GLOBAL COAL USE UP AS GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS RISE

THE GUARDIAN

Younger coal-fired power plants in Asia account for increase, says energy agency

'COAL IS ON THE WAY OUT': STUDY FINDS FOSSIL FUEL NOW PRICIER THAN SOLAR OR WIND

THE GUARDIAN

Around 75% of coal production is more expensive than renewables, with industry out-competed on cost by 2025

FED OFFICIAL: CLIMATE CHANGE IS AN ‘INTERNATIONAL MARKET FAILURE’

GRIST

A proposed fix — lending money to companies to incentivize cleaning up their carbon act — is currently beyond the central bank’s mandate.

DESTRUCTIVE CYCLONE IDAI RINGS 'ALARM BELL' ON CLIMATE CHANGE: U.N....

U.S.

Cyclone Idai's deadly hit has left some 1.85 million people in need of assi...

CLIMATE CHANGE DENIAL IS EVIL, SAYS MARY ROBINSON

THE GUARDIAN

Exclusive: chair of Elders group also says fossil fuel firms have lost their social licence

YOUNG PEOPLE ARE LEADING THE WAY ON CLIMATE CHANGE, AND COMPANIES NEED TO PAY ATTENTION

HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW

If they don’t, they risk alienating a generation of employees and customers.

THE AUSSIE TOWNS WITHOUT CLEAN WATER TO DRINK AND SHOWER IN

9 NEWS

When you turn on the tap in Louth what comes out looks like something you might see in a third world countr...

DAMNING LOGGING REPORT FINDS VICTORIAN DEPARTMENT NEITHER 'EFFECTIVE NOR RESPECTED'

THE GUARDIAN

Review finds state’s logging regime is ‘dated, complex, convoluted’ and ‘difficult to use’

ONE 'VERY SMALL' COAL PLANT ON SCOTT MORRISON'S LIST OF 12 ENERGY PROJECTS

THE GUARDIAN

Government announces generation projects that could win public support, and will examine need for a new coal plant in Queensland

ADANI READY TO GO AT CARMICHAEL MINE BUT SAYS FINAL APPROVALS HOLDING IT UP

ABC RURAL

Adani claims it is ready to begin work at the controversial Carmichael mine, but the ongoing approval process is hindering the process.

ADANI FINED AFTER STORMWATER FLOWS INTO NORTH QUEENSLAND WETLANDS

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

The mining company has been issued with a $13,000 fine by the Department of Environment and Science.

LABOR EYES FINANCIAL INCENTIVES FOR ELECTRICITY COMPANIES THAT CUT EMISSIONS

THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

It comes as industry makes a last-ditch plea for political bipartisanship on Australia’s climate change policy ahead of the federal election.

AEMO WARNING ON MORRISON'S QUEENSLAND COAL PLANT

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

AEMO warned last July that a new large scale plant is "unlikely to be efficient in North Queensland" until the 2030s.

BIG FOUR BANKS FORM CLIMATE INVESTMENT INITIATIVE

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The four big banks, alongside insurers and super funds, have joined forces to mobilise more capital for green initiatives.

AUSTRALIA GETS BOTTOM OF CLASS ON ENERGY TRANSITION, AS GOVERNMENT CLINGS TO COAL

RENEWECONOMY

Australia singled out as one of least prepared of world’s advanced economies to transition to low-carbon energy, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum.

TESCO BEGINS PLASTIC-FREE TRIAL FOR SELECTION OF FRUIT AND VEG

THE GUARDIAN

Only loose versions of 45 products will be sold in Extra stores in Watford and Swindon

WIDESPREAD LOSSES OF POLLINATING INSECTS REVEALED ACROSS BRITAIN

THE GUARDIAN

Wild bees and hoverflies lost from a quarter of the places they were found in 1980, study shows

ARE MORE AUSSIE TREES DYING OF DROUGHT? SCIENTISTS NEED YOUR HELP SPOTTING DEAD TREES

THE CONVERSATION

Climate extremes are killing Australian trees, but we don't know where they're dying. Scientists are asking the public to use their phones to help.

SOLOMON ISLANDS OIL SPILL: CURRENTS PUSH SLICK AWAY FROM WORLD HERITAGE REEF

THE GUARDIAN

It could take up to four months to finish cleaning up the spill from the MV Trader

AUSTRALIAN BIRD ON TRACK FOR EXTINCTION FOUND OUTSIDE PREVIOUSLY KNOWN HABITAT

THE GUARDIAN

King Island brown thornbill was ranked the Australian bird most likely to go extinct within 20 years