In today’s news, the EU’s former trade commissioner has warned that Australia’s failure to act on climate change is making the country increasingly isolated as much of the world steps up its efforts to prevent further climate chaos.
Political connections and donations appear to have influenced a decision by the Morrison Government to award a number of grants to Empire Energy for gas exploration in the NT's Beetaloo Basin, according to a Senate Inquiry report.
And last year was the warmest on record across Europe, with temperatures across the region more than 1.9C above the long-term average between 1981 and 2010.
The former European Union trade commissioner, Cecilia Malmström, has warned Australia is becoming “more and more isolated” on climate action at a time when floods, fires, droughts, and the latest assessment by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows global heating “is created by humanity”.
Political connections and donations appear to have influenced a decision by the federal government to award a number of grants to oil and gas company Empire Energy for gas exploration in the NT's Beetaloo Basin, according to a Senate Inquiry report tabled in parliament today.
Last year was the warmest on record across Europe, with temperatures across the region more than 1.9C above the long-term average between 1981 and 2010, say scientists.
Criticism from the renewable energy sector over proposed market rules, that some fear could prop up ageing coal generators, has led Australia’s Energy Security Board (ESB) to vow to work with industry players and all tiers of government to design a new system by 2023.
The major banks will be called to a federal hearing into lending disputes over coal and gas projects in a new push by the Nationals to back the resources industry amid a debate with the Liberals over whether to set more ambitious targets on climate change.