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Australia must prepare now for climate-related disasters or pay more later, insurance regulator says | Australian economy | The Guardian
The cost of responding to bushfires, storms and cyclones after the fact is likely to be 11 times greater, Apra warns — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/oct/14/australia-must-prepare-now-for-climate-related-disasters-or-pay-more-later-insurance-regulator-says in response and recovery costs, he said covering those losses would require the community to … Continue reading
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CSIRO report questions Morrison’s faith in soil carbon due to warming climate
CSIRO report questions Morrison’s faith in soil carbon due to warming climate | RenewEconomy — Read on http://www.google.com.au/amp/s/reneweconomy.com.au/csiro-report-questions-morrisons-faith-in-soil-carbon-due-to-warming-climate-65935/amp/
International Energy Agency: coal has surrendered to solar
For the first time since the industrial revolution, coal-fired power will constitute less than 20 per cent of the world’s energy by 2040, according to the annual report by the International Energy Agency. — Read on http://www.theage.com.au/environment/climate-change/old-king-coal-has-surrendered-to-solar-says-global-power-report-20201013-p564q4.html
TAKE ACTION: Send the EPA an OVERDUE Notice
It has been almost THREE YEARS since the EPA began their coal power station licence review. Now it has stalled without explanation. — Read on environmentvictoria.org.au/action/send-the-epa-an-overdue-notice/ In a country with emission limits for residential slow combustion wood fires, wouldn’t you … Continue reading
“Australia is not an exception:” Gummer slams climate go-slow in Canberra
“Australia is not an exception:” Gummer slams climate go-slow in Canberra – RenewEconomy — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/australia-is-not-an-exception-gummer-slams-climate-go-slow-in-canberra-28718/ Gummer said that the “realities of life are that every year we leave it, the more expensive and disruptive it becomes.”
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Amazon near tipping point of switching from rainforest to savannah – study
Climate crisis and logging is leading to shift from canopy rainforest to open grassland — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/05/amazon-near-tipping-point-of-switching-from-rainforest-to-savannah-study Rainfall in about 40% of the forest is now at a level where the rainforest could be expected to exist as savannah … Continue reading
On-demand bus service strikes chord in Sydney – no car required
Sydney commuters are taking to a new on-demand bus service rolled out in the city’s west, with many choosing to use the service over their own private car. — Read on thedriven.io/2019/09/04/on-demand-bus-service-strikes-chord-in-sydney-no-car-required/amp/
EU’s carbon clock starts ticking for Australian companies
Consultants say Aussie firms should be auditing their carbon intensity even if they don’t export to Europe, and experts warn of trade ructions to come. — Read on http://www.afr.com/world/europe/eu-s-carbon-clock-starts-ticking-for-australian-companies-20201002-p561m3 Will Angus prepare now or ignore this until 2023?
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Brilliant webinar to launch just now…visit this site ASAP Welcome | Local Power Plan — Read on http://www.localpowerplan.com/
Bob Brown report questions viability of Tasmania’s Battery of the Nation plan
Report commissioned by Bob Brown Foundation questions viability of Marinus Link and Battery of Nation project, saying battery storage may be cheaper and smarter plan. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/bob-brown-report-questions-viability-of-tasmanias-battery-of-the-nation-plan-46651/amp/