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Date: 30 June 2023 at 9:03:26 am AEST
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Subject: Daily Links Jun 30
Post of the Day
800 species to become extinct due to climate change – study
Climate change is presenting a growing threat to many animals, particularly amphibians and reptiles.
On This Day
Ecological Observance
Arbor Day – Nicaragua
Climate Change
Climate change will increase impacts of volcanic eruptions
Volcanic disasters have been studied since Pompeii was buried in 79 A.D., leading the public to believe that scientists already know why, where, when and how long volcanoes will erupt. But a volcanologist said these fundamental questions remain a mystery.
Mountains vulnerable to extreme rain from climate change
As rising global temperatures shift snow to rain, mountains across the Northern Hemisphere will be hotspots for extreme rainfall events that could trigger floods and landslides — potentially impacting a quarter of the world’s population
There may be good news about the oceans in a globally warmed world
Study suggests ongoing oxygen loss from the seas due to climate change may reverse in the future
The surprising upside of climate migration
To adapt to climate change, people will move. The results will not be all bad.
Electrochemical device captures carbon dioxide at the flick of a switch
Disruptive technology could lower carbon-capture costs across all emission types
Punishment without trial: Britain’s latest weapon in the war against dissent
George Monbiot
Companies are taking out devastating ‘civil injunctions’ against climate activists – and making them pay the costs
It’s a net loss for net zero: The perils of climate coercion
Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
If political leaders persist in using the sledgehammer of legal bans to cut greenhouse emissions, they risk derailing the energy transition and perpetuating the expensive fossil fuel order.
National
Australian sea dumping law changes condemned amid warnings of gas industry expansion
Greens and environmentalists say legislation introduced to parliament by Tanya Plibersek could facilitate new fossil fuel projects
CEFC boosts investment in energy efficient “build-to rent” apartments
Federal government’s green bank boosts its investment to $75 million in the construction of rent-only apartments built at minimum of 7.5 NatHERS stars.
To tackle climate change, we need peace – and also an accountable Defence department
Sue Wareham
Preventing wars, demilitarisation and promoting peace are vital strategies for tackling climate change.
How Australia can join forces with South Korea to build batteries onshore
Tim Buckley et al
South Korea is the second largest battery producer in the world. A compact across value-added critical mineral industries should be a strategic federal priority.
Victoria
Vic timber family moves interstate amid growing sawmill closures
The last sawmill in Far East Gippsland has closed, forcing workers to move out of timber towns to find alternative work ahead of the closure of native timber forestry.
Duck hunters accused of burning significant trees
Duck hunters are camping on Aboriginal cooking mounds and cutting culturally significant trees for firewood, a parliamentary inquiry has been told.
Sparkies to ‘shut down’ major projects if duck hunting banned [$]
The boss of Victoria’s powerful electrical trades union has vowed to bring work on Big Build projects to an immediate halt if the Andrews government bans duck hunting.
Hundreds of electric car discounts nabbed in final race
A last-minute rush has seen more than 1300 Victorians claim rebates on their electric vehicle purchases days before the state government ends the scheme, almost a year earlier than planned.
Earthquake rocks Victoria – video
A 4.6 magnitude earthquake has rocked parts of Victoria
Powerline protest is what happens when country people are treated as fools
Chris McLennan
Easing back in country life just outside Melbourne I remember remarking to my wife about the Stop AusNet Towers signs all over the place.
New South Wales
It was approved in 1989 despite bitter opposition over plans to bring crocodiles into the cold NSW region. So will this wildlife centre finally be built?
Fed gov backs NSW renewable energy scheme
The Albanese and Minns governments are joining forces to boost investment in “firmed” renewables — which are more reliable.
ACT
Canberra’s stage 2B light rail plans ‘technically difficult’, NCA chief says
Plans for Canberra light rail’s proposed second stage remain uncertain with a key agency revealing its route through the Parliamentary Triangle is “proving technically difficult”.
Queensland
Worlds collide in the mining industry as Australia gears up for net zero
Jim Chalmers said the mining industry’s “place in our country” has never been more secure, but BHP chief executive Mike Henry said his company won’t be continuing investment in Queensland.
