Issue date : Mon 29 June, 2020
Estimated Reading Time : 04 Min 20 Seconds
Number of items : 51
Zero emissions push will create more than one million jobs in Australia, BZE says
Reneweconomy
Mon 29 June, 2020
Beyond Zero Emissions has launched a new vision for an Australian economy that embraces investments in zero emissions technologies that could create more than one million new jobs in Australia over the next five years.
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The GuardianAustralia could create hundreds of thousands of jobs by accelerating shift to zero emissions – report
The Australian
Clean energy ‘could create million jobs’
9 News
Jobs bonanza plan to reach zero emissions
Kean says NSW can be renewable energy superpower, or stick its head in the sand
Reneweconomy
Mon 29 June, 2020
The state of New South Wales remains highly dependent on coal-fired generation – 75 per cent in the last year – but its energy minister believes that it can become a renewable energy superpower, and through that an economic superpower as well.
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Let there be no doubt: blame for our failing environment laws lies squarely at the feet of government
The Conversation
Mon 29 June, 2020
A long-awaited draft review of federal environment laws is due this week. There’s a lot riding on it – particularly in light of recent events that suggest the laws are in crisis.
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Indigenous group with $650m investment portfolio pulls out of Rio
The Australian Financial Review
Mon 29 June, 2020
An Indigenous land council with a $650 million investment portfolio has instructed fund managers to pull its money out of Rio Tinto over the company’s destruction of 46,000-year-old rock shelters.
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The fight for a greener (financial) world
ProBono Australia News
Mon 29 June, 2020
While Brennan has always been attracted to the idea of green and community-minded finance, it isn’t a concept that until recently the broader finance sector, or everyday consumers have picked up on.
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Carbon target power struggle
The Australian
Mon 29 June, 2020
A division has opened up among the nations biggest power companies after a second electricity supplier slammed a decision by its peak body to endorse a 2050 net zero emissions target.
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New 500MW wind farm and big battery planned for southern Queensland
Reneweconomy
Mon 29 June, 2020
The developers of the Queensland solar, wind, and pumped hydro storage hub that has been dubbed the “Battery of the North” are planning another massive renewables project for the state’s south, in this case comprising a 500MW wind farm and 200MWh of battery storage.
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The Australian ningaui is small and mighty
Australian Geographic
Mon 29 June, 2020
The chihuahua of the Australian desert, the ningaui will mess you up if you so much as look at it the wrong way.
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Russian mining giant admits waste 'violations' at Arctic plant
Yahoo News
Mon 29 June, 2020
A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had suspended workers at a metals plant who were responsible for pumping wastewater into nearby tundra.
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How the sharing economy can help you reduce waste, save money and make new friends
ABC News
Mon 29 June, 2020
If you are the kind of person who hates to see things go to waste, you'd get on with David Paynter.
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Coronavirus pandemic sees charities and retailers work together to divert excess stock from landfill
ABC News
Mon 29 June, 2020
Billions worth of unsold clothes, furniture and consumer goods will end up in landfill due to the pandemic and recession, unless retail recyclers get support to expand their operations.
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Wool poised to play a role in a sustainable, post-pandemic fashion future
ABC Radio (AM)
Mon 29 June, 2020
Wool growers in Australia have suffered during the COVID-19 pandemic as a drop in clothing sales worldwide sees orders cancelled and buyers halt trade.
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Frost and fog as Melbourne suburbs shiver through sub zero degrees
News.com.au
Mon 29 June, 2020
A severe frost warning and road weather alert has been issued as Melbourne's outer suburbs shivered through sub zero temperatures this morning.
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The AustralianThe Daily Telegraph
The Herald Sun
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The Advertiser'A pretty cold start': City shivers through one of the coldest mornings of the year
The Brisbane Times
The Sydney Morning Herald
WAToday
Saharan dust storm reaches the US, causing degraded air quality, hazy skies and reduced visibility
7 News
Mon 29 June, 2020
A dust cloud that drifted across the Atlantic Ocean from the Sahara Desert hit the southeastern part of the US, with Florida expected to be most affected on Sunday.
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Turning Latrobe Valley coal mines into lakes may not be viable, report says
ABC News
Sun 28 June, 2020
A Victorian Government report has cast doubt on whether it will be possible to turn all three Latrobe Valley open cut coal mines into lakes when they close.
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Andrew Bolt: COVID-19 modelling provides important lesson on global warming
The Herald Sun
Sun 28 June, 2020
Global warming alarmist Tim Flannery is writing a book that his publisher claims will show how we could apply lessons from coronavirus to climate change. But the only lesson to be learnt about relying on modelling is how politicians and the media play into
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The Daily Telegraph
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'Endangered' status for shy albatross, recognising threats from climate change and fishing
ABC News
Sun 28 June, 2020
The shy albatross is found on three rugged and remote islands off Tasmania.
