platform for a continent that is under-represented in the G20.

Nearly every aspect of daily urban life depends on the burning of fossil fuels — not just keeping the lights on and getting around in cars, buses, trains and aeroplanes, but also growing the food we eat, pumping our water and sewage, mining the minerals we depend on for our electronics, manufacturing the plastics we use for almost everything and making the cement and bricks we use to construct our built environment. Decarbonising all this means replacing the systems all these activities depend on.      

Packaging is the number one source of GHG emissions associated with the wine industry, and cutting the weight of their glass bottles is the best way for the industry to reduce their impact.