Around The Web
Wales farmer protests 'more or less inevitable'
Australia’s climate has warmed by 1.5C since 1910, BoM temperature records show
Warming of the land surface increased from 1.48C after another year of data was added, annual climate statement reveals
- Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates
- Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcast
Australia’s climate has officially warmed by 1.5C since 1910, according to the Bureau of Meteorology’s long-term record of temperatures.
The figure is revealed in the bureau’s annual climate statement that found 2023 was Australia’s joint-eighth warmest year on record, with the national temperature 0.98C above the average between 1961 and 1990.
Continue reading...ASX reveals details on environmental futures products
Australia Market Roundup: Senate committee votes down climate trigger bill, ACCU issuance rises
Australia’s biggest wind project installs first turbine
First turbine erected at what will be the biggest wind project in Australia.
The post Australia’s biggest wind project installs first turbine appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Where’s our slogan? How the energy transition could benefit from an educational campaign
The post Where’s our slogan? How the energy transition could benefit from an educational campaign appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Batteries “core” to business and profitability, says AGL, as flexibility and firming pay off
The post Batteries “core” to business and profitability, says AGL, as flexibility and firming pay off appeared first on RenewEconomy.
First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution
World tops 1.5C warming threshold for full year
Monarch butterfly numbers dip to second lowest level in Mexico wintering grounds
Experts say the endangered insect numbers fell by 59% this year, blaming pesticide use and climate change for the reduction
The number of endangered monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico has dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began, experts said, blaming pesticide use and climate change.
The annual butterfly count doesn’t calculate the individual number of butterflies, but rather the number of hectares they cover when they clump together on tree branches in the mountain pine and fir forests west of Mexico City. Monarchs from east of the Rocky Mountains in the US and Canada overwinter there.
Continue reading...AGL back in the black as it slouches towards green
The post AGL back in the black as it slouches towards green appeared first on RenewEconomy.