Date: 4 April 2023 at 8:48:53 am AEST
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Subject: Daily Links Apr 4
Post of the Day
Jacqueline Peel and Zoe Nay
The United Nations has just backed a landmark resolution on climate justice.
On This Day
Mahavir Jayanti – Jainism
Ecological Observance
Climate Change
CFCs were banned in 2010. So why are some increasing in our atmosphere?
Despite being banned since 2010, five different types of ozone-eating chlorofluorocarbons have increased in our atmosphere, and are thousands of times more potent greenhouse gases than carbon dioxide.
National
Crippling shortage of gas no longer likely, says competition watchdog
Warnings about a gas shortage across Australia’s eastern states have been scrapped after the competition watchdog said supplies would meet demand.
Top manufacturers back safeguard climate reforms
BlueScope Steel and Orica have thrown their support behind the government’s new climate policy after originally fearing it could pummel their competitiveness.
Trove secures funding as federal government comes to rescue of National Library of Australia’s digitised archive
Funding for the country’s largest digitised archive has been announced, after months of the National Library of Australia calling for more financial support.
Big polluters among group calling for more ambitious climate goal
A coalition that includes mining and energy companies has called on Australia to deliver deeper greenhouse cuts to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.
Scientists break record for deepest fish ever caught on camera
An expedition spearheaded by Australian scientist Professor Alan Jamieson has captured a snailfish at a depth of more than eight kilometres.
Major Mitchell’s pink cockatoo among new threatened species on growing national list
Since colonisation, about 100 of Australia’s unique flora and fauna species have been wiped off the planet. The rate of loss has not slowed in the past 200 years.
East coast nuclear submarine base decision likely to be made after next federal election
Senior Labor figures say a decision on where to put a future submarine base on Australia’s east coast is unlikely to be made until after the next federal election.
Don’t whinge about traffic when you’re part of the problem
John Hanscombe
Roy Morgan predicts 4.6 million Australians will hit the road this Easter, 61 per cent of them travelling within their own state, 3 per cent interstate and 9 per cent overseas.
Poles and wires super-profits causing energy price spikes, and foreign takeovers
Callum Foote
As foreign takeovers swirl, a hidden super-profit is being levied by electricity network providers costing Australians $1bn a year.
Tessa Leach and Tyra Horngren
Making steel was responsible for about 7% of global greenhouse gas emissions in 2020. That’s because steelmakers in countries like China, Japan and South Korea have long relied on fossil fuels like coal to make steel in blast furnaces.
New South Wales
Snowy Hydro and contractor fined $30k over Kosciuszko National Park pollution
The EPA says the companies caused a two-kilometre sediment plume to appear in Yarrangobilly River.
ACT
2.7 million journeys later, e-scooters are part of the Canberra landscape [$]
Set aside any doubt about the profitability of short-term electric scooter rental; the latest data has revealed the 1900-strong Canberra fleet has logged 2.7 million journeys and covered over 5.3 million kilometres around the city in the past 30 months.
Horse paddocks in the suburbs are a unique part of the bush capital, but Canberra’s growth and the government’s preference for so-called “urban infill” see paddocks earmarked for closure or downsizing.
Queensland
Palmer’s mine denied environmental licence
A major coal mine that was the subject of a landmark court battle fought on climate change and human rights grounds has been denied an environmental licence.
Climate risks could prompt a rethink of planned SEQ dam upgrades
Queensland’s two major water supply and flood mitigation dams need safety upgrades by 2035. Looming research could throw a spanner in the works.
Gas mining threatens Queensland’s future & Lake Eyre Basin
David Shearman and Melissa Haswell
What do Queenslanders want for their future and for their grandchildren who will live in a radically changed world damaged by climate change and environmental degradation?
South Australia
Buses next on government’s anti-privatisation hit list
Adelaide’s public buses are next on the State Government’s anti-privatisation agenda, but returning the services to public hands will be much more complicated than unpicking the operational management of trains and trams, which will be government-run again in 2025.
Tasmania
Several controlled burns are planned across Tasmania’s north ahead of a dry summer [$]
A series of controlled burns will get underway across Tasmania’s north during the Autumn months to prepare the state for a return to El Nino conditions.
Eating mutton bird is part of a long culture in the Furneaux Island group. While the rest of Australia is enjoying the short-tailed shearwater with binoculars, island dwellers are getting out their knives and forks.
Media release – City of Hobart
Hobart has a new plan to manage increasing population growth without compromising what makes the city liveable and unique.
Northern Territory
‘A national priority’: NT’s involvement in global mining future to be explored
Heavy-hitters from the critical minerals and rare earths sector as well as government will explore the key issues around the global future for mining.
‘Game changer’: The Northern Territory parks now charging for entry [$]
Dozens of NT parks and reserves that used to be free for all to enjoy now require domestic and international visitors to buy a Parks Pass.
Western Australia
Battle lines drawn as WA mining exploration pushes into country backyards
Eager miners are making a big push for “green” minerals in the state’s south, but affected residents are finding out just what happens if they try to push back.
New Fitzroy River causeway closed again amid flooding fears
A new temporary low-level Fitzroy River crossing was opened on Monday only to be closed hours later after fears more major flooding could wipe out the causeway.
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