Australia singled out by UN boss with 1.5C goal in “intensive care”
Tuesday, 22 March 2022
UN boss Antonio Guterres has warned the goal to keep global warming to 1.5 degrees is in “intensive care” and laid the blame at the feet of wealthy nations, singling out Australia for its poor emissions reduction target.
The UNESCO monitoring mission has arrived to investigate the government's efforts to protect the Reef, but little detail has been released and several conservation groups have raised concerns about access.
And new research from the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) shows the federal government has approved the destruction of more than 200,000 hectares of threatened species habitat in the past decade.
UN boss: ‘Madness’ to back fossil fuels as global energy crunch bites
Turning back to fossil fuels due to the global energy shock caused by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine would be “madness” and risk “mutually assured destruction”, the United Nations chief Antonio Guterres has warned in a speech to an energy and climate summit.
Reef mission arrives amid access concerns
A United Nations mission has arrived to evaluate the federal government's efforts to protect the Great Barrier Reef from climate change and other threats, but Australians have been told not to expect many details.
Australian government ‘aggravating extinction’ through land-clearing approvals, analysis finds
The pace at which the Australian government is approving the destruction of habitat relied on by threatened species has increased in recent years, despite scientists warning of an escalating extinction crisis, according to an environment group analysis.
Widespread bleaching during the cooler temperatures of La Niña has left scientists dreading the damage that could be caused by the next El Niño.
Woodside’s Scarborough gas project in Greens’ sights
Woodside’s $US12 billion plan to unlock the Scarborough gas field is in the crosshairs of the Greens’ policy to pause all new coal, oil and gas projects, with party leader Adam Bandt levelling a challenge for Woodside to “bring on” any challenge of the policy.
Gladstone hydrogen, renewable energy transition prompts strategy for change
Gladstone is currently in the middle of a transition from a reliance on fossil fuel industries to more green industries, with community groups working together to ensure the transition doesn't leave the community behind.