The Guardian

Opponents of Santos’s $3.6bn Narrabri gas project say it should not have been approved given the company has not explained which parts of the Pilliga forest will be cleared or finished investigating what it would mean for local groundwater.

The Australian

John Kerry will create problems for Australia and the Morrison government as a consequence of his brief from incoming US president Joe Biden.

The Guardian

The Andrews government plans to impose a 2.5c a kilometre charge on electric vehicles (EVs) and a 2c/km charge on plug-in hybrid cars from July. South Australia is also planning an EV road user charge, but is yet to announce the rate.

The Age

Sarah Moran and her colleagues run Girl Geek Academy, which teaches women and girls how to use tech, develop games and become expert at 3D printing and robotics.

The Sydney Morning Herald

NSW fisheries officers were stunned by the Berejiklian government's decision to roll back marine park protections in the Batemans Bay area, with one of them predicting a "fish massacre" would result.

Sky News Australia

The Berejikjlian government’s renewable energy bill – which has passed through the upper house – is a carbon tax, according to Nationals MP Barnaby Joyce.

News.com.au

Outgoing first daughter and adviser to the US President, Ivanka Trump, has been caught up in a war of words with CNN anchor Jake Tapper, after she claimed the US had experienced a decline in carbon emissions.

The Sydney Morning Herald

Beijing: Some coal imported into China had failed to meet environmental standards, a foreign ministry spokesman said in response to reports of dozens of shipments of Australian coal stalled in Chinese ports.

The Conversation

The South Australian and Victorian governments have announced, and New South Wales is considering, road user charges on electric vehicles. This policy has drawn scorn from environmental advocates and motor vehicle lobbyists who fear it will slow the uptake of less-polluting vehicles. But, from a longer-term transport policy perspective, a distance-based road user charge on electric vehicles is an important step forward.

The Australian Financial Review

Super funds are demanding companies to align with their members values. They will now be under more intense pressure that applies to the fund managers they hire.

The Australian Financial Review

This year provided a real-time laboratory to test the effectiveness of ethical investing and for many investors the results confirmed their original beliefs.

Insurance Business

QBE Australia has raised a total of $12,173.95 through its annual Birds for Good campaign, which will benefit the wildlife conservation efforts of its partner, Taronga Conservation Society Australia.

Architecture and Design

Levi’s has announced the launch of its retail design concept, the Sustainability Shop in Shop, in partnership with David Jones Australia.

Cosmos

The search for alternative energy sources is as wide-ranging as it is important.

The Australian Financial Review

From a windswept sea wall on England’s north Kent coast, Marie King points to miles of empty marshy farmland where there will soon be thousands of solar panels and one of the country’s largest battery installations.

Energy Magazine

For many companies, “going green” and the reduction of carbon emissions continues to be at the forefront of their future goals. As such, hire companies are taking the initiative and investing in hybrid equipment, including booms. So, what is a hybrid boom and how does it benefit businesses?

The Conversation

Federal environment minister Sussan Ley this week announced A$2 million for a national audit of Australia’s koalas, as part of an A$18 million package to protect the vulnerable species.

ABC News

About 100 pilot whales and bottlenose dolphins have died in a mass stranding on the remote Chatham Islands, about 800 kilometres off New Zealand's east coast.

Cosmos

Australia’s iconic Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is particularly prone to a cancer that spreads through biting, causes large welts on the marsupial’s face, and eventually leads to death.

Yahoo News

A rushed cull of Denmark's minks over concerns about a coronavirus mutation has left the country facing a new horror, as cadavers of the animals re-emerge from the earth.

ABC News

Scientists are racing to find and save the living ancestors of modern-day, cultivated bananas that grow in the rainforests of Papua New Guinea.

News.com.au

Byron Bay’s internationally famous beach is vanishing before the eyes of tourists and locals and experts don’t know when it will stop.

ABC News

The first major heatwave of the season is about to hit New South Wales with temperatures expected to climb into the high-30s and mid-40s over the next few days.

The Mandarin

There is growing evidence that being in natural spaces – whether while gardening or listening to bird song – has a positive effect on mental health. Being in nature is also linked to improved cognitive function, greater relaxation, coping with trauma, and alleviating certain attention deficit disorder symptoms in children.

