Australian bushfires could be more intense and extensive than current predictions by the IPCC study suggests ( www.abc.net.au )
Central to their concerns are how the IPCC predictions rely on a tool called the Forest Fire Danger Index (FFDI), which does not capture the full potential of future fires in drought and heatwave conditions....
Andrew Forrest says Coalition’s abandonment of 2030 emissions target would ‘decimate’ economy ( www.theguardian.com )
Coalition to impose ‘cap’ on renewable energy investment, Nationals leader says ( www.theguardian.com )
Opposition vows to scrap NSW offshore wind farms in Labor heartland ( www.abc.net.au )
Ending native forest logging would help Australia’s climate goals much more than planting trees ( theconversation.com )
Two states have banned native forest logging, but it’s still happening in the others.
Offshore windfarm zone off Illawarra coast given green light in bid to ‘power Australia’s clean energy future’ ( www.theguardian.com )
Conservatives and incumbents have predicted the end of wind and solar for decades. They are still wrong ( reneweconomy.com.au )
In Fiji, Vunisavisavi on the Edge: How top-down adaptation to sea-level rise went over the top ( arena.org.au )
What will Australia’s proposed Environment Information Agency do for nature? ( theconversation.com )
Last week, the Albanese government introduced legislation to create a new statutory body called Environment Information Australia. The bill is due for debate in parliament today. The government clearly expects the bill will pass, because the new body has already been allocated A$54 million over four years in the May budget....
Backyard veggies off the menu after 'forever chemicals' detected in Byron Shire ( www.abc.net.au )
Our Changing Snowscapes - Protect Our Winters Australia ( protectourwinters.org.au )
This report, titled Our Changing Snowscapes: Climate Change Impacts and Recommendations for the Australian Alps developed by the Australian Mountain Research Facility and ANU, commissioned by Protect Our Winters Australia, reviews the current state of climate change impacts on the Australian Alps and puts forward recommendations...
Coles and Woolworths given more time to deal with thousands of tonnes of stranded REDcycle plastic waste ( www.abc.net.au )
NSW government ‘very concerned’ about asbestos found in Sydney landscaping soil ( www.theguardian.com )
Super funds back fossil “climate wreckers” over clean energy ( reneweconomy.com.au )
For every dollar invested in clean energy companies, superannuation funds have five dollars invested in the expansion of fossil fuels, an index has found....
Locals concerned over SunCable proposal to manufacture subsea cable in northern Tasmania ( www.abc.net.au )
New Sun Cable takes shape with 12GW of wind added to world’s biggest renewable project ( reneweconomy.com.au )
Popular car uses 31% more fuel than advertised while other makes fare poorly in Australian efficiency test ( www.theguardian.com )
No surprises there I guess :(
Scaremongering won’t keep Australia’s lights on. Picking up the pace of energy transition will | Dylan McConnell ( www.theguardian.com )
New rules for NSW polluters to require ‘credible’ plan for mitigating climate impact ( www.theguardian.com )
'Living wonders' group loses court appeal to consider climate impacts for coal, gas approvals ( www.abc.net.au )
‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds | Greenhouse gas emissions ( www.theguardian.com )
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After a decade of chaos, Labor finally pivots Australia away from dig-and-ship petrostate to post carbon world ( reneweconomy.com.au )
Finally, after a devastating decade of climate and energy transition chaos, inaction and underinvestment under the LNP luddites, we appear to have a government that appreciates Australia’s comparative advantages....
“Picking losers:” Choosing nuclear over renewables and efficiency will make climate crisis worse ( reneweconomy.com.au )
One of the world’s leading energy experts, and the man dubbed the “Einstein of energy efficiency” has debunked the claims that nuclear energy is essential to meet climate goals, saying that choosing nuclear over renewables and energy efficiency will make the climate crisis worse....