HEATWAVE THAT SMASHED TEMPERATURE RECORDS IN EUROPE HITS GREENLAND

MAIL ONLINE

The area of the Greenland ice sheet that is showing indications of melt has been growing daily, and hit a record 56.5 per cent for this year on Wednesday.

A 2014 CLIMATE CHANGE FILM PREDICTED 2050 TEMPERATURES - BUT THEY'RE ALREADY HERE

THE INDEPENDENT

Cities across northern Europe have seen record-breaking heatwaves in recent weeks.

SUCKING CARBON OUT OF THE AIR IS NO MAGIC FIX FOR THE CLIMATE EMERGENCY | SIMON LEWIS

THE GUARDIAN

The idea that negative emissions tech could replace decarbonisation is pure fantasy, says Simon Lewis of University College London.

JUST 10% OF FOSSIL FUEL SUBSIDY CASH 'COULD PAY FOR GREEN TRANSITION'

THE GUARDIAN

Redirecting small portion of subsidies would unleash clean energy revolution, says report.

GERMAN UTILITIES FIRM RWE TO CLOSE ITS LAST UK COAL PLANT IN 2020

THE GUARDIAN

Decision will leave only four remaining coal plants powering British homes.

VICTORIAN FARMERS SWAP RARE FURRY SIMBA OOSHIE TOY FOR IRRIGATION WATER

SBS NEWS

Farmers in regional Victoria are trying to trade a rare Woolworths Lion King collectable for irrigation water, in a bid to raise awareness over the alleged mismanagement of the Murray-Darling Basin.

'WE'RE STILL BEING STRUNG ALONG': DARLING RIVER CITRUS GROWERS FORCED TO GIVE UP ON CROPS AS THEY WAIT ON WATER BUYBACK

ABC NEWS

Citrus growers on the lower Darling River stare down an unprecedented disaster, as they wait for the Federal Government to agree to a water buyback.

2℃ OF GLOBAL WARMING WOULD PUT PRESSURE ON MELBOURNE'S WATER SUPPLY

THE CONVERSATION

Hitting the Paris targets will go a long way to securing Melbourne's water supply against future pressure.

VICTORIA SOLAR REBATE FEELS THE HEAT, AS AUGUST QUOTA FILLED IN TWO HOURS | ONE STEP OFF THE GRID

Latest monthly allocation of Victoria solar rebates exhausted within hours, reinforcing concerns the state government scheme is effectively strangling the market.

GIANT RUBBISH FIRE COSTS EMBATTLED RECYCLER $1.2M AFTER RESIDENTS CLAIM COMPENSATION

ABC NEWS

The embattled company at the centre of Victoria's recycling crisis is dealt another blow as a court orders it to pay $1.2 million to residents affected by a rubbish stockpile fire in Melbourne.

VICTORIA NEEDS RENEWABLES TO OFFSET COAL RISK

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Victorian Energy Minister Lily D'Ambrosio has argued that the state needs more - not less - renewable energy to compensate for the fading reliability of ageing coal plants.

COALITION'S EMISSIONS REDUCTION FUND LABELLED 'A JOKE' AFTER FIRST POST-ELECTION AUCTION

THE GUARDIAN

Government spends less than $1m for cut equivalent to only 0.01% of Australia’s annual greenhouse gas pollution.

HOW GOVERNMENT STRANGLED THE NATIONAL ENERGY MARKET

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Hazelwood's closure was supposed to usher in a new age of low-emissions energy. Instead it's come to be a symbol of a dying energy market, high prices and blackout risks, writes Matthew Warren.

NSW FARMERS GRANTED AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL LAND-CLEARING

THE GUARDIAN

Environment movement accuses the Berejiklian government of caving in to big agribusiness over the amnesty.

PARTS OF NSW BRACE FOR AN EARLY BUSHFIRE SEASON WITH NOT ENOUGH WATER TO TAKE THEM ON

ABC NEWS

How do you fight fires in a state that is 98 per cent in drought and short on water? It's a question being considered by firefighters in parched NSW as they prepare for fire season.

PARTS OF NSW BRACE FOR AN EARLY BUSHFIRE SEASON WITH NOT ENOUGH WATER TO TAKE THEM ON

ABC NEWS

How do you fight fires in a state that is 98 per cent in drought and short on water? It's a question being considered by firefighters in parched NSW as they prepare for fire season.

INDIA TIGER CENSUS SHOWS RAPID POPULATION GROWTH

BBC NEWS

PM Narendra Modi says India is "now one of the biggest and most secure habitats of the tiger".