Climate stories domestically and globally
New fossil fuel projects are making a catastrophic situation worse as climate pollution drives fires across Europe, Canada and US with Australia next in the firing line. The warning was made as Australian (and Kiwi) crews and aircraft flew off […]
A national renewable energy plan for data centres has been rejected by the Northern Territory who say they do not need it. NT Minister for Mining and Energy Gerard Maley claims the plan from Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen demonises
Youngs Crossing in northern Brisbane is almost halfway to ‘getting’ a new $120 million 200-metre bridge that can protect motorists from floods. For the next five weeks, concrete girders measuring up to 27 metres long will be driven, under escort,
A new AusAlert system to be tested nationally across all mobile devices will be needed as the impact of climate change hits harder. Former state and territory emergency leaders say a new alert system will be vital for saving lives
A jet biofuel industry based on forestry ‘waste’ is taking a step closer to reality after Canberra gave $32 million to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The funding will allow the agency to help HAMR Energy convert the ‘biowaste’
How fast seas will rise by a projected two metres by the turn of the century remains a large mystery, according to new research into Antarctic ice loss. And scientists say the next 30-50 years will be critical to future
Frost is becoming a growing threat to wheat growers as yields come under pressure from a changing climate, the CSIRO says. A new agency study shows that changing climate conditions are lengthening, and intensifying, the risk of damage. The study
El Nino is on the cards to return this winter with the US and Japan authorities join Australia in warning it is coming back. Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) long-term forecasts for July-September shows below-average rainfall is expected for southern Australia
New data centres rolling out across the country will derail the country’s switch to renewable energy, a new report says. And Greenpeace wants a national moratorium on centre approvals until safeguards can be put in place. The report from Greenpeace
A CSIRO decision to cut 92 climate science jobs is likely to keep Australians in the dark and be felt beyond these shores, critics say. The agency announced the cuts yesterday (May 21) despite a recent federal budget allocation of
