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In the glare of history, failure on climate will overshadow any other fact about their tenure. Let’s hope they feel the heat as much as we do

On Thursday, the supreme court of the United States struck down the EPA’s Clean Power Plan, sharply limiting the federal government’s ability to fight climate change.

With Earth’s temperature rising steadily, with the scientific community shouting at the top of its lungs for more aggressive action, with fires and hurricanes pushing entire regions beyond the bounds of human habitability, the court’s Republican-appointed supermajority has chosen to actively inhibit our ability to respond to the crisis. The decision was in keeping with the Republican party’s deepening climate nihilism: as the train careens off the rails, they strangle the conductor, destroy the brakes.

Daniel Sherrell is the author of Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World (Penguin Books) and a climate activist

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Australia is positioning itself to be a key hydrogen exporter to markets in Europe, as major energy-importing economies such as Germany aim to reduce their dependence on fossil fuels over the longer term to meet their emissions reduction and energy security goals, however the need to identify where hydrogen can best be used as a low carbon solution needs to be addressed, according to analysts.

They hope they will help us understand the "strong force" that holds the insides of atoms together.

Unpublished government records show rise in poultry products testing positive for salmonella infantis

• Potentially deadly superbug found in British supermarket pork

A dangerous strain of salmonella is becoming more common in meat in the UK, unpublished government records show.

Test results obtained by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ) and the Guardian reveal a rise in poultry products contaminated with salmonella infantis, with raw and processed meat found to be affected. Beef, pork and animal feed have also tested positive for the bacteria, which can cause serious illness that sometimes proves fatal.

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Two whales that became entangled in shark nets in Queensland have been freed after being stuck for several hours. The two humpbacks were found on Tuesday at Kirra beach on the Gold Coast and Marcoola beach on the Sunshine Coast where shark nets intersect with a major whale migration pathway. Dr Leonardo Guida, a shark specialist at the Australian Marine Conservation Society, said entanglements happened every year like 'clockwork' and could cause major physiological trauma for the whales even if they were freed. He called for the complete removal of shark nets, which he said harmed marine life without actually making anyone safer

• Two whale rescues in one day prompt fresh call for removal of shark nets in Queensland
  

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The cat-sized nocturnal marsupials, which are unique to Australia, live in areas from north Queensland to central Victoria

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One of the world’s biggest gliding mammals – the once common greater glider – has been pushed closer to extinction and is now officially endangered.

The cat-sized gliding marsupial has been moved from vulnerable to endangered on the federal government’s list of threatened species.

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A Hong Kong-listed investment holding company specialising in carbon markets is poised for an expansion in Southeast Asia with two newly formed subsidiaries in Singapore, while the renewables and carbon trading arm of a major Chinese SOE eyes a listing on the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has minted just over 1 million new Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), a noticeable uptick in issuance, while revoking four existing projects from generating units.

The patchwork "camo-cropping" is developed to attempt find natural alternatives to pesticides.

December clash of biodiversity talks in Montreal and World Cup in Qatar will cause ‘embarrassment’ if ministers fail to act wisely

World leaders must not let the World Cup in Qatar distract them from a simultaneous nature summit, or they face being embarrassed by the outcome, the UN’s biodiversity chief has warned.

This December, delegates will travel to Montreal, Canada, for the UN biodiversity conference, known as Cop15, to negotiate a new set of global goals for nature over the next decade after two years of delays, with the final agreement due to be reached on the eve of the World Cup final on 18 December.

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Greenhouse gas has undergone rapid acceleration and scientists say it may be due to atmospheric changes

Methane is four times more sensitive to global warming than previously thought, a new study shows. The result helps to explain the rapid growth in methane in recent years and suggests that, if left unchecked, methane related warming will escalate in the decades to come.

The growth of this greenhouse gas – which over a 20 year timespan is more than 80 times as potent than carbon dioxide – had been slowing since the turn of the millennium but since 2007 has undergone a rapid rise, with measurements from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration recording it passing 1,900 parts a billion last year, nearly triple pre-industrial levels.

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Sea of maroon: Nine out of ten of the best performing solar farms in the month of June were in Queensland.

The post Chart of the Day: Sunshine state shows off solar potential in middle of winter appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sudden withdrawal of capacity in Queensland adds to chaos in electricity market as prices surges to price cap, risking yet another suspension.

The post Queensland generators pull capacity as energy market lurches into new crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alinta calls for price cap to be doubled to help cover the soaring cost of fossil fuels and coal and gas generation.

The post Alinta calls for urgent doubling of electricity price cap, as fossil fuel costs soar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Governments have known about the flood risks in the Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley for more than two centuries. All have failed to protect the community. Jamie Pittock, Professor, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

FFI partners with Djibouti to study green hydrogen options as part of a plan to establish itself as a leading global green hydrogen supplier.

The post FFI strikes partnership with Djibouti to explore potential green hydrogen industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind generation overtakes brown coal in June, in a month of records that saw Victoria become first state to deliver a terawatt hour of wind in a single month.

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Independent retailer Amber Electric says unleashing household batteries would be a better solution to current energy crisis than a capacity mechanism.

The post Amber says support for household batteries smartest way out of energy crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland’s publicly owned CleanCo appoints former US utility boss as new CEO.

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