Unions call for a smooth shift from coal to renewables

As the week opens, spare a thought for Clive Palmer and Barnaby Joyce, for whom nothing seems to be going right. Mr Palmer is throwing his toys out of the pram over the Albanese Government’s move to refuse his mega-coal mine, while Mr Joyce apparently knew nothing of Scott Morrison’s secret ministerial appointments, despite his then-role as Deputy PM, and wants people to stop asking him about it.

There, there, gents, time for a nice lie down.

Meanwhile in the real world, the City of Sydney is considering banning fossil fuel advertising, while the ACTU is calling for the establishment of an  Energy Transition Authority to manage the shift from fossil fuels to renewables.

Unions call for smooth energy transition
Ahead of the jobs and skills summit to be held in Canberra on September 1 and 2, the ACTU on Monday released a report calling for a national Energy Transition Authority.

Billions in CBA mortgages exposed to extreme weather risks, climate analysis finds
More than $31 billion of Commonwealth Bank home loans are in areas exposed to increasing extreme weather events and another $14 billion in mortgages are in communities economically reliant on demand for coal, climate analysis has found.

Clive Palmer breaks silence on coal mine refusal
He’s very, very upset.

City of Sydney considers banning fossil fuel advertising
This follows an open letter from more than 200 health professionals and organisations, asking for such bans because of the health and climate effects of burning coal, oil and gas.

Barnaby Joyce says he didn't know 'most of' Scott Morrison's secret portfolio arrangements
Former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce insists he was never told the full extent of the then prime minister's new secret ministerial powers.