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Frontbencher Amanda Rishworth concedes Labor torn on climate targets [$]
Labor frontbencher Amanda Rishworth has conceded there is now an open debate inside the opposition over its approach to climate change and what short-term emissions reduction targets it should adopt.
On This Day
Ecological Observance
National Tree Planting Day – Central African Republic
Coronavirus Watch
Confirmed cases: 11,802. Deaths: 122
The Government’s high-tech coronavirus tracing app, COVIDSafe, has alerted officials to a potential viral outbreak on a cruise ship called ‘The Ruby Princess’ four months ago. If proven correct, it will be the first case identified by the $2 million app.
The economy can’t fully recover until the virus is gone
Ross Gittins
It’s time we stopped debating suppression versus elimination of the coronavirus and got serious.
Common sense must dictate COVID-19 response
Kim Sawyer
To beat the coronavirus, we need to know how it’s transmitted.
Climate Change
‘Carbon savings’ from Covid-19 lockdown halve within weeks
Greenhouse gas emissions from energy and transport sectors climb as more people return to work
Why we need to “feel” climate change
As climate models predict even worse outcomes for the planet, some scientists believe the way to change what is happening is for people to “feel” the emotion of it. There is still time to halt the crisis, but we are at a fork in the road.
National
Frontbencher Amanda Rishworth concedes Labor torn on climate targets [$]
Labor frontbencher Amanda Rishworth has conceded there is now an open debate inside the opposition over its approach to climate change and what short-term emissions reduction targets it should adopt.
Snowy 2.0 doesn’t measure up economically or environmentally
Richard Gillies
The Coalition Government is proceeding with Snowy 2.0.
Energy efficiency insulates us from economic shocks
Rob Law
The economic shocks caused by coronavirus have left many people doing it tough. In regional Victoria, where I live, we’ve seen the impacts already beginning to bite as unemployment rises and belts start to tighten. And with winter upon us, and more people working from home than ever before, household heating systems are getting a workout this year.
New South Wales
‘Untapped ideas’: Popularity of parks during COVID sparks public space revolution
Sydneysiders have continued to flock to parks and other domains since COVID-19 struck sparking a call for people to devise new ways to reimagine public spaces.
Gas write-downs stoke coals for Narrabri opponents [$]
Warnings that major investments in new gas supply will end up as ‘stranded assets’ have been vigorously revived after last week’s LNG write-downs and ahead of public hearings on Santos’ NSW project.
Ageing Newcrest’s golden growth challenge [$]
Can a new generation of assets keep Newcrest Mining at the top of Australia’s golden pile?
ACT
ACT election: Trees to become battleground as ACT government sets goal of 450,000 trees [$]
Trees are set to become an election issue in Canberra, as the government is set to launch a strategy to plant 450,000 trees over the next 25 years.
South Australia
Rainfall fuels SA fire alert [$]
Weather warning While low rainfall is dangerous for a coming fire season, the high rainfall we’ve been getting will also be a problem, as it grows more grass that could burn.
Councils back GM crops changes [$]
Farmers in a number of local districts can now plan to plant genetically modified crops, after their local councils backed the Government’s decision to lift a ban – but other councils are weighing up community views on the change.
Tasmania
‘A scar on the landscape’: Residents fear energy project will ruin tourism
A proposed 170 kilometre transmission line that would run through remote parts of Tasmania’s north-west is angering residents who say it’ll tarnish the wild landscape.
Meet Moss, the detection dog helping Tassie devils find love
Moss is part of an elite squad of detection dogs that will locate threatened species in the wild and help endangered species breed in captivity.
White pointer truth sinks in a sea of paperwork [$]
Fred Pawle
Why would a great white shark leap out of the water and grab a 10-year-old boy from a 6m fishing boat, as one did off the northwest coast of Tasmania on Friday? The answer came to me unsolicited within hours from a variety of fellow critics of the great white shark protection racket: cage-diving.
Northern Territory
‘Please say home’: Aboriginal community next to Uluru pushes to close park if flights resume
The Mutitjulu Community Aboriginal Corporation says allowing in interstate flights in to Connellan Airport puts the local community at great risk, and they have support to close the national park if the airport reopens in August.
Western Australia
BP gets all-clear to drill mega gas prospect [$]
Drilling of the Ironbark well, targeting 15 trillion cubic feet of gas resources, could get under way in October.
$35m Pilbara cattle station sales biggest in five years [$]
The sale of two massive cattle stations by one of WA’s most prominent pastoral families is set to fetch a price in the tens of millions in what could be the biggest land deal in a half-decade.
Sustainability
Southern Iraq’s toxic twilight
Iraq is the rare country that imports gas but also burns natural gas from oil wells into the air. The wasted gas is enough to power 3 million homes. Burning it is making people sick.
Flying to conferences won’t solve climate change
A large international conference can produce the emissions of an entire city in a week, according to new research. A University of Otago researcher is calling for a dramatic overhaul of academic events, in light of the climate crisis.
A revolutionary group of scientists are challenging a 500-year-old paradigm that guides how regulators evaluate chemicals.
Efficient cooling seen as key to keeping climate change in check
After enduring the hottest decade on record, India aims to keep its homes and workplaces cool without raising energy consumption with one simple change: raising the temperature settings on air conditioners.
John Lewis and his environmental legacy
John Lewis’ civil rights legacy helped shape a nation. He cared about climate change and the environment too.
Why COVID-19 might not change our cities as much as we expect
Christian A. Nygaard et al
We might have had a glimpse of new ways of urban living, but history offers a note of caution. Lasting change depends on us applying technology and taking deliberate action to seize this opportunity.
A fifth of Brazilian soy in Europe is result of deforestation
Large quantities of the soy and beef imported to Europe from Brazil have been “contaminated” by deforestation, research shows.
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