Issue date : Mon 28 June, 2021
Estimated Reading Time : 04 Min 09 Seconds
Number of items : 49
‘Very evil trade’: Grim border seizures to aid research into illegal wildlife trade
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mon 28 June, 2021
It’s a gruesome list: a monkey paw, whale ear bones, grey wolf and bear skins, elephant feet and orangutan skulls. All souvenirs people wanted to bring into Australia.
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New government funding saves Victorian manufacturing energy costs
Manufacturers’ Monthly
Mon 28 June, 2021
The Victorian state government has announced a $31 million Business Recovery Energy Efficiency Fund to help manufacturing businesses reduce emissions and energy costs and retain employees using smart technologies.
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WA must toughen laws after revelation Rio Tinto dumped priceless Indigenous artefacts, heritage expert says
The Guardian
Mon 28 June, 2021
One of Western Australia’s leading heritage experts says the government must toughen up its heritage laws in the wake of allegations that mining giant Rio Tinto allowed the dumping of priceless Aboriginal cultural materials and did not inform the traditional owners for 25 years.
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ACT ban on single-use plastics begins this week with cutlery, polystyrene containers first to go
ABC News
Mon 28 June, 2021
The first phase of the ACT's single-use plastic ban comes into effect this week, meaning plastic cutlery and some takeaway containers can no longer be supplied or sold in the ACT.
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UK’s climate pledges lead the world, but its policy falls badly short
Reneweconomy
Mon 28 June, 2021
For many western countries, the United Kingdom has served as something of an aspiration when it comes to climate. The country has established a net zero by 2050 target, enshrined it in legislation, and also created an independent government body that issues advice on short-term targets – known as ‘carbon budgets’ – and the policies and changes required to achieve those short term targets.
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Scott Morrison’s climate and Covid19 policy: It’s not a race
Reneweconomy
Mon 28 June, 2021
Australia’s Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, is at his least comfortable when a moment calls for quick, decisive, morally and economically clear-headed action.
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Why Alan Finkel is wrong about climate action
Reneweconomy
Mon 28 June, 2021
Alan Finkel closes the introduction of his recent Quarterly Essay with a quote from the Borg, a fictitious species from Star Trek: The Next Generation: “resistance is futile.” Finkel’s plea: stop “cave dwelling” and accept the unavoidable technological carbon revolution.
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Climate change: Why action still ignites debate in Australia
Yahoo News
Mon 28 June, 2021
In my first week as the BBC's new Australia correspondent in 2019, a state of emergency was declared in New South Wales. Bushfires blazed and came very close to Sydney.
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Farmers ready to lead the charge on climate action
The Canberra Times
Mon 28 June, 2021
There was a fair bit of commotion in Canberra last week, with a leadership spill in the National Party leading to Barnaby Joyce regaining the leadership.
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Shaping urban environments to achieve sustainability
Architecture and Design
Mon 28 June, 2021
World Environment Day 2021 was celebrated earlier this month with its theme based on ‘Ecosystem Restoration’ coinciding with the launch of the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem Restoration, and extending from planting trees and greening cities, to plant-based diets and regenerating degraded rivers, coasts and lands. There has never been a more poignant time than now amid the COVID-19 pandemic to appreciate what this means to corporates and individuals globally.
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After a bruising year, Ampol revs up rebrand and green fuel ambitions
The Age
Mon 28 June, 2021
On the side of the Sturt Highway in Wagga Wagga this month, a milestone was reached. The old Caltex sign was taken down and replaced with a new one: “Ampol,” it said. Red letters on a white background. It was the 300th petrol station the company has rebadged since January.
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How to identify a whale shark with a bottle of water
Cosmos
Mon 28 June, 2021
What’s in a bottle of seawater? A simple sample can hold information about the presence of marine creatures in the local area – and may help conserve whale sharks.
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From this week, every mainland Australian state will allow genetically modified crops. Here’s why that’s nothing to fear
The Conversation
Mon 28 June, 2021
On July 1, the New South Wales government will lift a ban on genetically modified (GM) crops after an 18-year moratorium. It will mean GM crops can now be grown in every Australian state except Tasmania.
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Upper Murray anglers lead the charge in 'babysitting' waterways back to health
ABC News
Mon 28 June, 2021
Keen angler Shea Bloom was devastated to find one of her favourite fishing holes choked with debris after bushfires ravaged the Upper Murray region, in north east Victoria but, a year later, it's stirring back to life.
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Experts ‘disturbed’ over toxic discovery in popular make-up products
The Sydney Morning Herald
Mon 28 June, 2021
An international study’s finding that toxic chemicals are widespread in popular make-up products has sparked alarm about whether enough is being done to protect consumers in Australia.
