Post of the Day
The world’s wilderness is even more important than previously thought
Once thought of as conservation’s “poor cousin”, it’s often the last line of defence.
Today’s Celebration
Independence Day – Bulgaria
Independence Day – Mali
National Arbor Day – Barbados
Day of Partisan Glory – Ukraine
Day of the Baltic Unity – Latvia, Lithuania
Resistance Fighting Day – Estonia
World Chronic Myeloid Leukemia Day
Climate Change
Greta Thunberg hopes climate strikes will be ‘social tipping point’
About four million people took part in Friday’s climate strikes, and now teenage activist Greta Thunberg says she hopes this will be a ‘social tipping point’.
‘We will make them hear us’: Greta Thunberg’s speech to New York climate strike – video
Climate activist Greta Thunberg has warned world leaders the ‘eyes of the world will be on them’ at a key UN summit next week.
In pictures: Millions gather worldwide to protest for climate action
Millions of people from more than 150 countries have taken to the streets calling for action to combat climate change.
How the climate strike travelled around the world – video
From Sydney to New Delhi, Nairobi to New York, millions of people around the world walked out of school and work on Friday to join the latest protests against the climate crisis.
Surface Melting Causes Antarctic Glaciers to Slip Faster Towards the Ocean
Study shows for the first time a direct link between surface melting and short bursts of glacier acceleration in Antarctica
Controlling methane is a fast and critical way to slow global warming, say experts
In independent studies, 2 Princeton University research teams recently identified surprisingly large sources of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, being leaked into the atmosphere.
Investments to address climate change are good business
New research suggests that over the next few decades, acting to reduce climate change is expected to cost much less than the damage otherwise inflicted by climate change on people, infrastructure and ecosystems.
National
Signs of the times: A generation’s call to action on climate
‘Our house is on fire’. ‘Act now or swim L8R’. Students come up with ingenious placards to underline their fear for the planet’s future.
Climate strikes: hoax photo accusing Australian protesters of leaving rubbish behind goes viral
The image was not taken after a climate strike and was not even taken in Australia
Climate change forcing young people to abandon family plans
Morgan and Adam have always wanted children but fears over climate change are making them reconsider.
ARENA funds expansion of renewables in food processing, for power and heat
ARENA chips in $460,000 into initiative seeking to dramatically increase the use of renewables to supply heat to food processing operations.
Teachers say climate change our biggest education issue [$]
Despite reading and writing standards slipping in the classroom, a peak group of English teachers say climate change is what will shape the future of education.
The kids didn’t stay in school, and the politicians lost their cool
Jacqueline Maley
The climate strike showed us what happens when political issues break ranks and creep into the mainstream.
The easy fix to our cities’ congestion problems
Matt Wade
The reality of working from home can be even more appealing than the concept – on many different fronts.
UN climate summit want us to shut up and pay up [$]
Peta Credlin
Australia has been silenced and banished to the naughty corner at the UN climate summit next week. So why are we still attending when massive emitters China and India get rewarded?
Stop scaring kids with climate change, you eco-bullies [$]
Lucy Carne
Yes, the climate is changing. But deliberately inciting climate change fear in children is grossly irresponsible. We need to encourage our kids to feel empowered — not terrified — about the future.
Young climate strikers should heed the lesson of 1212 [$]
Piers Akerman
While they may, in their self-absorbed delusional fashion have believed they were the first young people to stage a rally, in 1212 there was a crusade equally lunatic in ambition as the Climate Strike day.
Victoria
Council raises concerns on draft coastal policy – East Gippsland
East Gippsland Shire Council has voiced its concerns with a number of aspects of the Victorian Government on its Draft Marine and Coastal Policy, saying it would fundamentally change the way of life for East Gippsland communities.
Climate plan to force Melbourne’s seaside kinder from its bayside home
Beach-side kinder to be sent packing by State Government bay protection policy
Push for water relief for farmers [$]
Interim payments could be made to battling farmers by the state government as the Victorian Farmers Federation calls for surplus water from the $2 billion Goulburn Murray Connections project to be released “ASAP”.
