Post of the Day
Virtually all children on Earth will face more frequent heatwaves by 2050
New Unicef report finds that in even best-case scenario 2 billion children will face four to five dangerous heat events annually
On This Day
Birth of the Bab – Baha’i
Ecological Observance
National Mule Day – USA
Climate Change
Citizens’ assembly for young people makes 58 recommendations to tackle climate change
Children in Ireland have demanded that the planet be treated “like our family and friends”, following the first citizen’s assembly for young people.
John Kerry is looking for money (to help save the climate)
Bill McKibben
Private capital may require some “concessions” before it helps developing countries transition to clean energy.
Battery projects to gain funds from Angus Taylor’s failed gas support scheme
Battery storage to get funding boost from funds previously allocated by Angus Taylor to his failed UNGI scheme.
Households to be hit by a 56% surge in energy bills
Treasurer Jim Chalmers revealed a grim forecast in Labor’s first budget in nine years, warning of soaring prices and slowing economic growth.
Labor spends big to restore defenestrated Climate Authority and international diplomacy
Labor ploughs funds back into the Climate Change Authority, and efforts to restore Australia’s international reputation – and to host annual climate talks.
EnergyAustralia backs heavy transport shift to “clean” electric
EnergyAustralia to work with bus and truck industries to build out green charging infrastructure for heavy duty electric vehicles.
Environmental agencies are warning there could be widespread water quality issues across the Murray-Darling Basin over coming weeks due to widespread flooding.
Cutting carbon footprint with every click: Greener seeks out green dollars
Cleantech Greener has picked up $4 million in new funding to roll out a solution that it says will drive customers to retailers who commit to green practices.
Solar panel plan delayed as ageing systems end up as waste
A national strategy for solar panel disposal has been delayed as waste skyrockets, with the first generation of solar panels coming off Australian roofs
Morrison government warned of legal risk in halting offshore NSW gas field
Former prime minister Scott Morrison’s government was warned it could be exposed to a legal challenge and potential damages if it refused to extend the permit of a company controversially exploring for gas off the NSW coastline, court documents have revealed.
Voice not the focus for First Nations [$]
The Albanese government will spend more on initiatives to support Indigenous Australians to ‘respond to climate change in their communities’ than it will on preparations for a Voice referendum.
Climate change is not an ‘act of God’ [$]
Canberra Times editorial
For centuries so called natural disasters such as droughts and floods have, along with earthquakes, tsunamis and the like, been euphemistically referred to as “acts of God”
Australia’s mammoth renewable minerals opportunity – and how to harness it
Tim Buckley & Matt Pollard
Australia has a mammoth opportunity to bring downstream mineral processing back onshore – and risks a huge opportunity cost if we do not act.
Albanese government’s first budget delivers election promises but forecasts soaring power prices
Michelle Grattan
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has brought down a no-surprises budget that delivers Labor’s election promises but warns Australians “hard decisions” are needed for the “hard days to come”.
Australian innovation could convert petrol engines to electric
Dermot Daley
After the Morrison Government failed to tackle the climate crisis, Labor should consider a push to convert petrol engines to electric.
Three things we must do to become global climate change leader
Janaline Oh
The Albanese government has said it wants Australia to reclaim a leadership role on climate action.
Madeline Taylor
The strong winds blowing over Australia’s rugged coastlines will soon power many of our homes, as offshore wind farms are poised to begin construction. But our new research the highlights the need to ensure any potential risks to marine life is properly mitigated.
Energy moralising denies reality of human progress [$]
Gary Johns
Environmentalists assume protecting the environment is the primary object of life. It is not. Humans are the primary object of life and we have flourished precisely because of fossil fuels.
What is nature positive and who is profiting from it? [$]
Aaron Patrick
Following the rise of carbon credits, a push by business to improve the broader environment is tipped as institutional investors’ next big social priority.
Victoria
Weather helps Phillip Island’s penguin count top 5,000 birds
The Little Penguin population on Phillip Island has broken its second record in five months with experts suggesting the La Niña weather pattern is behind the boom
Infrastructure cuts loom as Suburban Rail Loop grant evens up Victoria’s ledger
Victoria has been handed $2.2 billion for the Andrews government’s flagship Suburban Rail Loop but will lose at least $1 billion in funding for other infrastructure projects announced by the former Coalition government.
