by Laura | May 1, 2022 | Global Environmental Issues
In 2018, after experiencing Sweden’s hottest summer on record, a 15-year-old Greta Thunberg protested alone outside the Swedish parliament with a sign saying “School Strike for Climate”, to pressure her government to meet carbon emission targets. Within a few short...
by Laura | Nov 5, 2021 | Global Environmental Issues
There’s plenty of factors to consider when investing in a home. Proximity to schools, shops, health services, family and public transport are some of the key considerations. Smart investors of today are factoring in another consideration – climate change risk – and...
by Laura | Sep 1, 2019 | Energy and Water Efficient Home, Global Environmental Issues
Are you curious about what the Council Climate Emergency Declaration movement entails? Want to understand what difference it actually makes to the climate crisis? Keen to know how you can get your local council to lead in climate action? If that’s you,...
by Laura | Jun 12, 2019 | Eco Parenting, Global Environmental Issues, Zero Waste Home
Are you ready to inspire the conscious kids in your life to save the world? If you are it’s time you met Captain Garbology, aka Lee Constable. Lee Constable is a presenter, producer and, most recently, children’s book author with a focus on science,...
by Laura | May 21, 2019 | Eco Mindset, Global Environmental Issues
How I Stay Optimistic when Experiencing Environmental Anxiety (Eco-Anxiety) Environmental anxiety, or eco-anxiety, is on the rise, particularly in the scientific community and younger generations. Eco-anxiety is a relatively new term and refers to feelings of worry...
Laura Trotta is one of Australia’s leading home sustainability experts. She has a Bachelor of Environmental Engineering, a Masters of Science (in Environmental Chemistry) and spent 11 years working as an environmental professional before creating her first online eco business, Sustainababy, in 2009. She has won numerous regional and national awards for her fresh and inspiring take on living an ‘ecoceptional’ life (including most recently winning the Brand South Australia Flinders University Education Award (2015) for the north-west region in SA and silver in the Eco-friendly category of the 2015 Ausmumpreneur Awards). With a regular segment on ABC Radio and with her work featured in publications like Nurture Parenting and My Child Magazine, Laura is an eco thought leader who’s not afraid to challenge the status quo. A passionate believer in addressing the small things to achieve big change, and protecting the planet in practical ways, Laura lives with her husband and two sons in outback South Australia. 