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Cloud waterfalls, the beautiful result of sinking air, not that uncommon but rare to see
ABC News
Sun 28 June, 2020
When Cameron Bostock made his way up through the clouds to summit Bluff Knoll in southern Western Australia, he was met with a remarkable sight.
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Rebecca Huntley on why it's time to get emotional about climate change
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sun 28 June, 2020
Rebecca Huntley had to submit her manuscript for her new book on climate change just as the country was entering lockdown for coronavirus.
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The AgeThe Brisbane Times
WAToday
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Morrison government urged to fix flawed environmental offsets leaving threatened species at risk
The Guardian
Sat 27 June, 2020
The Morrison government is being urged to fix the use of environmental offsets to approve developments after an audit found major flaws in a system supposed to help protect threatened species from extinction.
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Labor’s climate policy: olive branch or white feather?
The Age
Sat 27 June, 2020
Around the time Anthony Albanese rose at the National Press Club this week in Canberra to speak about Labor's vision on clean energy research and climate change, the temperature in the Siberian outpost of Verkhoyansk had reached 38 degrees, 18C higher than the region's average maximum daily temperature at this time of year.
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The AgeThe Brisbane Times
WAToday
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Forgotten farmers, mining and anti-green invective: how the Nationals became a party for coal
The Guardian
Sat 27 June, 2020
At the gala dinner in March this year to celebrate the centenary of the Nationals, federal president Larry Anthony boasted that the party played a key role in twice removing Malcolm Turnbull because of his climate change policy.
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NSW lands biggest conservation purchase in state's history
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sat 27 June, 2020
The Berejiklian government will create a conservation area in far north-west NSW 10 times the size of the Royal National Park, in the largest purchase of private land for environmental protection in the state's history.
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The AgeThe Brisbane Times
WAToday
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ABC NewsNSW buys outback station in state's largest single property purchase for a national park
The Canberra Times
Record land purchase for NSW national park
The Newcastle Herald
Yahoo News
SBS World News Australia
'Visionary move': Record land purchase for NSW national park
Yahoo News
Narriearra: New South Wales creates national park for rare species
CLP unveils three-point policy to get tough on Gamba grass
NT News
Sat 27 June, 2020
THE CLP will get tough on Gamba grass should they take government after August, promising a “three-point plan” that includes creating an eradication group partly made up of community organisations.
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The Courier MailThe Daily Telegraph
The Gold Coast Bulletin
The Herald Sun
The Mercury
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Australia needs a clear plan to address inadequate environmental policy, not buck-passing and hand-wringing
The Guardian
Sat 27 June, 2020
We must demand that our leaders are up to the challenge or we will lose what is most precious about this beautiful and fragile wide brown land
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Fighting words
The Saturday Paper
Sat 27 June, 2020
“This is a genuine offer,” Anthony Albanese said of his plea to Scott Morrison to join him in ending Australia’s energy wars once and for all.
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If the PM spurns Albanese's climate peace offer, Labor will be left with a painful problem
The Guardian
Sat 27 June, 2020
If the ALP loses Eden-Monaro next Saturday, it will be a significant blow to morale and a green light for internal mischief
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Albanese mixes his version of science with the dark arts
The Australian
Sat 27 June, 2020
The word science seems to have lost all meaning in the climate debate. It is bandied around in much the same way pilgrims would use the word scriptures — why should I do this? Why is this so? Well, because it is written in the scriptures.
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Talking Point: Mange brings awful suffering, but won’t make our wombats extinct
The Mercury
Sat 27 June, 2020
It will take more than sarcoptic mange to make a dent in Tasmania’s wombat population, writes Scott Carver
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Terry Mills opinion: 'Fracking is a false hope'
NT News
Sun 28 June, 2020
WHEN it comes to fracking there remain serious questions in terms of the environment, the community is opposed to it and with the shift to renewable energy and the state of the world gas market, the economics don’t stack up, writes TERRY MILLS.
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The AdvertiserThe Courier Mail
The Daily Telegraph
The Geelong Advertiser
The Gold Coast Bulletin
The Herald Sun
The Mercury
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Witnessing the unthinkable
The Monthly
Sat 27 June, 2020
New climate modelling suggests planetary crisis is coming much sooner than previously thought
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Call to end 10-year ideological war on climate
The Australian
Sat 27 June, 2020
The nations top companies have called for a halt to 10 years of ideological climate wars, so that Australia can focus on new technologies such as hydrogen, electric vehicles and grid reliability to achieve net zero emissions by 2050.
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Massive boost to outdoor exercise in Sydney's green spaces during coronavirus, survey finds
ABC News
Sun 28 June, 2020
Sydneysiders' use of green spaces has increased dramatically during the coronavirus pandemic as people were forced out of gyms and public swimming pools to exercise, a survey has found.
