Where is there chapter and verse of a successful privatisation, a cheaper and better service to the community, whether energy, transport, prisons, aged care- whatever? The profit to be creamed off to shareholders in the private provider has to come from somewhere.
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From: Maelor Himbury <M.Himbury@acfonline.org.au>
Date: 5 June 2024 at 8:40:44 AM GMT+10
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: Daily Links Jun 5
Date: 5 June 2024 at 8:40:44 AM GMT+10
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: Daily Links Jun 5
Post of the Day
‘World first’ legislation and the creation of new agencies have drawn criticism for a lack of accountability and quantifiable targets
On This Day
Ecological Observance
Arbor Day – New Zealand
Climate Change
As the world hits an alarming climate milestone, a new report by a US research team shows the staggering amount of extreme heat days each country experienced last year, with the majority made more likely by human-induced climate change.
Area from south-east California to central Arizona see will extreme heat, with temperatures topping out at 113F in Phoenix
Former President Trump revealed plans to cut the Interior Department and mocked climate change action during a recent interview.
Atmospheric blocking, especially over Scandinavia and the Ural Mountains, driving extreme Arctic weather events in Svalbard
IEA report finds that if countries included existing energy policies in their new climate pledges they would reflect 70% of what’s needed to reach the 2030 tripling renewables goal.
National
Coal and gas workers in areas where power plants are shutting down will soon have an agency to support the shift to new jobs in the renewables sector.
The Government has issued $7 billion of its inaugural green bond, in a major milestone for Australia’s sustainable finance market.
If global emissions remain high, skiing and snowboarding will disappear in Australia by 2080 at all but two resorts. If emissions are rapidly reduced, snow sports will remain strong throughout the Australian Alps.
A rapidly growing specialist investment firm has launched a $150 million venture capital fund to support climate and nature start-ups across five emerging sectors.
James Morrow
The Albanese Labor government is all about telling people nuclear is too dangerous and too expensive. Pity about their renewables push, which is already well over budget.
Paul Kelly
The energy debate is complex and simple slogans like ‘no new gas’ lead nowhere. But there are traps for both Labor and the Coalition.
Dylan McConnell
In Australia’s electricity system, more and more energy from sunlight and wind is being “spilled” – or not converted to electricity.
Sue Arnold
“We all think koalas are cuddly. And we all want to save them. But guess what, you need to take action on climate change if you’re going to save koalas.”
Jennifer Hewett
Renewables such as solar and wind get most of the policy attention, but businesses are experimenting with other low-carbon fuels.
Victoria
The fight for a rail link to Melbourne Airport has been going for 60 years. With the state government struggling for funds and an operator unwilling to budget, the saga looks to drag on into the next decade.
Cuts to the Victorian Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Change come as the state is facing immense pressure to keep the lights on amid the planned closure of coal-fired power stations.
New South Wales
The NSW opposition will take the extraordinary step of trying to axe the state government’s key plan for increasing housing supply in Sydney.
A community outside Goulburn is fighting an attempt by a European solar factory giant to destroy hundreds of acres of prime grazing land, tearing their community apart
Queensland
Australia’s Reef Authority had $80 million to repair and refurbish its showpiece aquarium in Townsville, but scrapped the project for a grander design it knew it could not pay for.
Environmental advocates renew calls for the state to remove shark nets during whale migration season after a humpback is freed from a tangle off the Sunshine Coast.
The recognition, also welcomed by conservation not-for-profit Bush Heritage Australia, sees an area north-east of Longreach permanently protected from mining, logging and grazing.
A critical business case set to pave the way for the state government’s centrepiece renewable energy project may not be ready until late 2024, months after initially expected.
Cameron Atfield
Airtrain should serve as a cautionary tale for governments: cede control of vital public infrastructure at your peril.
Tasmania
Tanya Plibersek has dashed hopes of Tasmania’s famous Lake Pedder beach being restored to its former glory, approving a dam upgrade that locks-in its future flooded beneath 15m of water.
More than 500000 animals are killed on Tasmania’s roads every year. Find out how RACT is teaming up with Bonorong to try and combat the crisis.
The Walls of Jerusalem National Park is open following the completion of the second phase of deer culling in the park
Indigenous land managers are hoping to repatriate ecologically and culturally significant species to lungtalanana, or Clarke Island, but feral cat predation and a lack of funding are standing in their way.
The latest alleged photos of a Tasmanian tiger were created by someone who clearly hadn’t spent enough time looking at photos of real ones, experts say.
Media release – Hydro Tasmania
The Federal Government has given the green light for Hydro Tasmania to start upgrades to Edgar Dam, in Tasmania’s southwest.
Western Australia
Australia’s biggest iron ore producer can thank iron ore for 80 per cent of its profit. Now it plans to transform this operation’s impact.
Rio Tinto says a new way of treating iron ore for steel production could reduce emissions by 95 per cent. So what’s the catch?
Sustainability
Environmental pollution is causing almost nine million premature deaths each year, according to a global study
A Vancouver company has developed an innovative system to reduce food package waste by using reusable containers, transforming how cafés and restaurants serve food.
Vegan leather, often marketed as an eco-friendly alternative to animal leather, is primarily made from plastics and may not be as sustainable as you think.
The plastics industry promotes chemical recycling as a solution to pollution, but critics argue it falls short of its promises.
Timothy J. Killeen
Despite efforts to integrate environmental management, the extractive industries face inherent challenges in achieving true sustainability.
Gabriel C Rau et al
Under your feet lies the world’s biggest reservoir. Groundwater makes up a whopping 97% of all usable freshwater
Nature Conservation
Defra issues new cull licences despite government adviser saying there is ‘no justification’
Third of world’s ocean surface particularly vulnerable to threats driven by burning fossil fuel and deforestation, new research finds
Maelor Himbury | Library Volunteer
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