Waste sector fears 'catastrophic' electric vehicle battery fires, as first wave of EV batteries reach end-of-life ( www.abc.net.au )
I'm not sure how we're supposed to believe that disposal of nuclear waste won't be a problem when we can't manage systems to properly deal with the waste we are creating now.
Gina Rinehart-backed company gets approval from Tanya Plibersek for coal seam gas project ( www.theguardian.com )
So.much for climate change :(...
Coal-free in 14 years as renewables rush in: new blueprint shows how to green the grid – without nuclear ( theconversation.com )
Behind the grand plans for nuclear is a potentially fatal flaw. And it's on millions of roofs ( www.abc.net.au )
Only 60% of Australians accept ‘climate disruption’ is human-caused, global poll finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Australia has one of the lowest rates of people acknowledging that 'climate disruption' is caused by humans...
Only 60% of Australians accept ‘climate disruption’ is human-caused, global poll finds ( www.theguardian.com )
Australia has one of the lowest rates of people acknowledging that 'climate disruption' is caused by humans...
CCTV should be mandatory in Victorian piggeries, parliamentary inquiry finds ( www.theguardian.com )
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...