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Why Australia’s Great Barrier Reef may end up on the world heritage ‘in danger’ list – and what it means
The Guardian
Sun 27 June, 2021
The government should be working to save the reef not fighting Unesco, marine experts say
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No Barnaby, 2050 isn't far away. Australia's intergenerational report deals with 2061
SBS World News Australia
Sun 27 June, 2021
Australia's fifth intergenerational report will outline the federal government's policy priorities over the next 40 years, including on issues like climate change.
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Canberra environmental groups gain multi-year funding from ACT budget
The Canberra Times
Sun 27 June, 2021
Canberra environmental volunteer organisations are set to have more financial security to carry out projects across the territory, following a multi-year funding deal as part of the upcoming ACT budget.
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From Barnaby Joyce to the Great Barrier Reef, Coalition climate inadequacy is on parade
The Guardian
Sun 27 June, 2021
Australia’s government is still in denial, caught unawares by the tide of global opinion moving against it
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‘Delay is the new denial’: Why the 2050 net-zero fight is missing the real danger
The New Daily
Sun 27 June, 2021
The ‘net-zero emissions by 2050’ debate has torn down a Deputy Prime Minister and cleaved a deep split inside the government – but climate experts say the target is almost irrelevant and badly outdated.
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‘It’s really hard to wait’: Young, rich, and spending heavily to fight climate change
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sun 27 June, 2021
A younger generation of philanthropists is driving a surge in donations to climate change charities, with the country’s biggest environmental advocacy groups almost doubling their revenue in a year.
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Experts fear for frogs as rapid Gold Coast development squeezes out habitats
ABC News
Sun 27 June, 2021
The booming Gold Coast population is putting so much pressure on local frogs it could wipe out some species and their habitats, researchers fear.
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World's smallest hog released into wild in India by conservationists
Yahoo News
Sun 27 June, 2021
A dozen of the world's smallest pigs have been released into the wild in northeastern India as part of a conservation programme to boost the population of a species once thought to have become extinct.
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World shifts towards a ‘circular economy’ as Lego flags recycled plastic bricks
The New Daily
Sun 27 June, 2021
An eight-year-old fan’s wish came true this week when iconic toy manufacturer Lego unveiled its latest product: Bricks made from recycled plastic bottles.
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Northwest US sweats in record heatwave
Yahoo News
Sun 27 June, 2021
Oregon's largest city has broken its all-time heat record on Saturday, and it could beat the new mark on Sunday.
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Coalition fails to meet endangered species targets to stem decline of birds, mammals and plants
The Guardian
Sat 26 June, 2021
A Coalition government strategy to save Australia’s endangered wildlife has failed to meet targets to stem the decline of many birds, mammals and plants.
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Gas heaters, cooktops, stoves and hot water in Victorian government sights
The Herald Sun
Sat 26 June, 2021
As the Andrews government eyes ways to cut LNG use and move to cleaner fuels, what does it mean for our stovetops and hot water systems?
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Emission impossible: Barnaby Joyce’s power play fires up the Nationals
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sat 26 June, 2021
For just a moment or two, one of the most famously garrulous politicians in the land seemed lost for words. “OK,” Barnaby Joyce began, looking a little twitchy in his black tie as he gazed down at the giant novelty cheque in his hands.
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Coal industry faces insurance, lending crunch after climate moves
The Australian
Sat 26 June, 2021
Miner Whitehaven is struggling to secure debt and insurance cover as the finance industry curbs its exposure to coal.
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Australia lacking leadership on carbon
The Australian
Sat 26 June, 2021
Australia has the fundamentals of a new multibillion-dollar industry built around carbon credits and offsets that could be sold around the world.
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Amazon hydropower plant contributes significant greenhouse emissions: study
Yahoo News
Sat 26 June, 2021
When climate researcher Dailson Bertassoli went to measure greenhouse gas emissions at the Belo Monte hydropower plant in Brazil, the first thing he noticed was the bubbles.
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Bromadiolone poison rejected for use as bait to fight mouse plague, no 'silver bullet' to help farmers
ABC News
Sat 26 June, 2021
While many rural residents are relieved the use of a poison described as "napalm for mice" has been rejected, communities remain desperate for a stronger tool to fight the mouse plague.
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Bushfire-hit Kangaroo Island dunnart refuge declared predator-free after fence project
ABC News
Sat 26 June, 2021
A wildlife refuge home to the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart has officially been declared free of feral predators after a year of hard work from conservationists.
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March of the elephants: China's rogue herd spotlights habitat loss
Yahoo News
Sat 26 June, 2021
A mammoth trek across southern China by a herd of elephants that has captivated the world with their playful antics has thrown a spotlight on the loss of their habitat and conservation challenges.
