Greenland villagers evacuated after iceberg comes to town

While the couple is studying Greenland, he said that “the real concern is in Antarctica, where everything is so big the stakes are much higher.”

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/greenland-villagers-evacuated-after-iceberg-comes-to-town-20180715-p4zrkn.html

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Tesla big battery powerless to stop S.A. price gouging : RenewEconomy

And ACCC boss remarks that price gouging by big incumbents is legit!

https://reneweconomy.com.au/tesla-big-battery-powerless-to-stop-s-a-price-gouging-14476/

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Meanwhile, California slashes emissions to below 1990 levels : RenewEconomy

As Australian emissions continue to increase, along with big carbon from land clearing 400,000 ha/year and ERF failure.

https://reneweconomy.com.au/meanwhile-california-slashes-emissions-1990-levels-68512/

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Berlin buyers exhaust EV cargo bike funding in just one day : RenewEconomy

Any chance “the clever country”(or State or Shire) can do something like this?

https://reneweconomy.com.au/berlin-buyers-exhaust-ev-cargo-bike-funding-in-just-one-day-96857/

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“Costa Rica Becomes the First Nation to Ban Fossil Fuels”

A glimmer of hope here. https://medium.com/@inkind/costa-rica-becomes-the-first-nation-to-ban-fossil-fuels-a180691daae4

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Australia deemed a world laggard in energy efficiency | afr.com

https://www.afr.com/business/energy/australia-deemed-a-world-laggard-in-energy-efficiency-20180626-h11vpo

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This heatwave is just the start. Britain has to adapt to climate change, fast

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jul/06/britain-heatwave-worse-to-come-water-climate-change?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_WordPress

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Donald Trump UK visit: US president is ‘putting British national security at risk’, say over 100 top climate scientists | The Independent

Does our government think that big time spending on military hardware will take care of our security?

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/donald-trump-uk-visit-climate-change-scientists-national-security-extreme-weather-sea-level-rise-a8437506.html

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CCC: New UK renewables ‘could be cheaper than existing gas plants by 2030’

As UK aims for average 100g/kWh, Australia still close to 1000g/kWh, the wide brown sun drenched windblown land of “she’ll be right”

https://www.carbonbrief.org/ccc-new-uk-renewables-could-be-cheaper-than-existing-gas-plants-by-2030

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‘Huge step’: Tourist industry wakes up to reef’s climate risks

After holding off from upsetting anybody, the whole tourist industry, in Barrier Reef territory, is now signed up for action to stop and reverse global warming, even opposing Adani.

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/huge-step-tourist-industry-wakes-up-to-reef-s-climate-risks-20180706-p4zq0x.html

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