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Climate change and rising interest in renewable energy
According to a recent International Energy Agency report, renewables will account for about 95 percent of the increase in global power-generation capacity from now to the end of 2026, with solar power alone providing about half of the increase.
On This Day
Saint Nicholas Day – Western Christianity
Ecological Observance
Climate Change
The Earth is getting a black box recorder, and it’s already starting listening
A giant steel box is about to begin recording everything we say and do about climate change, for the benefit of ours and future civilisations.
Curing the climate: with ‘can-do’ capitalism, what possibly can go wrong?
William Briggs
Just 100 corporations account for 70 per cent of global carbon emissions. Time their contribution to the climate crisis was given greater prominence.
National
Where to start?: Boards struggle with climate change risks, fail to act
Many Australian boards are struggling to prepare their companies or organisations for climate change, with almost half the country’s directors saying they don’t know how to tackle the issue.
Major bank boss’ pay could be linked to climate targets
The pay of bank chief executives could be linked to climate change targets in the future, analysts predict, as lenders face growing investor scrutiny over their role in shifting the economy away from fossil fuels.
Labor’s 2030 emission reduction target could be 48 per cent [$]
Liberal moderates fear a full-blown scare campaign against Labor’s climate policy could backfire in inner-city seats.
ScoMo unveils plan to shake-up how we recycle [$]
Scott Morrison will unveil a radical plan to get Aussies to reuse and buy products manufactured with recycled goods.
Australians must be prepared for disasters this summer
Andrew Gissing
Australia is a land of extremes, but this is worsening.
Voluntary climate action won’t reach net zero [$]
Ross Garnaut
‘Technology not taxes’ is not enough. A price on carbon is needed to make more expensive lower-emissions innovations the cheaper option.
Labor delivers a liberal plan for climate action [$]
Steven Hamilton
Labor’s climate policy slakes the thirst of economic rationalists hanging out for someone – anyone – to deliver a rational response to the climate challenge.
ScoMo’s election warning about Greens [$]
James Campbell
The Labor Party is desperate not to relive the horror of being in government and dependent upon the Greens.
Why dingoes should be considered native to mainland Australia – even though humans introduced them
Peter Banks
Dingoes are often demonised as a danger to livestock, while many consider them a natural and essential part of the environment. But is our most controversial wild species actually native to Australia?
Kylie Morphett et al
Cigarette butts with filters are the most commonly littered item worldwide, with a staggering 4.5 trillion of them tossed into the environment each year. This is a huge problem; many end up on beaches and in the ocean, and the tar from burnt tobacco in the filter can be toxic to wildlife.
Crash and burn: the deadly climate policies of our major parties
David Shearman
The Coalition and Labor refuse climate action that will ensure humanity’s survival, even as thousands die globally from the burning of fossil fuels.
Victoria
Melbourne’s growth areas may ‘run out’ of land [$]
Victorians eager to snap up homes could be locked out of the market, with experts warning growth areas could start running out within years.
New South Wales
NSW plan for Kosciuszko feral horses a threat to endangered freshwater fish
Horse numbers will be reduced overall but retained in area around Tantangara Creek, the only known habitat for the stocky galaxias
Bushfire-affected community asks for water storage, gets dance lessons
Residents of a Blue Mountains community that lost 12 houses in the Black Summer bushfires are pleading to be pork-barrelled after they unsuccessfully applied for a grant to secure their water supply, only to become the bewildered recipients of dance lessons.
Milgroms get political tipping motza into Climate 200
The Milgrom family have decided to donate $500,000 to the Climate 200 war chest, run by Simon Holmes a Court. Trent Zimmerman and Tim Wilson, are you sweating yet?
ACT
Electric cars double in a year in ACT as interest-free loans scheme set to expand
The number of electric cars registered in Canberra has doubled in a year, with more than 750 added to the territory’s roads since January.
Explainer: Orroral Valley fire inquiry: Defence department granted non-publication order, denied internal investigation
Set as a procedural hearing, the first court session of the coronial inquiry into the Orroral Valley fire ended on adversarial terms with one lawyer accusing another of imposing his “silk and tones” upon the court after the Defence department was allowed to withhold certain information.
The ACT’s public service should cut the amount of floor space for each employee by more than a third and encourage working from home in a bid to reduce carbon emissions, a report prepared for the government has said.
Queensland
Rare encounter with ‘grumpy’ frog has spotters jumping for joy
A burrowing frog that can stay underground for years has come above ground to play after strong November rain in outback Queensland.
Tasmania
Peter Cundall, long-time Gardening Australia host, dies aged 94
Much-loved Tasmanian broadcasting and gardening identity Peter Cundall has died after a short illness, with his family releasing a statement saying he died surrounded by loved ones.
Households face ‘immoral’ 14 per cent water price rise [$]
The average household water bill will rise by more than $450 a year under a series of proposed price hikes, but TasWater has defended the plan, saying it was “below our full cost recovery”.
Farmed salmon left parts of this harbour almost ‘devoid of life’ — but there are signs of recovery
Concerns erupted in 2016 that Tasmania’s rapidly growing salmon industry was damaging Macquarie Harbour’s natural environment. Now the area is recovering, talks are looming about how much salmon should be farmed in the area.
More wind farms needed to power ‘green’ hydrogen and ammonia sector at Bell Bay [$]
More wind farms will need to be added to Tasmania’s energy grid for the state to be able to power a new “green” hydrogen and ammonia production sector at Bell Bay.
Western Australia
Shell evacuates 150 workers after power fails on $24b Prelude gas vessel off WA coast
Shell is pulling 150 workers off its Prelude floating LNG vessel off the Kimberley coast after both its main and backup power systems failed in a repeat of an evacuation in early 2020.
Sustainability
Environmental activists challenge ‘unlawful’ UK fossil fuel plan in high court
Climate campaigners claim the government is giving billions of pounds in subsidies to oil and gas producers
Why Jeremy Grantham is doubling down on green investing [$]
Billionaire investor Jeremy Grantham says green investing is “going to be the most important investment theme for the rest of your life”.
Climate change and rising interest in renewable energy
According to a recent International Energy Agency report, renewables will account for about 95 percent of the increase in global power-generation capacity from now to the end of 2026, with solar power alone providing about half of the increase.
From pollutant to product: The companies making stuff from CO2
Vodka, jet fuel, protein… according to a new clutch of carbon-to-value startups, these are just some of the things that can be manufactured from thin air.
Fossil fuel’s downfall could be America’s too
How U.S. polluters might drag the country’s economy down with them.
America pays to oppose Argentine Packaging Law
Juan Grabois
With corporate profits being threatened, America has offered bribes to oppose new environmental legislation being proposed in Argentina.
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