Today's the day we've used all the resources the world can sustainably provide
Thursday, 29 July 2021
Today is Earth OverShoot day - the day when we have used all of the natural resources the world is able to sustainably provide. And it’s fitting that it’s marked with scrutiny into Australia’s own resources sector, from new analysis zeroing in on NSW fossil fuel project approvals through to evidence of corruption being given to the inquiry into the plan to frack the NT’s Beetaloo Basin.
We’ve even seen conservative MP George Christensen “throwing his toys out of the pram” at a witness from the Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility at a committee hearing into Australia’s climate-wrecking resources industry.
And if the news about George Christensen isn’t enough, scientists also want us to help solve the mystery of dead, shrivelled frogs appearing all over the eastern seaboard. Hop to it, everyone.
TODAY'S TOP CLIMATE NEWS
NSW coal mine approvals could undo work on net-zero emissions targets
New analysis, commissioned by Lock The Gate, suggests emissions from fossil fuel projects approved in the past three years will undo much of the government's emissions reduction work and could undermine the state's net-zero by 2050 target.
Beetaloo Basin fracking plan: gas companies linked to tax secrecy havens and Liberal party, inquiry told
One company was given grants worth $21m for drilling despite not having Northern Territory environmental approvals, senators hear.
ABARES says changing climate is costing every farm, on average, $30,000 every year
Australian farms have lost on average almost $30,000 each a year in profits over the past 20 years due to climate change, relative to earnings in the latter part of last century.
Carbon farming: Expert weighs up if earning carbon credits is worth it
Soil carbon farming may not be as profitable as some think, says one expert following new research.
What goes around comes around: carbon tariffs bite our exports
Those posturing against the proposed EU carbon tariffs on our exports are the very people who struck down own effective national greenhouse action, writes John Menadue.
Earth Overshoot Day 2021: Why the date has been moved back to 29 July as emissions ramp up amid Covid recovery
Humans will have already consumed all the natural resources that Earth can sustainably supply for 2021 today — overshooting by five months.
George Christensen lashes out at committee witness over government's pledge to Paris Agreement.
Coalition MP George Christensen has thrown a tantrum at a committee hearing into future viability of Australian export industries, in particular sectors such as mining and resources, which are high carbon emitters.
TODAY'S TOP ENVIRONMENT NEWS
Dead, shrivelled frogs are unexpectedly turning up across eastern Australia. We need your help to find out why
Scientists want your help in solving the mystery of shrivelled frogs.