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Pacific aid “doesn’t really matter” next to Australia’s fossil fuel subsidies, Tuvalu climate minister says
Since 2020, Australia’s subsidies for fossil fuels have totalled almost six times the amount given in aid to the Pacific, Tuvalu’s climate and environment minister says.Hitting climate goals means no coal power, and no new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, report finds
Australia needs to phase out coal, gas and oil faster than planned to meet its climate commitments, a report says, with changes in energy, transport and mining.
Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties – and the Sunshine State is on the front line
Rising seas and storm surges could cost Australia more than $855 billion, endangering homes, businesses, infrastructure and land.
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Pacific aid “doesn’t really matter” next to Australia’s fossil fuel subsidies, Tuvalu climate minister says
Since 2020, Australia’s subsidies for fossil fuels have totalled almost six times the amount given in aid to the Pacific, Tuvalu’s climate and environment minister says.
Hitting climate goals means no coal power, and no new petrol and diesel cars by 2035, report finds
Australia needs to phase out coal, gas and oil faster than planned to meet its climate commitments, a report says, with changes in energy, transport and mining.Rising sea levels threaten more than 267,000 properties – and the Sunshine State is on the front line
Rising seas and storm surges could cost Australia more than $855 billion, endangering homes, businesses, infrastructure and land.
Labor dials back gas reservation scheme, denies the move is a policy back-down
The government has tweaked a plan to ease energy prices, with gas producers to only need to offer up to a fifth of their exports for the Australian market.
NSW koalas for carbon credits plan survives with federal Greens’ support
Federal Greens fall into line with NSW counterparts and allow a plan to use carbon credits to support creation of the Great Koala National Park in northern NSW.
“Overlooked” challenge: Data centre boom could lift e-waste load 10-fold, increase “forever chemical” risks
Environmental authorities will be faced with a wave of new e-waste as data centre industry ramps up, including rising amounts of so-called “forever chemicals.”
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Sea surface temperatures are now way ahead of previous levels at this time of the year.
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