ACT
New Mugga Lane gas-to-energy station could power more than 1000 extra homes per year
A new landfill gas-to-energy station at the Mugga Lane tip will allow more methane to be captured and turned into electricity, with the potential to power more than 1000 extra homes each year.
How the ACT’s 100% renewable electricity target is saving households cash
ACT has demonstrated how turning to renewables can slash emissions, and protect customers from soaring electricity prices.
Let’s learn our lesson on fuel this time
Canberra Times editorial
It’s been 18 years since the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission recommended the ACT government implement a public information system to report regularly on the movement of fuel prices.
Queensland
Queensland passes Great Barrier Reef run-off laws
Laws that will reduce the amount of run-off which can be allowed to flow into the Great Barrier Reef have been passed by Queensland’s parliament.
Dingo warning for busy Qld tourist island
Tourists and campers are being urged to keep away from dingoes on Queensland’s Fraser Island.
Couple’s DIY recycled watering system mimics rain
As Queensland’s Darling Downs continues to experience one of its worst droughts on record, a scientist and a horticulturalist have developed a recycled watering system to keep their garden alive.
Moving station will cost millions [$]
A State Government demand to move a proposed Metro station from one location to another could see taxpayers hit with an extra $390 million to fund the project.
South Australia
Crows will get to privatise our parklands — but why? [$]
Peter Goers
Adelaide Football Club will be given a huge swathe of the parklands — for free. It’s not a surprise given they’re the arrogant, entitled top end of town. But it doesn’t make it right.
Tasmania
Greens to push Green New Deal for Tasmania ahead of 2022 election
The Tasmanian Greens will campaign on a Green New Deal for the state in the lead-up to the next state election in 2022, outlining jobs in climate mitigation and greater economic equality.
Climate protest ‘unforgettable, energising day’ [$]
Tsmanian Greens leader Cassy O’Connor has told the party’s state conference it was inspiring to see so many young people taking to the streets during the school strike for climate change.
Western Australia
Battle for the Fitzroy River: Kimberley divided over bid to harvest precious resource
A water allocation plan is being developed for the Kimberley’s Fitzroy River, but there’s concern over the consultation process that will help to decide the future of the national asset.
Thousands of Perth protestors demand climate action at global strike
Thousands of protestors demanding urgent action to address the climate crisis packed Perth’s Forrest Place on Friday, with crowds lining the first floor walkway above and spilling into the adjacent mall.
Sustainability
Water may be scarce for new power plants in Asia
Climate change and over-tapped waterways could leave developing parts of Asia without enough water to cool power plants in the near future, new research indicates. The study found that existing and planned power plants that burn coal for energy could be vulnerable. The work was published today in the journal Energy and Environment Science.
Untapped resource, or greenhouse gas threat, found below rifting axis off Okinawa coast
Using an automated method to create a high-resolution map of the seismic velocity below the seafloor, researchers from Kyushu University found a large-scale gas reservoir in an area where the Earth’s upper layers are being separated.
Best performance of organic material for lithium battery anode using materials informatics
A research group established a new design strategy for organic materials for the anode of lithium-ion secondary cells through the use of Materials Informatics (MI). A high-capacity and high-stability material was successfully obtained via an extremely small number of experiments.
Want to save the planet? Look down [$]
Kerry Parnell
Our reliance on cars is clogging up the roads and damaging the environment. On the one hand we’re banning plastic bags, on the other, we’re driving five minutes up the road. It’s crazy.
Nature Conservation
England’s national parks ‘must do more to protect nature’
Review also urges parks and beauty spots to increase appeal to minority ethnic visitors
The world’s wilderness is even more important than previously thought
Once thought of as conservation’s “poor cousin”, it’s often the last line of defence.
This tiny island is taking on the wave of plastic washing through the Indian Ocean
A community of just 600 people isolated in the Indian Ocean is being inundated with the world’s plastic waste. It is now finding innovative ways to fight back.
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