Issue date : Wed 13 January, 2021
Estimated Reading Time : 03 Min 08 Seconds
Number of items : 37
Australia is only developed nation included on list of 24 global deforestation fronts
News.com.au
Wed 13 January, 2021
Australia is the only developed nation to be listed as one of 24 global deforestation fronts in a new World Wide Fund for Nature report.
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The GuardianAustralia the only developed nation on world list of deforestation hotspots
Australian threatened species face overdue recovery plans by environment department amid extinction crisis
The Canberra Times
Wed 13 January, 2021
The government has admitted the recovery plans for nearly 200 threatened species in Australia are overdue as conservationists and politicians call for quick and decisive action to mitigate the threat of extinction.
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Barwon-Darling Resumption of Flows Rule activated
Utility Magazine
Wed 13 January, 2021
The Resumption of Flows Rule, under the amended Barwon-Darling Water Sharing Plan, was activated for the first time on 12 January 2021.
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'Changed tune': Barilaro says parts of Kosciuszko should be horse-free
The Sydney Morning Herald
Wed 13 January, 2021
NSW's Deputy Premier John Barilaro says sections of the Kosciuszko National Park should be free of feral horses and overall numbers should be cut to as low as 600, a dramatic shift from his previous positions.
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WAToday
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ABC NewsNSW Government supports more culls after survey finds 14,000 wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park
Proposed working party would have representatives from government, developers and environment groups
The Newcastle Herald
Wed 13 January, 2021
Port Stephens Koalas has called on the state government to implement a "top-level working party" involving representatives from both development and environmental groups to look at how habitat can be saved for the sake of the marsupial's survival.
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Nationals push for environmental review
Farm Weekly
Wed 13 January, 2021
THE Nationals WA have claimed credit for changes to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 which will see WA's 98,000 environmentally sensitive area (ESA) declarations reassessed.
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Positive tipping points offer climate hope
Cosmos
Wed 13 January, 2021
While tipping points are often used to describe the negative impacts of climate change, researchers have found some points of optimism as well. A new study has highlighted examples of positive “tipping points” in human societies that could rapidly slash carbon emissions.
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ReneweconomyNew research shows ‘positive’ tipping points create cascading climate action
Net-zero, carbon-neutral, carbon-negative … confused by all the carbon jargon? Then read this
The Conversation
Wed 13 January, 2021
Countries around the world are taking steps to tackle climate change and become net-zero emitters of carbon dioxide (CO₂) by 2050. Most recently, Joe Biden’s presidential election win means the US is the latest nation to adopt the goal.
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Martijn Wilder joins Prince Charles, HSBC, Natixis in new agenda for “natural capital” asset class
The Fifth Estate
Wed 13 January, 2021
Prince Charles is backing a new “natural capital” asset class to fast track protection for nature based industries such as fishing, agriculture and forestry. In Australia, Martijn Wilder, former chair of the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, is adding his weight to the move.
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The Australian Financial ReviewPrince Charles transcends carbon in new green alliance
What can Australian insurers do in times of extreme weather events?
Insurance Business
Wed 13 January, 2021
In terms of extreme weather events, 2020 proved to be a year of contrasts for Australia.
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More carbon to be vented in further embarrassment for Chevron's Gorgon
WAToday
Wed 13 January, 2021
More problems at the carbon capture facility underpinning Chevron’s Gorgon project mean yet more carbon dioxide will have to be vented to the atmosphere, documents have revealed.
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The AgeThe Brisbane Times
The Sydney Morning Herald
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Food waste disrupters unite
Food & Drink Business
Wed 13 January, 2021
Foodbank, the Australian Food & Grocery Council (AFGC) and the Australian Institute of Packaging (AIP) are among 17 members forming the new $4 million body to help reduce the nation’s food waste by 2030.
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Battery charge looming as society pulls plug on coal
The Australian
Wed 13 January, 2021
The accelerating transition to renewables is likely to spur the addition of more big batteries as electricity producers reliant on coal power invest to modernise their generation fleets, Bloomberg New Energy Finance says.
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World Solar Challenge charges ahead amid fear COVID could reroute overseas teams
ABC News
Wed 13 January, 2021
About 40 teams from around the world, including from the COVID-19 hotspots of the US and Europe, are still planning to be on the start line of the World Solar Challenge in October.
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Solar farm locations revealed: where projects are proposed, under construction
The Weekly Times
Wed 13 January, 2021
More than 75 permits for solar farms have been approved in Victoria. Our map shows the locations where new developments have been proposed as well those currently under construction.
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Smart new snakey moves
Cosmos
Wed 13 January, 2021
Brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) appear to have evolved a whole new way of moving that could help explain how they have decimated bird populations in the Mariana Island of Guam, according to a new paper published in the journal Current Biology.
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Baby sharks emerge from egg cases earlier and weaker in oceans warmed by climate crisis
The Guardian
Wed 13 January, 2021
Baby sharks will emerge from their egg cases earlier and weaker as water temperatures rise, according to a new study that examined the impact of warming oceans on embryos.
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ABC NewsBaby shark study reveals impacts of climate change on Great Barrier Reef species
Fears for wildlife after bean bag bursts on Bruny Island and leaves polystyrene mess
ABC News
Wed 13 January, 2021
A clean-up effort is underway on Tasmania's Bruny Island after reports of a bean bag bursting on a beach which could pose a risk to local marine life.
