Yale E360

AUGUST 24, 2021

For a few minutes on Sunday, solar energy supplied more than half of Australia's power generation, marking the first time that solar has outstripped coal in a country long dependent on fossil fuels to produce electricity, The Guardian reported. Read more on E360 ?.

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Yale E360

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Though long hostile toward climate science, News Corp Australia is planning an editorial campaign calling for a zero-carbon economy, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. In mid-October, News Corp Australia, owned by conservative media magnate Rupert Murdoch, will launch a two-week campaign advocating for a target of net-zero emissions by 2050.

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A Greener Life

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Australia has become the latest country to jump on the wave of offshore wind development. Australia’s new pro-climate action government has meant an acceleration in clean energy interest and capacity. Australia is of course not immune to those challenges facing any new country entering the offshore wind market. The challenges.

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A Greener Life

SEPTEMBER 3, 2023

By Anders Lorenzen Australia recorded its warmest winter on record, this is according to the country’s weather agency ahead of a widely anticipated decision over whether to declare El Nino conditions, which typically bring hotter, drier weather. People playing football on Bondi Beach in August. Photo credit: Edwina Pickles.

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Inside Climate News

MAY 10, 2023

By Bob Berwyn The aerosol fallout from wildfires that burned across more than 70,000 square miles of Australia in 2019 and 2020 was so persistent and widespread that it brightened a vast area of clouds above the subtropical Pacific Ocean.

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Cool Green Science

AUGUST 9, 2023

The post Two New Mammal Guides for Australia & the SW Pacific appeared first on Cool Green Science. These two new guides cover some of the world's most marvellous mammals, from kangaroos to quolls, to flying foxes and clambering cuscus.

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Circle of Blue

DECEMBER 16, 2021

In Australia , many of the same areas that endured brutal bushfires in 2019 and 2020 are now drowning in record-setting rainfall. Australia smoldered during the epic “Black Summer” bush fires of 2019 and 2020. Great Lakes lawmakers seek funding for a project to stop the spread of the invasive carp.

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New Scientist

MARCH 15, 2023

Tiny pieces of stone found in a rock formation in Western Australia may be the oldest evidence of a meteorite impact on Earth, dating back nearly 3.5 billion years

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Adani mine: Australia approves controversial coal project BBC PaulaR Thu, 02/15/2024 - 23:42 Thursday, June 13, 2019 Read more Australia has given the final approval for construction to begin on a controversial coal mine to be built by Indian company Adani.

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Yale E360

JUNE 15, 2022

An eight-story high-rise planned for West Melbourne, Australia will sport 1,182 solar panels on its facade, which, along with a rooftop solar array, will provide the building with nearly all of its power. Read more on E360 ?.

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New Scientist

JUNE 16, 2023

A multicoloured stink bug found in Western Australia has forked horns for camouflage, mysterious patches of matted hair and the males have peculiar tusks that may be used to win over females

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Montrose

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

& BRISBANE, Australia–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Montrose Environmental Group, Inc. Montrose” or “the Company”) (NYSE: MEG), a high-growth global environmental services company, today announced the acquisition of Epic Environmental Pty Ltd, a leading environmental consultancy in Australia. LITTLE ROCK, Ark. &

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Inhabitant

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

Australia's policies in response to climate change have been ranked last according to an assessment released during the COP26 global summit in Glasgow. Among the countries ranked, Australia ranked 54 in energy use, 52 in renewable energy, and even took the absolute lowest spot in climate policy.

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Yale E360

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Australian environment minister Tanya Plibersek has blocked a proposed open-pit coal mine just six miles from the Great Barrier Reef, raising hopes among advocates that she will block other potentially destructive projects. Read more on E360 →

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New Scientist

JULY 27, 2022

Murujuga in Western Australia holds more than 2 million engravings that have been added over at least 50,000 years - and may provide a glimpse into how the region's climate and vegetation have changed

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Inhabitant

DECEMBER 23, 2022

On December 15, Australia reversed woody biomass’s renewable classification, the first major economy to do so. International controversy on whether or not woody biomass should be classified as a renewable energy source is raging.

