Date: 30 September 2018 at 08:36:15 AEST
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Subject: Daily Links Sep 30
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‘Policy muddle’, but Ross Garnaut holds high hopes 10 years after his Climate Change Review
The 2008 landmark report could not have predicted Australia’s climate policy mess, but some outcomes have turned out much better than forecast
Today’s Celebration
Agriculture Day – Sao Tome & Principe
Custom’s Day – Marshall Islands
Youth Day – Turks & Caicos Islands
Maitresse Delai – Voudon
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International Podcast Day – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-podcast-day/
International Translation Day – https://www.daysoftheyear.com/days/international-translation-day/
More about Sep 30 –
Climate Change
New climate debate: How to adapt to the end of the world
What are the policy and social implications of rapid, and mostly unpleasant, climate disruption?
Economics of climate change: Extreme measures to block out the sun
The world seems incapable of taking decisive action on climate change but we may soon have to consider some bizarre options to stop global warming if we fail to act.
EU takes policy steps to combat climate change, curb emissions
European Commission Vice President Maros Sefcovic explains steps the European Union is taking to combat climate change.
National
‘Policy muddle’, but Ross Garnaut holds high hopes 10 years after his Climate Change Review
The 2008 landmark report could not have predicted Australia’s climate policy mess, but some outcomes have turned out much better than forecast
A decade of energy policy decadence
Canberra Times editorial
With an election looming in the aftermath of yet another leadership bloodbath in the national capital, politicians are understandably nervous.
Australia plays catch-up on climate policy
Opinion
In their song Time, Pink Floyd sing: “Then one day you find that 10 years have got behind you / no one told you when to run / you missed the starting gun.” It might be said that the starting gun was fired by Ross Garnaut, who 10 years ago today delivered the Garnaut Climate Change Review for the Rudd government.
https://www.smh.com.au/politics/nsw/australia-plays-catch-up-on-climate-policy-20180928-p506rn.html
Morrison must tear up Paris Agreement [$]
Peta Credlin
Scott Morrison has a chance to show he’s his own man by getting us out of the Paris Agreement, writes Peta Credlin. It’s become something very different to what Tony Abbott signed on for.
Queensland
Solar-powered abattoir plan approved for central Queensland
The Queensland Government has given the nod to a plan to build an abattoir in Gladstone that will be powered by its own renewable energy facility.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-29/solar-abattoir-gets-state-approval-for-gladstone/10318904
18 months behind schedule, state government begins Dunwich master plan
The Queensland Government will begin a master plan for Dunwich – called Goompi by its indigenous Quandamooka people – next month as the end of the island’s mining revenue nears.
Residents issued ‘leave now’ alert as Walsh River fire worsens [$]
Residents have been told to follow their bushfire survival plan or leave their properties if they don’t have a plan, as an erratic vegetation fire burns at Walsh River on the Tablelands.
Tasmania
Tamar Island Wetlands Wildcare group get national award nod
The Tamar Island Wetlands Wildcare group have been given plenty of reasons to celebrate this year.
Program targets sugar gliders [$]
They may be a cute little Australian marsupial, but sugar gliders are eating their way through a critically endangered bird species. So authorities are stepping in.
Hope for parrots’ return [$]
They are a whisper away from extinction, so all eyes are on the orange-bellied parrots attempting the long flight home to breed in Tasmania.
Northern Territory
Darwin’s massive gas project construction is coming to an end. So what happens now?
As the mega project transitions from construction to production, is the Northern Territory in danger of going from boom to bust?
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-29/inpex-legacy-riding-boom-avoiding-bust-nt-economy/10236158
Western Australia
Forget light rail, Perth: Time to look at trackless trams
Peter Newman
Since 1979, I’ve been an activist academic writing books and running campaigns on why trains and trams beat buses. Now I’ve changed my mind.
Public wants Perth water to come from desalination
Almost half of people in WA want Perth’s next major source of drinking water to be another desalination plant, the biggest survey of its kind has found.
Sustainability
China says there are still ‘weak links’ in environmental compliance
China still has to address a series of “weak links” in enforcing pollution rules, the environment ministry said on Friday after publishing its latest investigations into the compliance records of seven provinces and regions.
This super-reflective keeps buildings cool
Buildings are already being painted white to help keep them cool. As temperatures increase, this new addition to the paint could help lower our massive air conditioning energy use.
Marine ranching: Can China put the environment first?
Marine ranching is quite new in China and it’s not yet known how large-scale interventions such as artificial reefs will affect the marine environment.
https://chinadialogueocean.net/4498-marine-ranching-can-china-put-the-environment-first/
Nature Conservation
UK government urged not to bury nuclear waste under national parks
The National Trust and 18 other conservation groups have urged ministers to rule out burying nuclear waste below national parks as fears grow that the Lake District is being eyed as a potential site.
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