Proposed tower to put Breakfast Creek arvo sessions in the shade
Drinkers who enjoy a quiet off-the-wood XXXX in the afternoon sun will find themselves in the shade for several months a year if plans for a 17-storey tower are approved.
Secrets of recycling: the lid stays on [$]
The Palaszczuk government is keeping secret an independent audit into a company that ships to India popper containers collected in Queensland for recycling.
Why red fire ants and yellow crazy ants have given themselves a green light to invade Australia
Brian Heterick
Two of the worst ant pests on the planet are invading Australia. Red imported fire ants have been detected for the first time on the western side of the Great Dividing Range in Toowoomba, Queensland. Yellow crazy ants recently reached the Whitsundays.
South Australia
South Australia hopes to be “hydrogen superpower” with 118GW of wind and solar
South Australia sets sights on becoming hydrogen superpower, with more than 110GW of wind and solar, nearly 40 times its current capacity.
Tasmania
Forty years ago this photographer was arrested as part of the massive protests against the flooding of Tasmania’s Franklin River. Now he’s been arrested again, trying to protect a much smaller treasure.
Further govt investment in Northern Midlands irrigation
The Albanese Government is today announcing over $170 million to provide water security to Tassie farmers and boost the economy.
‘Fewer than 1000 left’: Critically endangered status looms [$]
The Federal Environment Minister has resisted calls to cancel marine farming licences and ban gillnet fishing in Macquarie Harbour to save the Maugean skate, but flagged other action.
Northern Territory
Snow in the NT this weekend? It’s not impossible. Here’s what it would take
It’s a forecast that sounds unbelievable, but the Bureau of Meteorology says there’s “the most outside chance” of snowfall on the cards for central Australia this weekend.
Yet another Aboriginal community is struggling to source quality drinking water in the Northern Territory, as residents in the remote town of Ali Curung say the region’s water is undrinkable.
Euan Ritchie et al
The Northern Territory government’s plan to turn 100,000 hectares over to large-scale crops such as cotton and its support for onshore gas extraction is threatening the world’s largest intact tropical savanna.
Western Australia
Ecologists say WA’s prescribed burning program is doing more harm than good
A WA parliamentary committee has stood by the state’s Parks and Wildlife Service, after ecologists called for an inquiry into the prescribed burning program.
Stokes project puts new Aboriginal heritage laws to the test [$]
New WA Premier Roger Cook is giving ground on controversial new Aboriginal heritage laws in the face of criticism from farmers and the resources industry.
A remote shire says the state government has a gaping hole in its multi-million-dollar strategy to protect wildlife from feral cats. It’s the legislated right for pet cats to wander.
A tale of two cities: Post-pandemic Perth and Melbourne go their own ways
Mark Naglazas
People are flocking into the Perth and Melbourne CBDs for strikingly different reasons, giving us a glimpse into the future of the modern Australian city.
Sustainability
Many of the world’s largest aquatic food producers are highly vulnerable to human-induced environmental change, with some of the highest-risk countries in Asia, Latin America and Africa demonstrating the lowest capacity for adaptation, a landmark study has shown.
Nature Conservation
Iraq plants mangrove forest to fight climate disaster
As Aymen al-Rubaye plants mangrove seedlings in the sprawling tidal flats of southern Iraq, the black smoke rising over the skyline behind him shows the ecological damage that he is toiling to undo.
‘It gets worse every day’: why are sea lions and dolphins dying along California’s coast?
The unprecedented outbreak has scientists concerned as record number of animals turn up lifeless on beaches
New hope in the Mediterranean: Scientists find deep corals withstand heat waves
Scientists have discovered that soft, branching corals deep in the Mediterranean Sea have remained unharmed by heat stress. In contrast, the corals in shallow waters have noticeably suffered as temperatures have risen.
Climate, environmental change puts 90% of world’s marine food at risk, study says
More than 90% of the world’s marine food supplies are at risk from environmental changes such as rising temperatures and pollution, with top producers like China, Norway and the United States facing the biggest threat, new research showed on Monday.
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