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"Australia's protected marine habitats defenseless against climate change by 2040"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Australia's protected marine habitats defenseless against climate change by 2040
New research has found that even Australia's most protected marine habitats are likely to suffer extreme ocean impacts by 2040, increasing threats to thousands of plant and animal species.

"Australia projected to miss 2035 emissions reduction target ‘by a country mile’ unless it ramps up climate policies"
#Australia #Emissions #Climate

"Abnormally hot days may hit Australia’s south-east after rare sudden warming over Antarctica"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Life after lockdown: five years on, this is how Australia has changed since Covid first started
https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025/09/25/the-stats-guy-covid-5-years

Five years on, this is how Australia changed since Covid 
In March 2020 we wondered how Covid would change us. Five years on, the data shows the pandemic pressed fast-forward on a host of changes.

Australia announces higher emissions cuts by 2035 #Australia

Australia announces higher emission cuts by 2035
The country is one of the world's biggest carbon emitters per capita.

We don’t have #Thanksgiving here in #Australia. We just have a weird couple of weeks every year when your incoming emails surge by an order of magnitude, and then it abruptly drops back to normal.

"Guardian Essential poll: only a quarter of older Australians believe climate change can be prevented"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Australia's first national report on indoor air quality reveals urgent need for action #Australia

Australia's first national report on indoor air quality reveals urgent need for action
The "State of Indoor Air in Australia 2025" report, led by QUT's ARC Training Center for Advanced Building Systems Against Airborne Infection Transmission (THRIVE), highlights the health, well-being and economic risks posed by poor indoor air quality across homes, workplaces, schools, hospitals and public buildings.

A couple of months ago, I shocked friends in the US and UK whilst talking about #cigarette prices in #Australia. “How do people afford cigarettes?” they asked, incredulously.
"They don’t," I replied. "There's an enormous black market in

"Gravitational energy storage trials set for decommissioned mine in Australia"
#Australia #Energy

Gravitational energy storage trials set for decommissioned mine in Australia
Australian energy storage company Green Gravity and mining business Wollongong Resources have signed an agreement to deploy gravitational energy storage trials at a decommissioned coal mine.

#wildlife #Australia

Koala chlamydia: Australia approves vaccine to curb killer epidemic
Thousands of koalas have died from the disease, with some estimates suggesting only 50,000 remain in the wild.

In #Australia, households will get at least 3 hours of free power during noon because of #photovoltaics:
"requiring retailers to offer free #electricity to households for at least three hour…

"Heatwaves caused more than 1,000 deaths in Australia over four-year period, study finds"
#Australia #Heatwave #Climate

If anyone has an ANU email and was told you will only be able to use Microsoft authenticator. This is incorrect.
#ANU #Email #MFA #Australia

"Australia has an Everest to climb if it wants to protect itself from climate catastrophe. But do we have the
political resolve? | Erwin Jackson"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange…

#Australia's ancient, inland #Eromanga Sea was filled with enormous, terrifying #predators that dwarf today’s sharks and crocs, and its shores teemed with unique

Australiassa keskeytetään valtavat hakkuut, jotta koalat saavat uuden suojelualueen #Australia

Australiassa keskeytetään valtavat hakkuut, jotta koalat saavat uuden suojelualueen
Koalakannan pienenemiseen ovat vaikuttaneet muun muassa metsäkato, kuivuus ja maastopalot.

"New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

New data reveals how Australia’s threatened reptiles and frogs are disappearing – and what we have to do
Australia is home to many endangered reptiles and frogs. This national snapshot shows their numbers have dropped sharply. But it’s possible to reverse this trend.

Australia to create a national park for 12,000 koalas #Australia

Australia to create a national park for 12,000 koalas
Few animals tug at Australian hearts like the koala. Yet the marsupial, once common along the eastern seaboard, was declared endangered in New South Wales (NSW) in 2022. Habitat loss, climate stress, and disease have driven populations down so far that a parliamentary inquiry warned they could vanish from the state before 2050. The proposed […]

‘She looks every bit the city professional - sharp blazer, confident tone, polished backdrop.
‘But the woman issuing a rallying cry for this weekend's anti-#immigration marches and the end to #Australia's "invasion" hasn't just stepped out of a CBD boardroom.
‘She's a…

The AI avatars rallying Australians to their cause | AAP

"Aboriginal Groups Win Historic Native Title Victory in Victoria After Decades of Legal Fight"
#Australia #Environment
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Aboriginal Groups Win Historic Native Title Victory in Victoria After Decades of Legal Fight | Happy Eco News
The native title victory Victoria granted exclusive rights to three Aboriginal groups, recognizing thousands of years of connection to land. This legal win strengthens cultural identity and environmental stewardship while setting a precedent for Indigenous land recognition in Victoria and across Australia.

The Bloomshed's production of Pride and Prejudice was absolutely bloody brilliant. Very funny. Highly recommended.
#Theatre #Australia

"Greener banking in Australia: how to put your money where your values are"
#Australia #Finance #Money

"Bowen says cutting emissions by more than 70% ‘not achievable’ as 2035 target criticised from all sides"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

"Labor reveals $1.1bn plan to replace petrol with fuels made from canola, sorghum and sugar"
#Australia #Energy

"Renewables supply record 77.9% of power in Australia’s main grid"
#Australia #Energy #Renewables

Renewables supply record 77.9% of power in Australia’s main grid
The share of renewables in Australia’s main electricity grid continues to reach new highs, delivering 77.9% of electricity demand on Sunday with solar power contributing more than 55% of the record-breaking clean energy mix.

