environment

New rules for NSW polluters to require ‘credible’ plan for mitigating climate impact (www.theguardian.com)

'Living wonders' group loses court appeal to consider climate impacts for coal, gas approvals (www.abc.net.au)

“Picking losers:” Choosing nuclear over renewables and efficiency will make climate crisis worse (reneweconomy.com.au)

One of the world’s leading energy experts, and the man dubbed the “Einstein of energy efficiency” has debunked the claims that nuclear energy is essential to meet climate goals, saying that choosing nuclear over renewables and energy efficiency will make the climate crisis worse....

‘Magical thinking’: hopes for sustainable jet fuel not realistic, report finds | Greenhouse gas emissions (www.theguardian.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9550904...

After a decade of chaos, Labor finally pivots Australia away from dig-and-ship petrostate to post carbon world (reneweconomy.com.au)

Finally, after a devastating decade of climate and energy transition chaos, inaction and underinvestment under the LNP luddites, we appear to have a government that appreciates Australia’s comparative advantages....

Move to protect Australian beef industry from EU land clearing laws criticised by scientists (www.theguardian.com)

Australia announces new plan for net zero: Extract gas to 2050 and beyond (www.sbs.com.au)

Bushcare at Wolli Creek: Met a turtle (aussie.zone)

Encountered this fellow during bushcare today. He was sitting right on top of the bridal veil roots we were pulling, looking suspiciously like a rock....

Supercharged thunderstorms: have we underestimated how climate change drives extreme rain and floods? (theconversation.com)

cross-posted from: slrpnk.net/post/9363398...

Methane emissions: Australian cattle industry suggests shift from net zero target to ‘climate neutral’ approach (www.theguardian.com)

Red handfish deaths recorded as specimens released back into wild (slrpnk.net)

Another one on the way … to extinction! Not one mention of climate change in the article :)...

Reef in crisis: Scientists despair – and are reduced to tears – as corals perish (reneweconomy.com.au)

Parched south-west is 'canary in the coal mine' reflecting Australia’s climate change reality (www.abc.net.au)

So certainly for Australia, it’s south-west WA where that declining rainfall trend is going to be most acute," Australian National University climate scientist Nerilie Abram said....

Electric garbage truck trialled in regional Australia drives 'like a limousine' (www.abc.net.au)

Sustainable town scrapped as one of Australia's biggest green energy projects reconsiders environmental impact (www.abc.net.au)

In short: A new North West town for 8,000 people will no longer be built as part of a massive renewable energy project when it re-seeks environment approvals. The federal environment law has been criticised for rejecting more renewable projects than fossil fuel ones. What’s next? The proponent behind the North West energy...

“Simply astounding:” Australian coal mine methane emissions may be twice offical data (reneweconomy.com.au)

Australia’s coal mine methane emissions are being vastly underreported and are damaging the nation’s credibility on climate change, economist Professor Rod Sims has warned....

NSW to announce life extension of Eraring, Australia’s largest coal-fired power station (www.theguardian.com)

The New South Wales government will announce within days it will extend the operations of Australia’s biggest coal-fired power station for as long as four years....

I couldn't get past the foreword and not be horrified (slrpnk.net)

Glacing out my window here in rural NE Tas, we’re still warring with nature and nature is loosing....

Australia's tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived—and we shouldn't be burning them (phys.org)

Some reports and popular books, such as Bill Gammage’s Biggest Estate on Earth, have argued that extensive areas of Australia’s forests were kept open through frequent burning by First Nations people....

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