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Lions return to Taronga Zoo with the opening of new African wildlife precinct
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sun 28 June, 2020
With priceless views of Sydney Harbour and plentiful open space to roam, wrestle or laze in the sun, Lwazi and Ato are perched on one of the highest rungs of Sydney’s property ladder.
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WAToday
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CSIRO scientists discover how to grow coloured cotton, removing need for harmful chemical dyes
ABC News
Sat 27 June, 2020
A few dozen petri dishes in a high-tech greenhouse in Canberra hold the potential to transform the global textiles industry.
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How one teaspoon of Amazon soil teems with fungal life
Yahoo News
Sun 28 June, 2020
A teaspoon of soil from the Amazon contains as many as 1,800 microscopic life forms, of which 400 are fungi.
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Social media turning Hobart's Disappearing Tarn into photo hotspot
ABC News
Sat 27 June, 2020
Social media users have rushed to Hobart's Disappearing Tarn this week, but some are worried the exposure could damage the natural phenomenon.
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Washing machines' microplastic filters 'untested'
Yahoo News
Sat 27 June, 2020
Filters can cut the volume of ocean-bound microplastic fibres released by washing machines, a study has shown.
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Global pollution mapped, for good and bad
Cosmos
Sat 27 June, 2020
US researchers have used data from multiple satellites and ground monitors to create a “comprehensive and consistent” map of air pollution across the globe.
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Laverton waste to energy plant to go ahead after VCAT dispute
The Herald Sun
Sun 28 June, 2020
A huge waste-to-energy plant in Melbourne’s west, which would create enough energy from rubbish destined for landfill to power 20,000 homes, has got the green light to go ahead after a dispute with eco warriors opposing the project was settled.
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The AdvertiserThe Daily Telegraph
The Mercury
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Peep The Trailer For Zac Efron’s New Sustainability Series & WTF Is A Communal “Fart Bag”
Pedestrian
Sat 27 June, 2020
The trailer for Netflix’s Down To Earth is finally here and this is the closest we’re ever going to get to vacationing with Zac Efron.
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The healing benefits of forest therapy
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sat 27 June, 2020
Judi Dench gets trees. In the BBC documentary My Passion for Trees, the Academy Award-winning British actor shares their seemingly magical abilities to communicate with one another, to satiate our senses and help heal us and the planet. “I’ve even turned my six-acre garden into a secret woodland,” she says. “And I think of my trees as part of my extended family.”
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The AgeThe Brisbane Times
WAToday
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Lean and green: activewear that’s good for the planet
The Australian
Sat 27 June, 2020
Good question. Activewear is brimming with high-tech fabrics that are not always the best for the planet. But there are options that are super functional and made with consideration for the world we live in
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Entire west coast of Australia set for a soaking while the east coast is blessed with clear blue skies
News.com.au
Sat 27 June, 2020
Australia is being pummelled by cold weather as we near the height of winter, with two more cold fronts set to sweep through the country this weekend in the space of a single day.
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Labor's new energy policy doesn't rule out an 'explicit or sneaky carbon tax'
Sky News Australia
Fri 26 June, 2020
Energy Minister Angus Taylor says one of the critical problems with the ALP’s new energy policy is it fails to rule out an “explicit or sneaky carbon tax”.
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ESG continues to outperform: Research
Financial Standard
Fri 26 June, 2020
Sustainable companies are performing better and responsible investment funds are largely continuing to outperform the general market, according to a new report from the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA).
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HESTA pledges to be net zero by 2050
ProBono Australia News
Fri 26 June, 2020
Australian super fund HESTA will reduce absolute carbon emissions in its investment portfolio by 33 per cent over the next decade, as part of a plan to be net zero by 2050.
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Renovation rescue: 6 ways to ensure HomeBuilder helps consumers, the climate and the economy
The Conversation
Fri 26 June, 2020
The federal government’s new HomeBuilder scheme offers eligible Australians money to renovate or build a home. While it’s attracted controversy, HomeBuilder does offer a much-needed opportunity to make old homes more energy-efficient.
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More proof of animal smarts
Cosmos
Fri 26 June, 2020
For behaviours once presumed to be mere instinct, it’s become increasingly clear that animals, from bears, whales and elephants to cats, insects and birds, learn tips and tricks from others.
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Kelp help & DIY astronomy
Cosmos
Fri 26 June, 2020
Each week Cosmos will take a peek inside the diverse and, most importantly, rapidly growing world of Citizen Science in Australia. This week Ian Connellan gets to grips with underwater forests and at-home space watching.
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Shortlisted images: 2020 Australian Geographic nature photography awards
Australian Geographic
Fri 26 June, 2020
THE AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC Nature Photographer of the Year competition (formerly ANZANG) celebrates the natural heritage of the Australia, New Zealand, Antarctica and New Guinea bioregions each year.