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Yale E360

JUNE 26, 2023

The Victorian grassland earless dragon, not seen in the wild since 1969, has been rediscovered, Australian officials said. Read more on E360 →

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New Scientist

MAY 2, 2023

Under new rules in Australia, e-cigarettes will be more tightly regulated as prescription-only pharmaceutical products and nicotine-free vapes will be banned completely

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Scientific American

MARCH 10, 2023

Smoke from the catastrophic 2019–2020 fires in Australia unleashed ozone-eating chlorine molecules into the stratosphere

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 17, 2022

BHP in Australia has ordered four battery-electric locomotives to transport iron ore in an effort to cut emissions from its transport operations. The post BHP Western Australia Iron Ore Orders Four Battery Powered Locomotives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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New Scientist

MARCH 21, 2024

The exceptionally long white hairs on the newly named longhorn beetle Excastra albopilosa may deceive predators into thinking it is covered in fungus

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Australia: Stop Adani Wrecking Our Reef The Australian Marine Conservation Society PaulaR Thu, 11/16/2023 - 18:39 Read more It’s the fight of our times – the fight to stop Adani’s massive coal mine wrecking our vibrant Great Barrier Reef. Hundreds of thousands are standing between Adani and our Reef. Will you be one of them?

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New Scientist

MARCH 6, 2024

Gilmour Space Technologies is awaiting approval from the Australian Space Agency for the first launch of its Eris Block 1 orbital rocket, with plans to deploy a satellite as soon as April

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Environmental News Bits

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The committee ruled last week that the country had failed to protect islanders from … Continue reading Climate justice: UN rules Australia violated islander rights.

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Environmental Leader

APRIL 8, 2022

Fujitsu Australia makes its first PPA, securing wind energy to help it reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency to its data centers. The post Fujitsu Australia Signs First PPA to Offset Emissions, Data Center Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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New Scientist

AUGUST 24, 2021

Forty near-extinct brush-tailed bettongs have been reintroduced to mainland South Australia after predators like cats and foxes drove them out more than 100 years ago

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Corp Watch

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Activists urge Australia to end lucrative links to Myanmar junta’s mines Mongabay PaulaR Wed, 02/28/2024 - 16:36 Thursday, February 22, 2024 Read more Alex Shaw Pro-democracy activists urge Australian government action against domestic companies they say are funding Myanmar’s military junta, citing environmental and human rights abuses in the country’s (..)

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Environmental Leader

APRIL 8, 2022

Fujitsu Australia makes its first PPA, securing wind energy to help it reduce emissions and increase energy efficiency to its data centers. The post Fujitsu Australia Signs First PPA to Offset Emissions, Data Center Energy appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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PBS Nature

DECEMBER 21, 2021

In episode two, “ Australia ”, see firsthand the lives of some of the country’s most iconic wildlife. The post Animals with Cameras: Australia appeared first on Nature. The cameras are custom-built to fit on the animals unobtrusively and to be easily removed at a later point. Do female turtles feed in the ocean when they are nesting?

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Corp Watch

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Adani: thousands protest across Australia against Carmichael mine The Guardian PaulaR Thu, 11/16/2023 - 18:42 Saturday, December 8, 2018 Read more Protest follows announcement by Adani it would self-finance the controversial coal project Guardian staff and agencies Sat 8 Dec 2018 05.39

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Legal Planet

MAY 16, 2023

On a per capita basis, Australia’s carbon emissions are even higher than the United States. A decade ago, Australia had a climate tax. About a year ago, Australia had a change of government, with the Labor Party taking control. This March, Australia adopted a follow-up law to implement these targets.

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Environmental Leader

JANUARY 17, 2022

BHP in Australia has ordered four battery-electric locomotives to transport iron ore in an effort to cut emissions from its transport operations. The post BHP Western Australia Iron Ore Orders Four Battery Powered Locomotives appeared first on Environment + Energy Leader.

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New Scientist

JANUARY 21, 2022

Western Australia, which has remained largely covid-free, has cancelled its border reopening due to omicron fears, but there may be little to gain by holding out longer

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Environmental News Bits

JANUARY 27, 2023

The pilot is exclusive to Coles supermarkets in Australia and will provide customers with a convenient and eco-friendly way to enjoy their favorite … Continue reading Nestlé pilots recyclable paper in Australia

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New Scientist

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A millipede with 1306 legs has smashed the world record after being discovered 60 metres underground in Australia

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Legal Planet

MAY 23, 2022

Australia has had a change of government. Australia was recently ranked last out of sixty countries in climate policy.The victorious Labor candidate told his supporters, “Together we can end the climate wars. Together we can take advantage of the opportunity for Australia to be a renewable energy superpower.”. of total GDP.

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Yale E360

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Abandoned farmland has been increasing, with a billion acres — an area half the size of Australia — lost globally. Ecologists are increasingly pointing to the potential of these lands and of degraded forests as neglected resources for rewilding and for capturing carbon. Read more on E360 →

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