The Guardian

Sussan Ley has rejected an application for almost 2,000 hectares of land-clearing on Kingvale Station in the Great Barrier Reef catchment.

NITV

Gomeroi Traditional Owners say they will continue to fight against the Narrabri gas project, following the Federal government giving it environmental approval on Tuesday.

Dynamic Business

Former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says that Australia must set more ambitious climate targets to retain international credibility, trade relations and climate protection.

The Sydney Morning Herald

The Berejiklian government's landmark renewable energy bill has passed the NSW upper house after more than 30 hours of continuous debate amid a concerted effort from One Nation to block it.

Energy Magazine

The Victorian Government has unveiled in its 2020/21 Budget a $1.6 billion clean energy investment – the largest investment of its kind in Australia.

Reneweconomy

While state governments have been enjoying praise for their leadership and their support of a clean energy transformation, recent announcements have masked a flurry of fossil fuel project approvals, that could undermine the environmental benefits of ambitious clean energy policies.

The Guardian

Australia’s former finance minister Mathias Cormann is continuing to talk up the importance of a “collective green recovery” on the campaign trail to be the next secretary general of the Paris-based Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

Yahoo News

Sandwiched between China and India, the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan is feeling the squeeze as its giant neighbours square up for supremacy.

ProBono Australia News

Many foundations have realised that they do not need to sacrifice returns to multiply impact and as a result are deploying their investments as another tool in service of their mission, write Ellen Dorsey and Dan Chu.

The Australian Financial Review

The CEOs of 22 of Australia's biggest companies, including BHP, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, AGL, Rio Tinto and Wesfarmers, have joined forces to collaborate on ways to reduce emissions in line with the Paris Agreement.

The Fifth Estate

Major banks, insurers and super funds have come together in an unprecedented coalition, releasing an ambitious plan that could see the fossil fuel industry struggle to attract future capital.

The Australian Financial Review

Superannuation mega-fund Aware Super says it has used a novel technique of its own invention to slash the carbon footprint of its equities holdings by 40 per cent virtually overnight.

The Weekly Times

A new index is providing winegrape growers with a tool to benchmark their sustainability and profitability against their peers.

Reneweconomy

Australia’s renewable energy sector has ridden through the Covid-19 pandemic largely unscathed, and the rooftop solar market may even emerge stronger, as Australians take the opportunity to renovate their homes and working-from-home arrangements and become more conscious of their day time energy needs, according to the latest quarterly Carbon Markets Report published by the Clean Energy Regulator.

Reneweconomy

Australia has reached its highest position ever on the Ernst & Young (EY) Renewable Energy Country Attractiveness Index, jumping to third place for the first time thanks to a big boost from its green hydrogen and solar energy export plans.

The Australian Financial Review

The most efficient electric vertical take-off and landing aircraft in the world could put Australia at the forefront of a revolution in air travel.

The Fifth Estate

Multinational construction company Lendlease topped the GRESB 2020 Real Estate Results this week, as participation in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) benchmark leapt 22 per cent.

ABC News

Two magpies responsible for a spate of attacks on five people — two of whom required emergency eye surgery — have been killed by Gippsland authorities.

The Mercury

Marine Conservation staff are scouring the East Coast of Tasmania for a humpback whale calf reportedly tangled in ropes and buoys.

The Conversation

Many of us are aware of the enormous threat of antibiotic- (or “antimicrobial”) resistant bacteria on human health. But few realise just how pervasive these superbugs are — antimicrobial-resistant bacteria have jumped from humans and are running rampant across wildlife and the environment.

ProBono Australia News

As Australian consumers step out of their loungewear post-lockdown, many might be looking to buy new clothes for themselves or as gifts.

ABC News

Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales are still relatively new phenomena in Australia, but their popularity already has them rivalling some of the biggest retail events of the year.

Smart Company

The biggest retail event of the calendar year, Black Friday, kicks off on November 27, but for a growing number of Aussie brands, the mammoth sale is a call for action to build a more sustainable future for fashion.