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Majority of climate change news coverage now accurate
Major print media in five countries have been representing climate change very factually, hitting a 90 percent accuracy rate in the last 15 years, according to an international study
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Majority of climate change news coverage now accurate
Major print media in five countries have been representing climate change very factually, hitting a 90 percent accuracy rate in the last 15 years, according to an international study
Breaching tipping points would increase economic costs of climate change impacts
Exceeding tipping points in the climate system could lead to a measurable increase in the economic impacts of climate change, according to a new paper published today
How machine learning is helping us fine-tune climate models to reach unprecedented detail
Navid Constantinou
From movie suggestions to self-driving vehicles, machine learning has revolutionised modern life. Experts are now using it to help solve one of humanity’s biggest problems: climate change.
National
Foreign ownership of water register doing the job, says Productivity Commission
A major report finds no change is needed to the register of foreign ownership of Australian water.
Australia singled out as ‘out of step’ on climate change by former UN chief
Ban Ki-moon warns Australia faces international punishment for lagging behind on climate action, as a NSW Liberal MP tells his federal colleagues to act or “get out of the way”.
Net zero pledges, not border taxes, are biggest threat to Australia’s fossil fuel exports
Key business group plays down threat of carbon border adjustment mechanisms, but warns net zero pledges will slash demand for Australian coal and gas.
BHP and Woodside combine businesses to form one of the world’s biggest energy companies
Big miner BHP and oil and gas producer Woodside Petroleum will merge their oil and gas businesses to form one of the world’s biggest energy companies.
Climate drives BHP’s Woodside deal [$]
Mike Henry says the immense pressure on his company to cut its emissions by 30 per cent was not the reason for the sale of its oil and gas assets to Woodside.
Clean hydrogen a priority for green bank [$]
Clean Energy Finance Corporation CEO Ian Learmonth is expecting a big year in green hydrogen projects, with a focus on domestic ventures.
New roadmap to encourage carbon capture and utilisation technologies
The CO2 Utilisation Roadmap aims to help industry adopt carbon capture and utilisation (CCU) technologies that reduce emissions.
Barnaby blasts China on climate change
Barnaby Joyce has taken an extraordinary swipe against China while ducking responsibility for Australia’s action on climate change.
Farmers are taking climate action into their own hands
Sidestepping the political debate, farmers are banding together to tell consumers about their commitments to climate action.
Mouse plague hits rural areas across southern Australia: CSIRO
Mice are coming back in large numbers to plague farmers across several Australian states.
Murray-Darling salinity control strategy working
Keith Pitt
Ongoing efforts to combat salinity levels in the Murray-Darling Basin are paying off for people who rely on improved water quality in the Basin’s rivers and waterways, according to a new report.
How your super fund could be destroying the planet
Brian Feeney
The Australian superannuation industry still has investments in the fossil fuel industry with support from the Federal Government.
The only power Australia has at the Glasgow climate talks is to set an example. This is why
Peter Martin
Australia is right to want China to do more to cut global emissions, but the worst way to achieve it is to say “we won’t lift our ambition until you lift yours”
ACCC report underlines importance of gas-fired recovery
Josh Frydenberg and Angus Taylor
The latest report of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Gas Inquiry underlines the importance of the Morrison Government’s gas-fired recovery and support for further development of the nation’s gas resources
Liberal government has failed Australians on climate change
Peter Whish-Wilson
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has released arguably the most important report in human history.
Better late than never: BHP’s $18.5 billion nod to the environment
Elizabeth Knight
In selling its oil and gas assets to Woodside BHP has just kicked the environmental can across the Nullarbor.
Marriage of mutual convenience for BHP and Woodside [$]
Jennifer Hewett
BHP wants to rid itself of a profitable but troublesome petroleum business. Woodside Petroleum wants some major growth options in exchange for shares rather than cash.
Planning to plant an Australian native like wattle? Read this first — you might be spreading a weed
Singarayer Florentine
Here are three Australian native plants that have become invasive species after ending up in places they don’t belong.
Victoria
Help protect Cardinia Shire’s biodiversity with DeerScan
The DeerScan App is a free resource that anyone can use to record sightings of deer, report damage or problems they cause, and record control actions.
Dairy farmer and veterinarian Tess Butler from Benelli Jerseys, West Gippsland, describes some of the sustainable farming techniques they employ.
Watchdog probes West Gate Tunnel soil saga [$]
The EPA’s decision on the West Gate Tunnel’s toxic soil saga will be investigated after community uproar over the selected dumping sites.
New South Wales
Part of NSW Energy and Environment Minister Matt Kean’s opening address to the Better Futures Forum – Climate Action Network Australia.
Queensland
Extinction Rebellion protesters target National Australia Bank
Extinction Rebellion is targetting the National Australia Bank for its record investment in fossil fuels despite the climate crisis.
Suicide-mating endangered marsupial found surviving in burnt Queensland bush
Scientists find a marsupial known as a “suicidal reproducer” in a national park south of Gladstone, after fears the creature had been wiped out by bushfires.
