Health experts call on governments to recognise climate change as a health emergency that requires urgent action – and claims more lives than Covid.
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Australia faces $100b annual bill for climate-fuelled damage, Climate Council finds
Severe impacts of global warming are becoming unavoidable for Australia and have already cost tens of billions, a new Climate Council report says.
BNP Paribas $A140m green bond linked to newly launched Australian Climate Transition Index
The bonds are linked to the first forward-looking climate index in Australia and the proceeds will be used to invest in a portfolio of green projects.
Wind, solar and drought drive down emissions, but Australia still lags on targets
Latest quarterly emissions update shows emissions down thanks to renewables and drought, but increases from the gas sector are hindering faster progress.
Banking giant HSBC gives shocking warning of US$10 trillion a year climate health bill
HSBC issues shocking assessment of a world impacted by climate change, predicting the health costs of the world’s fastest-growing economies could reach almost A$15 trillion a year by 2050.
47 experts urge NSW government to defend NSW law and climate
47 scientists and experts sign open letter urging NSW government not to overrule state laws requiring climate change impacts to be considered in the assessment of new coal mines.
Climate effort must be boosted five-fold to limit global warming to 1.5°C
United in Science report warns world needs to lift its efforts 5-fold to cap warming at 1.5°C, and reinforces call to end fossil fuel subsidies and bring an end to new coal plants.
Solar tops coal as world’s biggest source of new capacity over past decade
Some $US1.3 trillion has been tipped into solar installations in last decade, pushing it above coal and forcing prices down dramatically.
2,000 years of records show it’s getting hotter, faster
New reconstructions of Earth’s temperature over the past 2,000 years highlight the astonishing rate of the recent widespread warming of our planet.
Energy Insiders: Shuffling jokers as sea levels rise
Morrison shuffles cards, and sea level expert John Englander explains why oceans are rising more quickly than expected.