Pulling the plug on power privatisation
John Quiggin
Victoria’s Andrews Labor Government has promised to restore part public ownership to the state’s long-privatised electricity network if re-elected.
NSW landowners to get $800m to host high voltage transmission in renewables push
NSW government announces doubling of payments to private landowners who host major transmission links.
‘Over-designed’ megaprojects are bad for environment and taxpayers, Stokes warns
Megaprojects are being over-engineered with unnecessary, costly materials driving up the price and carbon footprint, the infrastructure minister says.
South Australia
This tiny marsupial is helping to heal Narungga Country
Once ‘soil engineers’ for 60 per cent of the continent, brush-tailed bettongs were almost wiped out after colonisation. A rehabitation program has seen them, and the land, bounce back.
Creeks shut off to save Blanchetown homes from rising River Murray
Inlets are being closed to protect 39 homes and a caravan park from the rising River Murray at Blanchetown, as mayors and chief executives from the state’s river towns prepare for an emergency meeting.
Tasmania
No Tasmanian sewage plant fully compliant: report
The number of sewage treatment plants with a compliance level above 90 per cent was at its highest over the past five years in 2021-21.
‘Significantly elevated levels’ of toxic chemicals found in waterways
After two new reports found “significantly elevated levels” of potentially toxic chemicals in Tasmania’s freshwater systems, the Department of Health has urged people to avoid eating eels caught at Launceston Airport and Devonport.
Passage of climate bill is no reason to party
Peter Boyer
How the wheel has turned. Back in 2009 Roger Jaensch, then chair of the Cradle Coast Authority, took up a position on a brand-new Tasmanian Climate Action Council, set up by a Labor government to help it tackle climate change.
Western Australia
A huge mineral deposit has been discovered in state forest near Perth, but not everyone is thrilled with the find
A large deposit of a “green” mineral used in electric vehicles has been found near Perth. But traditional owners are worried about the impacts a mine would have.
Woodside ‘ignoring investors’ by not putting climate plan to a vote
Woodside chief executive Meg O’Neill stands behind the gas producer’s climate plan rejected by 49 per cent of shareholders who will not be given the chance of a second vote in 2023.
Green future at heart of Rockingham sustainability report [$]
The City of Rockingham has released its fifth annual sustainability snapshot report, highlighting the progress it has made towards a more sustainable future.
Sustainability
Garbage dumps across the US could be turned into solar farms
Toxic landfills are emblems of environmental injustice across the US. Clean energy can remake them.
Here’s exactly how your diet affects the planet, a new study finds
A new study released Monday in the journal Nature Sustainability offers a new guide to weighing total environmental impact of your diet, from crops to livestock to seafood.
Is it worth converting ordinary cars into electric ones?
Electric cars are becoming increasingly popular but buying them new is expensive. Is it worth turning your combustion engine vehicle into an electric one? And how does it work for vintage cars, trucks and buses?
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5 charts that shed new light on how people charge EVs at home |
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A new report draws on 10 years of detailed data to chart charger use patterns, as well as how they can work as home backup and grid-balancing tools. |
How to protect your home from climate change
As we adapt to a deteriorating environment, homeowners and renters must try to mitigate the damages brought by increasingly severe weather events.
Growing plants on buildings can reduce heat and produce healthy food in African cities
Green spaces have the potential to reduce heat and, in turn, improve health, especially in vulnerable urban areas.
Nuclear watchdog sends team to Ukraine amid Russian claims of ‘dirty bomb’ making
The IAEA deploys officials to Ukraine at Kyiv’s request to inspect sites Russia claims Ukraine is using to construct a dirty bomb.
Nature Conservation
The Amazon rainforest is one of the most important natural assets on the planet. As Brazilians head to the polls later this month, the question is whether protecting this environmental gem will trump economic pressures.
Emperor penguins listed as endangered by US because of climate crisis
Birds featured in March of the Penguins film face almost complete annihilation by end of century as Antarctic sea ice is lost
New England’s North Atlantic right whale numbers drop to about 340
The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale’s numbers have been steadily declining since 2010, researchers say.
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