Watchdog warns of gas shortage and points finger at LNG projects
Australia’s east coast could run short of gas next year after a report found the position “precarious’’ and questioned whether Queensland’s LNG projects were following a supply deal struck with the Federal Government.
Major expansion of Surat Basin gas field to produce 100 jobs
Gas producer Senex has given the green light to a $40 million expansion of its Atlas project in the Surat Basin providing support for about 100 jobs and $15 million for the local community.
Julia Creek vanadium mine reveals big opportunities
The Outback town of Julia Creek is the centre of activity for vanadium mining and one project has found a resource that has a net present value of $613 million.
Explained: Why Linc Energy charges were dropped [$]
Prosecutors have been forced to explain why serious environmental charges against four former Linc Energy directors have been sensationally dropped.
Santos counts on $70/tonne carbon price for flagship CCS project
Santos says its flagship CCS project needs a carbon price, and it is counting on a $70/tonne price by 2030.
Santos says ‘size and scale’ key for gas sector amid winds of change
Santos is closing in on a deal to seal its $22 billion merger with Oil Search after rebounding from the depths of last year’s COVID-driven oil price crash.
Tasmania
Can this man help to save Australia’s most endangered birds from extinction?
Ecologist Matthew Fielding believes introducing Tasmanian devils and quolls, both apex predators, to islands in Bass Strait may bring three bird species back from the brink.
Calls for more electric vehicle chargers in regional Tassie [$]
Manufacturers of charging stations for electric vehicles say more fast charging options are needed in regional Tasmania in order for the state to be considered completely EV-friendly.
Bass Strait transport equality is a federal responsibility
Peter Brohier
In 1996, the Coalition announced a policy to provide a transport corridor linking our nation. It was followed by a scheme capable of extending the National Highway across Bass Strait, using ferries
Western Australia
Renewable energy hub planned for ecologically sensitive area
One of Australia’s biggest green hydrogen projects is planned for the Gascoyne but, if approved, it could mean the end of a popular outback tourism business.
Plan for Australia’s biggest electric highway
Australia’s longest electric highway will span more than 3000km and 45 locations, with plans to have the network fully operational within a few years.
‘Twiggy’ Forrest to pull out of Kimberley gas plans
Squadron Energy has confirmed it is withdrawing from on-shore gas interests in Australia’s North West.
Over $15m to protect WA from exotic insects [$]
More than $15 million will be spent bolstering WA’s protection against exotic insects and plant diseases that threaten the State’s agriculture sector.
Sustainability
New study analyzes global environmental consequences of weakening US-China trade relationship
A new study has found that United States would face intensifying nitrogen and phosphorus pollution and increasing irrigation water usage in agricultural production as a result of persistent US-China trade tension, such as China’s retaliatory tariffs on US agriculture.
Toxic metals are seeping into our bones, and modern tech may be making it worse
Researchers in Israel have discovered lead contamination in the bones of humans as far back as 12,000 years ago. They warn that modern technology may only make the problem worse.
“Climate change is a hoax—and so is coronavirus.” “Vaccines are bad for you.” These days, many of our fellow citizens reject scientific expertise and prefer ideology to facts. They are not merely uninformed—they are misinformed.
Global water crisis will intensify with climate breakdown, says report
Flooding, droughts and wildfires will worsen as global heating disrupts the planet’s water cycle
How your cup of coffee is clearing the jungle
It seemed like an easy crime to stop: protected Indonesian rainforest, cut for coffee farms. But a globalized economy can undermine even the best-laid plans.
Firms line up ‘green’ ammonia for fertilizer and future fuel
A number of firms are attempting to reduce the environmental effects of ammonia production, which is responsible approximately 1.8% of the world’s carbon dioxide emissions.
Neil Pharaoh
Those involved in advocacy and campaigning need to use the science of what makes people care as a foundation for their strategy, writes Neil Pharaoh, who looks at the five principles that help organisations connect their work to what people care about.
Sustainability in a ‘pandemic’ world
Kaushik Sridhar
Disruptions related to COVID-19 have come with an unexpected side effect: an impact on carbon emissions. The question is will any of our new more carbon-friendly behaviours stick
Fire in wet area of the Amazon destroys 27% of trees in up to three years, study finds
Based on data collected in the field, Brazilian researchers showed that small and medium trees suffer most in the first two years after a fire, but the overall impact on vegetation can last decades. Carbon stocks fall 12.8% in burned areas on average.
Giant panda gives birth in rare event for endangered species
A Chinese giant panda gives birth to the first cub to be born in Singapore in a rare event for the endangered species.
Exxon’s oil drilling gamble off Guyana coast ‘poses major environmental risk’
Experts warn of potential for disaster as Exxon pursues 9bn barrels in sensitive marine ecosystem
Mallorca marine reserve boosts wildlife as well as business, report finds
Protected area delivered a tenfold return on investment, with benefits for fishing, biodiversity and tourism
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