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Good news: Some climate change impacts are ‘reversible.’ Here’s what that means
Carbon removal can reverse temperature changes in the long-term, but can’t stop sea level rise
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Ecological Observance
Climate Change
Germany ‘set for biggest rise in greenhouse gases for 30 years’
Increase means country will slip back from goal of cutting emissions by 40% from 1990 levels
Sicily Registers Record-High Temperature as Heat Wave Sweeps Italian Island
A monitoring station on the island reported a temperature of 119.84 Fahrenheit, 48.8 degrees Celsius, on Wednesday. If verified, it would be the highest ever recorded in Europe.
UK can’t fight climate crisis with austerity, warns expert
Author of government study says Treasury resistance to green spending programmes could halt progress to net zero
Is carbon capture and utilization a lifeline for oil and gas?
The 2050 climate neutrality goals require the right technologies. What role will carbon capture and utilization play in this, if any?
Climate scientist John Fyfe explains why new IPCC report shows ‘there’s no going back’
In their latest synthesis of the physical science of the climate emergency, the world’s foremost experts say there is no longer any doubt about who is responsible for cooking the planet.
Good news: Some climate change impacts are ‘reversible.’ Here’s what that means
Carbon removal can reverse temperature changes in the long-term, but can’t stop sea level rise
IPCC report shows devil is in the detail for climate alarmists [$]
Chris Mitchell
The release of the latest UN climate change report last week makes three things clear about elite media coverage of the climate.
National
Climate report ‘no surprise’ to Australians who have long fought for the environment
Sue Starr’s favourite topics are death and the environment. Over the past 30 years she’s found that few others share her interest, but hopes the IPCC’s dire warning about climate change could prompt a change of heart.
Water prices flow in favour of irrigators [$]
Irrigators in the southern Murray Darling Basin are set for a strong 2021-22 year, buoyed by low prices for water allocations and plentiful supply following a year of drought-breaking rain.
Australia not joining panicky world’s rush over climate cliff [$]
Nick Cater
Leo Tolstoy told the story of War and Peace in 1250 pages. The International Panel on Climate Change kept going until the final foot note, Zscheischler, J et al, on page 3949. Summarising the IPCC’s 6th Assessment Review in 280 characters or fewer is hard to say the least, but Labor’s climate spokesman managed to do so with 49 characters to spare.
We need to get realistic about our energy future [$]
Paul Flynn
The global energy transition is wrongly seen as binary construct by some. They see a dystopian world with fossil fuels, or a utopian one where it’s all “left in the ground”. Something is either good or bad, black or white, protecting the planet or destroying it.
Farmers should have right to say no to coal seam gas
Brigid Price
As a Queensland beef producer with coal seam gas mining currently co-existing with our organically certified farm, my reaction while reading the NSW Government’s Future of Gas statement was one of concern.
The energy industry can be part of the solution. We are not the enemy [$]
Andrew McConville
Some people are surprised to hear me say, as chief executive of the body that represents the oil and gas industry, that we need to keep acting to address climate change.
Victoria
Melbourne student and climate activist runs for board seat at energy giant AGL
Ashjayeen Sharif wants Australia’s biggest greenhouse gas emitter to be 100% renewable by 2030
Victoria consents to gas production from well near Twelve Apostles
Greens says government’s support for fossil fuel expansion is ‘bonkers’ and no one will visit the tourist site ‘if it’s surrounded by gas drilling rigs’
Protesters take to water over King Island oil and gas search
Activists on surfboards have confronted a seismic testing ship in Geelong before it embarks on a journey to look for fossil fuel deposits south of Cape Otway.
Tree change a win for local democracy
James Norman
During these relentless lockdown days, it is important to grab hold of small victories to nourish our COVID-scarred souls.
Victoria’s Big Build leaves planning out of the loop
Jago Dodson
The “build first, ask questions later” model in which a rush to build big projects takes precedence over wise planning has become the new normal in Victoria under the Big Build program.
Queensland
Koala fund chews into demand for developer offsets [$]
Online alternative asset investment platform iPartners is pushing into the agricultural sector, launching a $20 million fund to acquire farmland for protected koala habitat to generate returns through its use as a biodiversity offset.
South Australia
Solar set to run entire state despite ‘sun tax’ warning [$]
Massive changes to rules around rooftop solar systems that give households more money also pave the way for SA to be run entirely on the sun.
Tasmania
As IPCC shows grim climate reality, diver says Tasmania’s sea urchin barrens show present impact
In an ever-growing region of Tasmania, a vast ancient forest is rapidly being replaced with a bare desert due to climate change – and it’s expected to get worse quickly.
Northern Territory
‘Effectively being ignored’: NLC condemns govt’s water law amendments
The Northern Land Council has condemned the passing of legislative water amendments, saying the concerns of Aboriginal Territorians were “effectively being ignored”.
Sustainability
What is the future for fossil fuel investments?
With the IPCC’s latest report warning that time is running out to avoid climate catastrophe, the world’s reliance on fossil fuels is increasingly untenable. Investors are starting to look for green alternatives.
Manufacturers make PFAS-free food packaging recipe available to all
Two American manufacturers unveiled a new recipe on Thursday for PFAS and plastics-free packaging for everything from burgers to salads, in a bid to make takeout food more sustainable and safer for consumers.
Climate crisis: Can going vegan save the world?
At the same moment when the food choices available to the average western consumer have never been broader, nor the comparative costs of eating so low, the dark, swelling underbelly of much of the food we eat – the toll it is taking on our planet – has become increasingly exposed, and it is not pretty.
What we do now that will be unfathomable by 2050
Veronica Milsom
From parking cars to eating meat, how many normal activities are we partaking in day-to-day that will be a source of disgust for our unborn ancestors?
How the Mekong River is turning into a new flashpoint in Indo-Pacific
Experts view the South China Sea as the most probable area of conflict in Asia. Their attention now has also turned to the Mekong River, where the economic and environmental stakes are arguably much higher.
Ocean conservation: 6 reasons you can be optimistic about the future
Yes, we’ve got an ocean of bad news. Climate change is warming and acidifying seawater, stressing or destroying coral reefs.
Welcome to the ‘plastisphere’: the synthetic ecosystem evolving at sea
Ocean plastic has created a unique home for specialised organisms, from animals that travel on it to bacteria that ‘eat’ it.
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