Greenpeace fights back against Toyota's anti-climate meddling

Toyota calls for fuel efficiency standard to be delayed
Australia’s automotive sales leader Toyota has declared itself in favour of the federal government’s NVES CO2 reduction strategy but has called for it to be delayed and changed. Greenpeace Australia Pacific has criticised the car importer, arguing that “Toyota are losing the race to electric vehicles and instead of accelerating, they want to slash everyone else's tyres along the way.”

Victoria’s fire alert has knocked Australians out of complacency. Under climate change, catastrophic bushfires can strike any time
Victorians were braced for the worst on Wednesday amid soaring temperatures and gusty winds, creating the state’s worst fire conditions in years. Authorities have declared a “catastrophic” fire risk in some parts of the state.

Logging plan to reignite forest war
Tasmania’s Liberal Premier is vowing to boost timber supply by logging 40,000ha of native forests protected under the 2012 forestry peace deal, reigniting the state’s “forest wars”.

Opinion: What can the Pacific learn from the EU Parliament vote against Norway’s decision to advance deep-sea mining
The European Parliament resolution has much to offer the Pacific in terms of how we can address pro-DSM countries such as the Cook Islands.  Here are a couple of key take-away lessons from that Resolution. 

Extreme weather events take enormous toll on Australia
Floods, fires and cyclones have taken enormous social, economic and environmental tolls on Australia. The State of Weather and Climate Extremes 2023 report looks at 11 major incidents.

Climate change may worsen the spread of ocean noise
Human-caused climate change is altering ocean temperatures, salt levels and acidity. When waters become more acidic, they can’t absorb sound at some wavelengths as well, so those sounds can travel further, adding to the noise in some areas.

Fish are shrinking due to climate change warming the oceans and damaging microorganisms, study reveals
Warmer water means smaller plankton - the microorganisms fish feed on - float to the surface. This means fish get less nutrition from what they eat, researchers found.

How Much Sediment Is Needed To Save Pacific Islands From Rising Tides? Researchers Have a New Figure
Scientists have produced the first detailed estimates of how much sediment is transported onto the shores of coral reef islands, and how that might enable them to withstand the future threats posed by climate change.