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Environmental water flow reaches wetland triggering big breeding event for rare, endangered bitterns
ABC News
Wed 13 January, 2021
A bittern breeding boom in a New South Wales Riverina wetlands is being heralded as a significant step forward for the secretive water bird species.
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As the Arctic melts, a regime shift is taking place
ABC News
Wed 13 January, 2021
The Arctic is changing faster than any environment on Earth. The old order is being swept away, leaving scientists to ask: What’s coming in its place?
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Climate activist Greta Thunberg to feature on postal stamp in Sweden
7 News
Wed 13 January, 2021
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg has been selected to feature on a Swedish postal stamp due to go on sale this week.
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PerthnowThe Canberra Times
The West Australian
Yahoo News
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News.com.auTeen climate activist Greta Thunberg featured on postage stamp set celebrating conservation
Heavy rain and heatwave forecast for Qld, cool relief for Victoria
News.com.au
Wed 13 January, 2021
While Queensland’s east coast is set for a wet end to the week, much of the state’s south will swelter through the first heatwave of 2021 as forecasters warn flood warnings are still active.
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Port Macquarie koala hospital disappointed by NSW response to population report
ABC News
Tue 12 January, 2021
Conservationists have slammed the New South Wales Government's response to a committee inquiry into action on koala populations and habitat.
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WA Government to review BHP's environmental licences in dusty Pilbara town of Newman
ABC News
Tue 12 January, 2021
The WA Government will review the environmental licences of two BHP mines in the Pilbara amid concerns around rising dust levels.
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Largest battery in Australia to be built at ageing NSW coal-fired power plant
ABC News
Tue 12 January, 2021
An energy provider's plan to build Australia's largest battery is the latest development in a quickly transitioning energy market.
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Pet-loving vegans accused of climate-change hypocrisy
The Weekly Times
Tue 12 January, 2021
It’s time to rebalance the debate when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, say farmers, who are pointing to research revealing just how much is produced by pet dogs and cats.
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The Courier MailPet carbon emissions: Not owning dog equivalent to being vegetarian
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Asking people to prepare for fire is pointless if they can’t afford to do it. It’s time we subsidised fire prevention
The Conversation
Tue 12 January, 2021
Once again, Australia is on fire. This year it’s the turn of Western Australia and South Australia, where bushfires are threatening homes and lives. In the south of Tasmania, conditions are dry and the region is entering a period of peak fire danger.
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Panama disease threatens Coffs Harbour banana plantations, supply of Lady Finger and Ducasse varieties at risk
ABC News
Tue 12 January, 2021
A highly destructive fungal disease known for wiping out entire banana crops, is devastating plantations on the New South Wales Mid North Coast, putting local supply in jeopardy.
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Work, water and worry: How Wheatbelt farmer handled WA's hottest two years on record
WAToday
Tue 12 January, 2021
Simon Wallwork wants to look his 11-year-old son in the eye and say he’s doing something about climate change so maybe taking over the family farm will be a real option one day for him, or one of his two teenage siblings.
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The Sydney Morning Herald
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Climate Change Drove $97 Billion in Rainfall Damage Over the Past 30 Years
Gizmodo Australia
Wed 13 January, 2021
Extreme weather disasters are costing the country billions of dollars in damages each year. A new study from Stanford shows that over the past three decades, the U.S. has seen nearly $US75 ($97) billion in damage from floods fuelled by the climate crisis.
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14 billion litres of untreated wastewater is created each day in developing countries, but we don’t know where it all goes
The Conversation
Tue 12 January, 2021
To limit the spread of disease and reduce environmental pollution, human waste (excreta) needs to be safely contained and effectively treated. Yet 4.2 billion people, more than half of the world’s population, lack access to safe sanitation.
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Climate change: US emissions in 2020 in biggest fall since WWII
Yahoo News
Tue 12 January, 2021
US greenhouse gas emissions tumbled below their 1990 level for the first-time last year as a result of the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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AKQA partners with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra to perform The [Uncertain] Four Seasons
AdNews
Wed 13 January, 2021
The global project recomposes Vivaldi’s ‘The Four Seasons’ using climate data for every orchestra in the world.
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Prince Charles says 'this pandemic will not be the last' without tackling climate change
Yahoo News
Tue 12 January, 2021
The Prince of Wales has said he believes there will be more pandemics unless climate change is tackled.
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Vegans are getting vasectomies to 'benefit the environment'
Sky News Australia
Tue 12 January, 2021
Psychiatrist Dr Tanveer Ahmed says the trend of vegans getting vasectomies is due to considering this is “benefitting the environment” by cutting down the population and consumption.
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2020 equals world's hottest year on record, as factors behind Black Summer become clearer
ABC News
Tue 12 January, 2021
Thinning Arctic ice, more storms in the North Atlantic and record heat across Australia during La Niña during 2020 were some of the trademarks of the world's equal-hottest year on record, experts have warned.
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Australian extreme weather events to get more intense and Australian extreme weather events to get more intense and frequent: climate change expert
The Weekly Times
Tue 12 January, 2021
Extreme weather events in Australia are becoming more frequent as the globe warms up. See the list of some of the country’s wildest storms of the last 5 years.