The innovative way #durian is grown in #Australia (and the rare varieties that grow there): https://youtu.be/1EgW7YCDE4o

A birds' eye view of September
#BirdLife #Birds #Australia

"Electricity from renewables overtakes coal in Australia for the first time"
#Australia #Energy #Renewables

"At $4.5bn each year extreme weather is costing Australia three times as much compared with 1990s, insurers say"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

"Is this Australia's climate wake- up call? Official report reveals a hotter, harder future if we don't act now"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Is this Australia’s climate wake-up call? Official report reveals a hotter, harder future if we don’t act now
The sobering assessment is a national call to action. The sooner Australia mitigates and adapts, the safer we will be.

"Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell is tendering her resignation from her role as Vice-Chancellor and President of the Australian National University."
#ANU #Canberra #Australia

"Up to 185,000 Queensland homes could be at 'very high risk' with many uninsurable if global heating unchecked"
#Australia #Queensland #Climate

"Forty per cent of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change, survey finds"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

"‘A mythical place’: how a Melbourne sewage farm became a haven for 300 species of birds"
#Australia #Birds #Animals

"Koala comeback: new national park and vaccine offer hope for Australia’s iconic marsupial"
#Australia #Koalas #Animals

Koala comeback: new national park and vaccine offer hope for Australia’s iconic marsupial | The Optimist Daily
With a massive new protected area and a breakthrough vaccine, conservationists are fighting to save koalas from extinction.

I'm sitting outside doing my first stint in this year's Aussie Bird Count. It's hot and very windy. I'm beginning to think that all the local birds have scarpered down to the lake.
#AussieBirdCount #Canberra

"Confidential Western Australian government report warns gas exports risk slowing Asia’s move to clean energy"
#Australia #Energy

"Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia?"
#Australia #Antarctica #Climate

Air temperatures over Antarctica have soared 35ºC above average. What does this unusual event mean for Australia?
The stratospheric polar vortex high above Antarctica has rapidly heated up. These sudden bursts of heat can bring rapid weather changes in Australia

2025 Aussie Bird Count 20-26 October
You don’t need to be a bird nerd to take part in the Aussie Bird Count. All you need is 20 minutes, a spot to birdwatch (backyard, park bench, schoolyard or balcony) and a bit of curiosity.
#Birds #Australia

"Labor under internal pressure to commit to at least 70% emissions reduction by 2035"
#Australia #Emissions #Climate

"‘Serious gaps’ in Labor’s environment laws undermine attempt to fix broken system, integrity experts say"
#Australia #Environment

"Former UN climate chief urges Australia to set ‘prosperity’ target of cutting emissions by 75% by 2035"
#UN #UnitedNations #Australia

A bit of drama in my street this morning.
#Suburbia #Kambah #Canberra #Australia

"Abandoned Queensland coal borehole found to be emitting 10,000 cars’ worth of greenhouse gas"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

"Australian tropical rainforest trees switch in world first from carbon sink to emissions source"
#Australia #Trees #Climate

"Australia installs 5.2 GW of solar in 2024"
#Australia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Australia installs 5.2 GW of solar in 2024
The International Energy Agency (IEA) says that Australia installed 5.2 GW of solar capacity in 2024, bringing the national total to 40 GW across distributed and utility-scale systems.

"PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?"
#Australia #FossilFuels #Energy

PR firms are spreading climate misinformation on behalf of fossil fuel companies. Could Australia stop them?
Have you heard offshore windfarms kill whales? (They don't.) Or that electric vehicles catch fire more often than petrol cars? (It's the opposite.) Perhaps you've heard "natural" gas is clean? (It can be worse than coal.)

"Corporate ‘middlemen’ mask who really profits from Australian fossil fuel projects, report warns"
#Australia #FossilFuels #Energy

"Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action"
#Australia #Climate #ClimateChange

Long-hidden methane leak in Darwin raises fresh doubts over Australia’s climate action
The incident adds to serious doubts about whether Australia can meet its commitment to reduce emissions of methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas.

"Renewables reach record 76% of demand on Australia’s main grid"
#Australia #Renewables #Energy

Renewables reach record 76% of demand on Australia’s main grid
The share of renewables in Australia’s main electricity grid has reached a new high with rooftop and utility-scale solar, wind and hydro combining to deliver 76.4% of electricity demand on Monday.

Today I will be spending the entire afternoon shopping. In Civic. I promised a friend weeks ago that I would accompany her. Today is that day. At least there'll be coffee. And possibly food.
#Friendship #Canberra #Australia

"Australia rooftop solar hits 26.8 GW as home battery uptake surges"
#Australia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Australia rooftop solar hits 26.8 GW as home battery uptake surges
Australia is on track to exceed its 2030 rooftop solar targets with a combined 1.1 GW of new capacity installed across 115,584 households and businesses in the first half of 2025.

"Scientists thought Great Barrier Reef doomed if global temperatures rise 1.5C – but a new study finds hope"
#Australia #GreatBarrierReef #Coral

"Queensland’s biggest coal-fired power station could close six years early"
#Australia #Queensland #FossilFuels

"Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise|"
#Australia #Environment

Labor’s environmental law overhaul: a little progress and a lot of compromise
Labor’s long-awaited environmental reforms do represent progress. But ambition levels have been dialled back and much depends on the detail.

"A tree a minute for 24 hours: the young Victorian forest that was planted in a day"
#Australia #Trees #Environment

"Australia rooftop solar installs fall to 206 MW in August"
#Australia #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables

Australia rooftop solar installs fall to 206 MW in August
Australia’s rooftop solar market continues to ease with the latest data from market intelligence outfit SunWiz revealing that national installation volumes dropped off by 12% in August compared to the previous month.

"One quiet change is about to let you export much more solar"
#Australia #Energy #SolarPower #Renewables

One quiet change is about to let you export much more solar
It doesn’t sound big. But this humble new set of rules will make it possible for many Australian households to export a lot more solar – and help the power grid .