Post of the Day
The world needs to quit coal. Why is it so hard?
Coal, the most polluting of energy sources, shows no sign of disappearing three years after the Paris agreement, when world leaders promised decisive action against global warming.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/climate/coal-global-warming.html
Today’s Celebration
Algeria Accords Day – Sao Tome & Principe
Anniversary of the Death of Alkoutb Said Muhammad Cheif Al Maarouf – Comoros
Proclamation Day – Mongolia
Day of the Covenant – Baha’i
Climate Change
Faith leaders urge zero-emissions energy target as risks from global warming rise
UK faith leaders have come together to support calls for a net zero emissions target in law, amid fears that not enough is being done globally to prevent climate change.
US donors gave $177k to UK climate science denying Global Warming Policy Foundation
The UK’s premier climate science denial campaign group, the Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF), received hundreds of thousands of dollars of US donations in 2017, recently published tax returns show.
The true link between climate change and ‘terrorism’ [$]
Andrew Bolt
Two people are dead, dozens of police injured, and barricades burning in Paris’s most famous street. But it is not global warming but policies to “stop” it that are causing the strife.
National
Westpac launches ‘green’ deposit scheme [$]
Westpac is launching the world’s first tailored “green” deposit scheme for those who only want to invest in environmentally-friendly investments.
Why Aussies are being warned to run their taps for 30 seconds
Hot water taps are advised to be avoided altogether when it comes to drinking and cooking water.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/aussies-warned-run-taps-30-seconds-001417732.html
Their sitting days are numbered: it’s time for federal pollies to walk the talk
Sean Kelly
If images out of Canberra in coming days show our politicians looking a little distracted, don’t worry. They will just be wondering if this is the very last time the 45th parliament will sit, before an election is called in January.
Glorious rubbish, have we been wasting your energy all along?
Lia Timson
As Australia debates the need to spend money on renewable energy projects to power our future without destroying the environment, it is worth taking a look at rubbish.
Energy has a new battle line [$]
Nick Cater
Distorted markets, rent-seekers rewarded, windfall profits — here we go again.
Victoria
Vic premier drives ahead with new road
The first order of business for the “positive and optimistic” re-elected Labor government: Build the North East Link road.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/vic-premier-drives-ahead-road-163101795–spt.html
Greens turn on Labor, sweat results in Vic
The Victorian Greens have taken a swipe at the re-elected Labor government under Daniel Andrews, saying their environmental policies aren’t up to scratch.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/greens-hopes-crash-vic-election-163106764–spt.html
Win ‘a renewables endorsement’ [$]
Daniel Andrews has hailed his stunning victory as an endorsement of Labor’s 50 per cent renewable energy target.
Residents lose fight on controversial development
Former site backing onto Merri Creek where components of Agent Orange were made has been deemed safe.
The Greens went backwards in the Victorian election – but was it a disaster?
Ben Raue
The 1.7% swing likely means a loss of up to two seats in the lower house and close to a wipe-out in the upper house
New South Wales
‘Sydney’s not full’: Alliance formed to combat anti-population push
Recent calls by Gladys Berejiklian and Scott Morrison to slow the migration intake into Sydney and NSW have prompted an alliance of community and business groups to hit back.
Sydney’s new 80km walk to be most spectacular in the world
A walking trail connecting Sydney’s Bondi with Manly is about to become a reality after federal, state and six local governments agreed to connect public land.
Mirvac to host Australia’s first indigenous rooftop garden in Redfern
Australia is to have its first indigenous rooftop farm – and it’s to be at one of the first sites in the nation where Aboriginal workers were given equality in the workplace.
Where exactly is line in the sand?
Telegraph editorial
The story of Sydney’s light rail project is a complicated one, featuring many layers of conflict and dispute.
ACT
Reducing transport emissions ACT’s next big climate challenge
Reducing emissions from transport will be the next big challenge when it comes to combating climate change, according to the outgoing chair of the ACT’s Climate Change Council.
Queensland
Queensland bushfire threat intensifies
Residents of Deepwater north of Bundaberg are being urged to enact their bushfire plans as a large fire bears down on homes.
https://au.news.yahoo.com/qld-bushfire-alert-downgraded-154002214–spt.html
OK for Chinese mine near Adani [$]
A $6.7bn Chinese-backed coal mine in the Galilee Basin could become a reality within the next five years.
South Australia
Great Australian Bight deep sea survey discovers other-worldly marine life
A study of deep sea creatures in the Great Australian Bight identifies 400 new species. The survey is the first of its kind and catalogues the biodiversity of the Bight’s unseen depths, providing important knowledge should drilling for oil and gas go ahead.
SA Best opposes Mining Bill push [$]
A vote on the State Government’s push to change the state’s Mining Act must not occur until “proper” consultation has been held with farming communities, SA Best has demanded.
Murray Mallee image excites tiger watchers [$]
A Murray Mallee man has captured an intriguing image on a motion-sensitive camera, sending a ripple of excitement through South Australia’s thylacine-hunting community.
Tasmania
Cambria Green proponents address community’s concerns
The proponents of an East Coast development have addressed some of the community’s concerns.
https://www.examiner.com.au/story/5776281/cambria-green-proponents-address-community-concerns/?cs=95
Northern Territory
They know their country’: Indigenous rangers training to become Fisheries inspectors
If appointed, Theresa Lemon will be able to use new powers to stop recreational and commercial fishers, inspect their gear and catch, and take their details to pass on to authorities if breaches are suspected to have occurred.
Indigenous rangers close to eradicating feral cats from West Island
Feral cats have had a devastating impact on native wildlife on a remote island in the Northern Territory, but thanks to the hard work of Indigenous rangers, there is now understood to be only one cat left.
Sustainability
The world needs to quit coal. Why is it so hard?
Coal, the most polluting of energy sources, shows no sign of disappearing three years after the Paris agreement, when world leaders promised decisive action against global warming.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/24/climate/coal-global-warming.html
Four ways our cities can cut transport emissions in a hurry: avoid, shift, share and improve
Hussein Dia
Urgent and radical change in urban transport policies and practices will benefit the planet and future generations.
Nature Conservation
Palm oil was supposed to help save the planet. Instead it unleashed a catastrophe.
A decade ago, the U.S. mandated the use of vegetable oil in biofuels, leading to industrial-scale deforestation — and a huge spike in carbon emissions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/20/magazine/palm-oil-borneo-climate-catastrophe.html
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