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Scenic Rim rainforest park rangers, tourism operators, farmers tackle bushfire threats
ABC News
Sat 26 June, 2021
For park ranger Wil Buch it's hard to believe bushfire could rage through the subtropical rainforests of south-eastern Queensland.
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Scientist investigating Australia's past says Indigenous cultural burning key to controlling bushfires
ABC News
Sat 26 June, 2021
Nestled beside one of Melbourne's busiest roads, sits the Bolin Bolin Billabong — a site of immense cultural significance for the traditional owners, the Wurundjeri people.
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A short guide to cycads
The Australian
Sat 26 June, 2021
The more you learn about cycads the more curious they are. These ancient plants were dinosaur food in their heyday 200 million years ago, when they made up about 20 per cent of plant life. Although they look like palms or ferns, they are related to neither. Cycads are in fact the earliest gymnosperms – plants that bear their “naked” seeds in cones rather than flowers. This makes them closer relatives to conifers such as pine, spruce and our own ancient Wollemi pine (Wollemia nobilis).
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Dirt rich: how soil can heal the world
The Australian
Sat 26 June, 2021
Don’t blame cows – the solution to reducing methane and carbon levels lies under our feet.
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Sea level rise due to climate change eyed as contributing factor in Miami-area building collapse
Yahoo News
Sat 26 June, 2021
As the search for survivors of the collapse of a 12-story beachfront condominium in Surfside, Fla., continued on Friday, building experts began looking at the possibility that sea level rise caused by climate change may have contributed to the disaster that has left at least four people dead and 159 missing.
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‘Too many loopholes’: NSW inquiry to scrutinise use of environmental offsets
The Guardian
Fri 25 June, 2021
New South Wales’ use of environmental offsets to compensate for habitat destruction caused by major developments will be examined by a parliamentary inquiry.
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Tougher vehicle emissions laws in Europe to kill combustion engines – report
Drive
Fri 25 June, 2021
New regulations are expected to be introduced which would inhibit the sale of new passenger cars in Europe powered by petrol and diesel.
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US scheme used by Australian farmers reveals the dangers of trading soil carbon to tackle climate change
The Conversation
Fri 25 June, 2021
Soil carbon is in the spotlight in Australia. A key plank in the Morrison government’s technology-led emissions reduction policy, it involves changing farming techniques so soils store more carbon from the atmosphere.
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Carbon offsets for flights: dinkum deal, or pie in the sky?
Cosmos
Fri 25 June, 2021
Ever wondered where your trifling flight-offset payment goes? And whether the passenger in the next seat paid to offset? In this game, mysteries abound…
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Adani strikes Carmichael coal, but does the world even want it?
Reneweconomy
Fri 25 June, 2021
It’s official. After a decade of delays, protests and acrimonious debate, followed by two years of expensive construction work, Indian conglomerate Adani has finally got its hands on some actual Queensland coal.
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Where beauty meets danger, there’s a risk people are willing to take
The Age
Fri 25 June, 2021
People who live among the temperate rain forests of the Dandenong Ranges – home to soaring trees of mountain ash, pines and tree ferns – know their lifestyle comes with risks.
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All eyes on frogs
The Australian
Fri 25 June, 2021
You’d think fans of frogs would be a sub-species, as it were, of nature lovers, but quite the opposite applies. I have just become one thanks to a new book titled Croak, compiled by Phil Bishop, with an eastern stony creek frog on the cover, not that I can pretend I knew that right away. It’s a photographic compilation put together across decades of international travel and amphibian research by Bishop, who died earlier this year after a brief illness, just before taking on a role as head of the Zoology Department of the University of Otago, New Zealand, where he’d been a senior professor.
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Tarkine's 500-year-old trees could be bulldozed for Chinese miner's toxic pit
Yahoo News
Fri 25 June, 2021
Trees which have stood for over 500 years could be bulldozed if a Chinese mining company's plan to build a waste dump in Tasmania is approved.
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Sri Lanka's marine disaster worsens as environmental toll rises
Yahoo News
Fri 25 June, 2021
Damage to Sri Lanka's marine environment from a sinking chemical ship is worse than feared, officials said Friday, as more dead turtles, dolphins and whales washed up on the island's beaches.
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Calls for contaminated West Gate Tunnel soil to be treated rather than dumped in landfill
The Age
Fri 25 June, 2021
A scientist has questioned plans to send the West Gate Tunnel’s contaminated soil to landfill, arguing a more sustainable method that treats and recycles the waste should be adopted for future tunnelling projects.
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