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Friday 26 July 2019

 
 
Safe Climate

AMAZON DEFORESTATION ACCELERATING TO UNRECOVERABLE 'TIPPING POINT'

THE GUARDIAN

Data confirms fears that Jair Bolsonaro’s policy encourages illegal logging in Brazil.

CLIMATE RECORDS FALL AS EUROPE BAKES IN HEATWAVE

U.S.

Soaring temperatures broke records in Germany, France, Britain and the Netherlands.

LOW-CARBON ENERGY MAKES MAJORITY OF UK ELECTRICITY FOR FIRST TIME

THE GUARDIAN

Rapid rise in renewables combined with nuclear generated 53% in 2018.

ARCTIC CIRCLE EMITTING MORE CO2 THAN SOME COUNTRIES DO IN A YEAR

ABC NEWS

New satellite images show enormous wildfires spreading across swathes of the Arctic Circle.

HUMAN-CAUSED GLOBAL HEATING BREAKS CLEAR FROM NATURE, STUDIES FIND

THE AGE

Global heating in recent decades is of a pace and magnitude that's unique in at least the past two millennia, new research has found.

EXTREME WEATHER CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE HAS DAMAGED 45% OF AUSTRALIA'S COASTAL HABITAT

THE CONVERSATION

Corals, mangroves and seagrass habitats have been affected by extreme weather events, and some may never recover.

Healthy Rivers

SA CALLS FOR MURRAY-DARLING WATER 'UMPIRE'

THE ISLANDER

South Australia will push for an "independent umpire" to be appointed to ensure states and the Commonwealth deliver what has been promised.

Victoria

BATTERY FACILITY CONCERNS VOICED

LATROBE VALLEY EXPRESS

Community opposition to a proposed battery recycling plant in Hazelwood North is gaining traction with fears of potential lead contamination affecting the nearby area.

"NO PLANS" FOR MOVE TO NUCLEAR: MP

LATROBE VALLEY EXPRESS

Member for Gippsland Darren Chester has made reassurances about the federal government's moratorium on nuclear power amid industry calls for nuclear generators to be built in the Latrobe Valley.

National

GOVERNMENT TRIES TO FEND OFF ANGUS TAYLOR INQUIRY WITH LOBBY GROUP LETTER

THE GUARDIAN

Minister says evidence proves he was helping ‘constituents’ when he met officials about land clearing controversy linked to his investments.

WIND AND SOLAR’S STUNNING PROGRESS IN AUSTRALIA, DESPITE COALITION ATTACKS

RENEWECONOMY

Australia’s renewable energy sector has undergone remarkable recovery, setting new records for investment and momentum is expeted to continue beyond 2020.

ON PERTH’S GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY EVENT AND WHAT WE CAN LEARN FROM IT - THE FIFTH ESTATE

THE FIFTH ESTATE

Sustainability business news is pouring through our inbox at a rate of knots.

EMISSIONS TRADING SCHEME WOULD HAVE CUT POWER BILLS, OUTGOING PUBLIC SERVICE HEAD SAYS

ABC NEWS

The outgoing head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet says power prices would be lower now if an emissions trading scheme was implemented over a decade ago.

ANGLO AND MITSUI IN $400M AUSTRALIAN COAL BOOST

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

Ten years after it was a victim of the global financial crisis, Queensland's Aquila coking coal mine is set to get another shot at life.

WHY IS THE FATHER OF THE AUSTRALIAN GREENS OPPOSING A MASSIVE RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT?

ABC NEWS

Former Greens leader Bob Brown has come out swinging against a wind farm proposed for the north west corner of Tasmania. Its developers hope it'll help provide power to the Australian mainland as well as Tasmania. Supporters say it'll create jobs in an area desperate for them and they're questioning why Bob Brown is opposed.

Sustainable Living

FIVE WAYS BUILDINGS OF THE FUTURE WILL USE BIOTECH TO BECOME LIVING THINGS - THE FIFTH ESTATE

THE FIFTH ESTATE

What if our homes were alive? I don’t mean smart homes with the disembodied voice of Alexa deciding the setting for your living room spotlights. I mean actually alive – growing, living, breathing and even reproducing.

Natural World

'TINY LITTLE BLOB' LEADS TO REDISCOVERY OF INSECT SPECIES STILL ALIVE AFTER 200 MILLION YEARS

ABC NEWS

Scientists say the rediscovery of a moth, thought to be extinct, is a major win for the environment.

GAS PLANT CONSTRUCTION MAKES WA HISTORY BY MOVING 30,000 NATIVE ANIMALS TO SAFETY

THE GUARDIAN

Other mining companies urged to follow suit after contractors at Chevron’s Wheatstone LNG plant spend seven years relocating fauna

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