Please find below a list of links to recent climate change news…
NSW planning body gives green light to Hunter Valley coalmine expansion https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/26/nsw-planning-body-gives-green-light-to-hunter-valley-coalmine-expansion
This $1 billion energy deal promises to cut emissions and secure jobs. So why on earth is gas included? https://theconversation.com/this-1-billion-energy-deal-promises-to-cut-emissions-and-secure-jobs-so-why-on-earth-is-gas-included-159342
“Coal has become fetishised:” Turnbull slams right-wing media, politicians https://reneweconomy.com.au/coal-has-become-fetishised-turnbull-slams-right-wing-media-politicians/
‘Hanging over the heads of communities’: Government under pressure to remove ‘zombie’ licences https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/hanging-over-the-heads-of-communities-government-under-pressure-to-remove-zombie-licences-20210427-p57mqk.html
UK replaces France as Europe’s second largest electric car market https://www.theguardian.com/business/2021/apr/25/uk-replaces-france-as-europe-second-largest-electric-car-market
‘Insanely cheap energy’: how solar power continues to shock the world https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/apr/25/insanely-cheap-energy-how-solar-power-continues-to-shock-the-world
Calls to phase out fossil fuel subsidies after speculation about net-zero emissions target https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-26/scott-morrison-climate-change-fossil-fuel-subsidies-net-zero/100094506
How Renewables Could Kill Off Fossil Fuel Electricity By 2035: New Report https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidrvetter/2021/04/26/how-renewables-could-kill-off-fossil-fuel-electricity-by-2035-new-report/?sh=ac123165edaf
Scott Morrison’s climate change policy is being left behind by corporate action https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-04-26/business-climate-change-action-leaves-morrison-behind/100094616
Australia has wasted so many years when it comes to climate change https://www.theguardian.com/business/commentisfree/2021/apr/25/australia-has-wasted-so-many-years-when-it-comes-to-climate-change
Humanity’s greatest ally against climate change is Earth itself https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-solutions/2021/04/22/earth-day-biodiversity/
In Asia, Millions Are Fleeing Climate Disasters With Little Promise of Relief https://nexusmedianews.com/asia-climate-change-displaced-people/
Climate tipping points may have been reached already, experts say https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-tipping-points-amazon-rainforest-antarctic-ice-gulf-stream/
Climate crisis has shifted the Earth’s axis, study shows https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/apr/23/climate-crisis-has-shifted-the-earths-axis-study-shows
Climate change: World’s glaciers melting at accelerating rate https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-56921164
US, UK, EU: Comparing the new 2030 climate targets https://energymonitor.ai/policy/green-deals/us-uk-eu-comparing-the-new-2030-climate-targets
Without the right financial strategies, NZ’s climate change efforts will remain unfinished business https://theconversation.com/without-the-right-financial-strategies-nzs-climate-change-efforts-will-remain-unfinished-business-159625
Explainer: Will global warming ‘stop’ as soon as net-zero emissions are reached? https://www.carbonbrief.org/explainer-will-global-warming-stop-as-soon-as-net-zero-emissions-are-reached
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