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8 things you need to know about the IPCC 1.5˚C report
How can the world achieve its temperature goal of limiting average global warming to 1.5°C to 2.0°C? And what happens if it doesn’t?
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Adani given extra year to pay for water licence due to 'project delays'
Queensland government move branded ‘another special deal’ for Carmichael mine
The Queensland government has quietly granted the Adani mining company a year-long extension to pay $18.5m for a water extraction licence, citing Carmichael coalmine “project timetable delays”.
The extension was branded “another special deal” by environmental groups, who said the government had consistently defended granting water access to Adani in the middle of a drought by stating the company would be made to abide by strict conditions.
Continue reading...New materials are powering the battery revolution
Research is finding better ways to make batteries both bigger, smaller, lighter batteries that charge in minutes and store enough energy to power a device for days.
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Morrison vows no money for climate conferences and “all that nonsense”
Morrison responds to IPCC report by declaring that he had no intention of spending money on global climate conferences and "all that sort of nonsense.”
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New UN report outlines 'urgent, transformational' change needed to hold global warming to 1.5°C
Australia has two decades to avoid the most damaging impacts of climate change
Australian Graphene Industry Association launched with support from Victorian Government
The AGIA has been established to act as a point of contact and information for businesses interested in pursuing the use of graphene to improve their products
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The grim reality about China ‘s building boom and coal burning
The basic fact remains that the extent of global warming depends on China’s emission control, or lack of it, more than any other single factor.
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The UN's 1.5°C special climate report at a glance
Victoria approves 30MW Shepparton project, smooths way for big solar rush
State govt approves 30MW solar farm near Shepparton, releases draft guidelines to help councils, developers and communities negotiate the state’s boom in large-scale solar proposals.
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Great Barrier Reef faces dire threat with 2C global warming, UN report says
Distinct difference in amount of coral that would remain under two climate change scenarios
Limiting global warming to 1.5C rather than 2C would likely be the difference between the survival of some Great Barrier Reef coral and its complete decline, according to the latest United Nations assessment of climate change science.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change special report on the impact of global warming of 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, released in South Korea on Monday, found coral reefs were likely to decline between 70% and 90% if the temperature increased to that level. If global warming reaches 2C, more than 99% of coral reefs were projected to decline.
Continue reading...Climate report: Scientists politely urge 'act now, idiots'
We must reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero or face more floods | Nicholas Stern
The world heating up by even 1.5C would have a brutal impact on future generations
The authoritative new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sets the world a clear target: we must reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to net zero by the middle of this century to have a reasonable chance of limiting global warming to 1.5C.
Every government should read this report and recognise the clear choice we now have.
Continue reading...How the UN climate panel got to 1.5C threshold – timeline
Five reports and an agreement: the IPCC has been raising the climate alarm for 30 years
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is set up by the UN and the World Meteorological Organisation, bringing together the world’s leading climate scientists to assess knowledge of climate change and provide scientific advice to policymakers.
Continue reading...Huge risk if global warming passes 1.5C, warns landmark UN report
Urgent changes needed to cut risk of extreme heat, drought, floods and poverty, says IPCC
The world’s leading climate scientists have warned there is only a dozen years for global warming to be kept to a maximum of 1.5C, beyond which even half a degree will significantly worsen the risks of drought, floods, extreme heat and poverty for hundreds of millions of people.
The authors of the landmark report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released on Monday say urgent and unprecedented changes are needed to reach the target, which they say is affordable and feasible although it lies at the most ambitious end of the Paris agreement pledge to keep temperatures between 1.5C and 2C.
Continue reading...Energy sector's carbon emissions to grow for second year running
IEA head says growth in renewables needs to be paired with coal plant closures
Carbon emissions from the energy sector are on track to grow for the second year running, in a major blow to hopes the world might have turned the corner on tackling climate change.
Preliminary analysis by the world’s energy watchdog shows the industry’s emissions have continued to rise in 2018, suggesting that an increase last year was not a one-off.
Continue reading...Hemp milk hits the market and race veterans retire from the track
IPCC climate change report calls for urgent action to phase out fossil fuels - live
UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says coal-fired electricity should end by 2050 if we are to limit global warming rises to 1.5C
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In a little under an hour, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) will be releasing its highly anticipated special report on global warming of 1.5C.
The news is not good, with the report - based on more than 6,000 scientific works - expected to warn that the world is nowhere near on track to reach its targets unless there is drastic, world-changing action, immediately.
Continue reading...Tesco to scrap 'best before' dates from fruit and vegetable lines
Labels will be ditched from a further 116 lines of produce to help reduce food waste
The UK’s largest supermarket is to scrap potentially confusing “best before” dates from dozens more of its fresh fruit and vegetable lines after research found ditching the labels helped customers reduce their food waste at home.
Tesco shoppers will from this week no longer find date labels on a further 116 items of produce – including own-brand apples, oranges, cabbages and asparagus. Tesco hopes this will prevent food from being thrown away while still edible. The supermarket removed guidance dates from about 70 fruit and vegetable lines earlier this year.
Continue reading...Morrison says Australia won't provide more money for global climate fund
PM resists calls to withdraw from Paris agreement as energy minister claims Australia is ‘well on target’ for 26% emissions reduction
Scott Morrison has resisted conservatives’ calls to withdraw Australia from the Paris climate agreement but ruled out providing more money to the global climate fund.
The prime minister made the comments on 2GB Radio on Monday, before the release of a Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report, which is expected to call for a phaseout of coal power generation to help limit temperature rises to 1.5C.
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