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Source: Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au


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Articles from this source (14)

Climate change fuelling Antarctic emperor penguin population losses

  2023-08-30 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

Emperor penguin chicks at four out of five colonies in Antarctica did not survive the spring of 2022, prompting fears for the animal’s future.

  Tagged under: Climate Change | Antarctic


REDcycle scandal: Operators of the REDcycle program charged over soft plastics storage investigation

  2023-04-16 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

The environmental watchdog investigating the collapse of Australia’s largest plastic bag recycling program has charged the operators of the REDcycle program for failing to provide information.

  Tagged under: Collapse


‘Bigger threat than China’: Defence leaders urge release of ‘scary’ climate report

  2023-04-04 in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au


Mining activity in WA protected forests, reserves approved 33 times in 5 years

  2022-08-05 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

There has been a jump in mining activity in areas managed by the parks authority while environment groups also rally against exploration applications by two of the state’s biggest miners.

  Tagged under: Trees


Surge in NSW coal mine expansions would drive up national emissions

  2022-01-19 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

Despite declining demand and efforts to cut greenhouse gas emissions the NSW government is set to decide on a slew of coal mine expansions over coming months.

  Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Climate Change


Albatrosses pushed to ‘divorce’ because of climate change, study finds

  2021-11-27 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

And, yes, there is a documented rate of divorce for the normally monogamous birds.

  Tagged under: Oceans | Climate Change


COP26 Glasgow summit: How billionaire Bill Gates’ book on climate change convinced Scott Morrison on net zero

  2021-10-30 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

Scott Morrison underlined sections of Bill Gates’ book on how to beat climate change as he prepared to shift his government towards a net zero emissions target.

  Tagged under: COP26 | Climate Change | Net Zero


Carbon capture and storage eligible for emissions reductions credit

  2021-10-01 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

Angus Taylor says the addition of the controversial technology as an eligible emissions reduction technique will help blue hydrogen production and gas exports.

  Tagged under: Hydrogen | Carbon Capture and Storage


News Corp newspapers, Sky News to champion net zero emissions

  2021-09-13 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

News Corp’s local outlets are set to begin a company-wide campaign promoting the benefits of a carbon-neutral economy.

  Tagged under: Net Zero


‘Thuggery’: Turnbull blames media beat-up for dumping from climate role

  2021-04-06 in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

  Tagged under: Climate Change


Australia's climate wars are rooted in the early days of the 2013 Abbott government

  2020-08-30 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

How did environmental issues become so politicised? The people purge early in the Abbott government – beginning in 2013 with the "night of the short knives" – gives some clues.


How Germany closed its coal industry without sacking a single miner

  2020-02-16 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

After Coal: Can Australia learn from Germany's efforts to end its coal era while protecting its workers and communities?

  Tagged under: Coal | Germany | Climate Change


Australia fires: AAP outline staggering deluge of online misinformation on bushfires

  2020-01-08 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has urged Australians to maintain a "healthy scepticism" towards online content.

  Tagged under: Bushfires | Disinformation and Misinformation | Health


'Very disappointed': Ministers berate coal miner over climate change commitment

  2019-03-01 (or before) by in Australian Breaking News Headlines & World News Online | SMH.com.au

"My colleagues have given companies like Glencore a lot of support and I think it's a kick in the guts for us," Coalition MP Michelle Landry said.

  Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change


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