AUSTRALIA CAN MEET ITS PARIS TARGETS – IF GOVERNMENT DOESN'T HINDER PROGRESS

THE GUARDIAN

ANU research suggests net cost of achieving Paris targets is zero because renewables are now cheaper than fossil fuels

AUSTRALIA WILL FALL SHORT OF 2030 EMISSIONS TARGET, SAYS OECD | CLEANTECHNICA

CLEANTECHNICA

The OECD's third Environmental Performance Review of Australia claims that the country will fall short of its 2030 emissions target unless a major effort is made to transition to a low-carbon economy.

'CLIMATE CHANGE IS HERE RIGHT NOW': UN WARNS WORLD ON TRACK TO BREACH 3C RISE BY 2100

ABC NEWS

A new report shows that 20 out of the past 22 years were the hottest ever.

FRACKING FIRMS DENIED PERMISSION TO RELAX EARTHQUAKE RULES

THE GUARDIAN

Cuadrilla and Ineos say strict regulations around earthquakes hinder their work

SWEEPING GREEN NEW DEAL RESOLUTION UNVEILED BY OCASIO-CORTEZ, MARKEY

ECOWATCH

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Sen. Ed Markey introduced on Thursday their highly anticipated joint resolutions on a Green New Deal.

FOSSIL FUELS ARE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH AND HARMFUL IN MANY WAYS BESIDES CLIMATE CHANGE

THE CONVERSATION

The coal, oil and natural gas industries are also connected with human rights violations, public health disasters and environmental devastation.

MICHAEL MCCORMACK MAKES FIRST VISIT TO MENINDEE SINCE FISH KILL: 'WE’RE ALL EXPERTS IN HINDSIGHT'

THE GUARDIAN

Nationals leader, who had earlier blamed mass deaths on lack of rain, defends irrigators and plays down climate change

CALL FOR BASIN PLAN PAUSE TO ADDRESS ROYAL COMMISSION FINDINGS

MANNING RIVER TIMES

Communities face more uncertainty as MDBA shortcomings are put in the spotlight by successive inquiries

‘STRESSED’ NSW FISH RELOCATED

9 NEWS

The plan will allow the fish to regain strength for future breeding and re-stocking of the waters of the Lo...

LOY YANG UPDATE ANNOUNCEMENT

LATROBE VALLEY EXPRESS

AGL will today announce a $25 million upgrade of the Loy Yang A power station which the company claims will lead to "more efficient generation" and "create local jobs".

MORWELL RECORDS JANUARY HEAT

LATROBE VALLEY EXPRESS

Morwell sweated through a scorcher of a January as the region's mean temperature hit 5.1 degrees above average.

MARYVALE PAPERMILL TO BE POWERED BY $600 MILLION WASTE-TO-ENERGY PLANT

COURIER MAIL

More than 1000 jobs will be created in the Latrobe Valley to build a $600 million power plant that will turn hundreds of thousands of tonnes of waste into power.

'SANDS ARE SHIFTING': NSW AGRICULTURE MINISTER TO PUSH CLIMATE CAUSE

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Niall Blair, NSW agriculture minister and a Nationals MP, says it was time climate change's impact on farming was acknowledged and the effects dealt with - even if his views differed from "many of my colleagues".

ADANI'S ABBOT POINT COAL TERMINAL RELEASES MORE WATER INTO WETLAND

ABC NEWS

Monsoonal rain hitting north Queensland results in a release of water from Indian mining giant Adani's Abbot Point coal terminal site into adjacent wetlands.

ADANI YET TO SIGN ROYALTIES DEAL WITH QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Indian energy giant Adani has yet to sign a royalties agreement with the Queensland government for its controversial $2 billion Carmichael mine.

AGL PROFIT LOSES POWER ON WRITEDOWNS, CUSTOMER CHURN – SHARECAFE

SHARECAFE

Shares in energy group fell nearly 5% yesterday after the group released a less than stellar half year profit. While the headlines said AGL’s profit climbed to more than half a billion dollars in the December half, the reality was a bottom line that slumped 52.9%.

RENEWABLE HYDROGEN POWER PLANT STEP CLOSER IN PORT LINCOLN

RENEWECONOMY

A green hydrogen power plant facility in South Australia is a step closer to completion with announcement of a generator supplier.

YOU’VE TRIED ‘MEATLESS’ SAUSAGE, BUT WOULD YOU GO FOR ‘BEANLESS’ COFFEE?

GRIST

Mad scientists in Seattle are brewing faux coffee in a lab — and apparently it tastes pretty good.

IKEA TO SELL REFURBISHED FURNITURE TO BOOST CULTURE OF RECYCLING

THE GUARDIAN

Swedish retailer expands old furniture exchange scheme as part of circular business model

CANBERRA SHOULD TAKE THE LEAD ON EV ADOPTION: IT WOULDN'T COST MUCH | THE DRIVEN

THE DRIVEN

Estimates suggest it would cost just $5 million for the federal government to begin shifting half its car fleet to electric vehicles by 2025.