The Age

A co-author of the Rudd government's carbon reduction scheme has warned Australia is still not doing enough to reduce greenhouse emissions or prepare for a warmer climate, while arguing Scott Morrison's focus on technology could end badly.

The Guardian

The Queensland Treasury Corporation warned the state government that its ongoing under-investment in national parks and other protected areas was “not sustainable”, harmed conservation efforts and cost the tourism sector potential visitors worth up to $3.3bn each year.

ABC News

The first company to submit a fracking proposal since the WA Government announced an overhaul of regulations says delays in assessing their proposal are a "moratorium by stealth".

Independent Australia

A government department strategy on low emissions energy production will cause harm to both the environment and economy, writes Richard Gillies.

Food & Beverage

HelloFresh, a provider of meal kits, is committing to offset 100 per cent of its direct carbon emissions from its internal operations and offices, plus all emissions from delivery to customers and corporate travel as part of the company’s green energy and carbon reduction strategy. This will make HelloFresh the first global carbon-neutral meal kit company.

The Age

Australia’s clean energy investment agency is broadening its focus from renewable energy to drive growth in the hydrogen industry and improve the electricity network's ability to accommodate the growing volume of wind and solar power in the grid.

The Australian

The owner of Victoria’s under threat Yallourn coal plant, EnergyAustralia, said the power station can generate at a quarter of the cost of black coal facilities in NSW, with Trevor St Baker’s Vales Point more at risk of early closure than its Latrobe Valley competitor.

The Guardian

The chairman of the group behind a new standard designed to reduce the chance of deadly dam collapses on mine sites says an independent body should oversee the benchmark, rather than industry as mining companies would prefer.

ABC News

A marine scientist is among community members in a regional city pushing for a more serious examination of whether the city's sewage and other wastewater should continue to be pumped out to sea after minimal treatment.

The Guardian

Since the EagleCAM cameras went up in 2009, the live feed has been accessed 5 million times. And, in recent weeks, the drama has been intense

Cosmos

Scientists have sequenced the genome of the tuatara – a rare reptile found only in New Zealand whose ancestors roamed the Earth with dinosaurs.

ABC News

With as many as 3 billion Australian animals thought to have been killed or displaced by last season's bushfires, young koala Tin Tin is one of the lucky ones.

The Conversation

Under the first coronavirus lockdowns, birdwatching increased tenfold in Australia, with much of it done in and near the watchers’ own backyards. And as Melbourne settles into stage 4 restrictions, we’ll likely see this rise again.

Cosmos

Scientists have been sounding progressively louder alarms about the repercussions of human expansion across the planet through intensive agriculture, deforestation and urbanisation, destroying wildlife habitats in the process.

Gourmet Traveller

At Biota, Viles was known for working the on-site farm's produce into his modern Australian menu. His sustainable approach to food, he says, aligns with the luxury venue near Lithgow. The carbon-neutral resort occupies just one percent of the 7000-acre wildlife reserve and balances luxurious amenities with an environment-first ethos.

The Age

The former Howard government environment minister who negotiated for Australia on the Kyoto Protocol has urged the Morrison government to lead global action on climate change, starting with binding reduction targets for greenhouse gases.

The Australian Financial Review

Energy Minister Angus Taylor has thrown his support behind a sulphate of potash project on vast salt lakes in remote Western Australia, saying it has the potential to create 430 jobs in the construction phase and lower greenhouse gas emissions.

SBS World News Australia

The former prime minister says Australia would be in a different place on climate if the carbon tax had continued.

Reneweconomy

State and Territory ministers may again look to sidestep a recalcitrant Morrison government to reduce emissions in the electricity sector, recognising that investment is undeniably shifting to wind, solar and storage.

ABC News

Australia's former chief medical officer has told the bushfire royal commission a number of health policy reforms and research projects are "on ice" because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Berejiklian government says forecast climate change risks had forced it to amend its plan to raise Warragamba Dam, lifting the project's height by an additional three metres.

ABC News

The NSW Government is arguing against additional environmental assessments on plans to further raise the Warragamba Dam wall which it says in its current proposed state isn't climate-change proof.

The Age

Australia's heaviest greenhouse-gas emitter, AGL, will face a shareholder push to bring forward the closures of its remaining coal-fired power plants by at least 12 years to help limit the worst impacts of climate change.

The Australian

Sumo Power allegedly signed up customers on cut-rate plans, knowing prices would be raised dramatically.

Reneweconomy

The global resources company behind a ground-breaking project that shifted a West Australian gold mine to a more than 50% mix of wind, solar and battery storage says it could aim much higher in future projects – and has set its sights on a target of 99% renewables.

Ecogeneration

A project to produce hydrogen and graphite from biogas will test new applications and markets for the clean energy source.

Reneweconomy

Construction of the Goonumbla solar farm, developed by international renewable energy company FRV near Parkes in New South Wales and contracted to supply NSW gen-tailer Snowy Hydro, has been completed.

Pursuit

New research shows atrazine, a herbicide banned in the EU but widely used in Australia, causes abnormalities in marsupial genitalia

7 News

Giant Australian Cuttlefish numbers in South Australia's Spencer Gulf have rebounded to record levels after falling alarmingly about seven years ago.

ABC News

An ugly feud between warring wildlife carers has erupted over hundreds of thousands of dollars donated to help animal sanctuaries rebuild after the destructive summer bushfires in New South Wales.

ABC Rural

The NSW water regulator says it is "considering its options" after the Land and Environment Court of NSW dismissed all charges against two men accused of water theft.

D'Marge

The fashion industry is one of the most polluting industries in the world. Why? Simply put, making clothes is both resource-and-energy-intensive, and the entire supply chain contributes to pollution as well.

ABC News

The deadly Beirut blast that killed more than 100 people has driven fresh calls for a large ammonium nitrate stockpile and plant in Newcastle, storing up to four times the amount reportedly detonated in the blast, to be relocated away from residents.

The Canberra Times

A MOBILE phone recycling company has partnered with Landcare Australia for the month of August in an effort to clean up communities and improve future sustainability.

The Age

When Craig Reucassel first contemplated making a docuseries for the ABC about the battle to avert climate change’s damage, he knew the path he wanted to avoid. “I didn’t want to do another show that scared the living hell out of the audience,” says the broadcaster and linchpin member of The Chaser’s satirical squad. Existential fear would, literally, make people turn off. Instead, Reucassel wanted to make appreciable change feel within reach.