November 29, 2023

Climate News: Greens leader shows at Rising Tide's Newcastle protest; Aussie cricket captain concerned about climate crisis, declared by some to be too 'woke'

20 minutes

Australian Greens Leader, Adam Brandt, attends Newcastle Rising Tide coal protest and dumps on Labor Government - watch on "The Drum";

"Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins on challenging conventional wisdom";

"Scientists show direct link between polluting companies and wildfires in North America";

"Do wind turbines kill birds?";

"Newcastle Port protest: reverend Alan Stuart, 97, among 109 arrested in climate blockade – video";

"Burrup Hub gas project could release 13 times Australia’s annual carbon emissions, analysis suggests";

"Saving Praise Houses Before Their African Lineage Is Forgotten";

"Rain to hit NSW, Victoria and Queensland but unlikely to subdue bushfire season";

"To Escape the Heat in Dubai, Head to the Beach at Midnight";

"Nissan funnels £1bn into Sunderland gigafactory to produce new EV models";

"Native forest logging ban in Tasmania could save state $72m, pro-market thinktank says";

"Writing in nature";

"The price of peaceful protest: 109 arrests, but the Newcastle Port blockade will be on again";

"Vietnam Relied on Environmentalists to Secure Billions. Then It Jailed Them.";

"Europe’s far right goes mainstream";

"In a ‘sacred’ desert, the U.S. turns away from drilling and mining";

"The Cleantech Showcase";

"Native forest logging ban in Tasmania could save state $72m, pro-market thinktank says";

"A plane fueled by fat and sugar has crossed the Atlantic Ocean";

"Clearing Skies: Opening a New Path on Climate and the Future";

"Biden to Skip U.N. Climate Summit, Drawing Grumbles From Environmentalists";

"Flaring at Richmond refinery sends clouds of smoke over San Francisco Bay";

"Revealed: How colonial rule radically shifts historical responsibility for climate change";

"A Giant Inland Sea Is Now a Desert, and a Warning for Humanity";

"Powerful Forces Are Fracking Our Attention. We Can Fight Back.";

"Brilliant: a Cop28 to save the planet – staged by oil barons who imperil it";

"‘It’s Like Our Country Exploded’: Canada’s Year of Fire";

"Driving a greener future: how your electric car could help power your neighbourhood";

"3 reasons why removing grazing animals from Australia’s arid lands for carbon credits is a bad idea";

"COP28: Earth’s frozen zones are in trouble – we’re already seeing the consequences";

"As disasters and heat intensify, can the world meet the urgency of the moment at the COP28 climate talks?";

"How the suburbs could become 15-minute cities";

"Critically endangered Sumatran rhino born in Indonesia";

"Aussie farmers don't have to choose between growing food and hosting solar; report shows they can do both";

"WA DOCTORS URGE CLIMATE ACTION TO SAVE OUR HEALTH SYSTEM";

"Australia needs ‘substantial increase’ in large-scale renewables projects to meet decarbonisation targets";

"Farmers for Climate Action opposes coal waste injection into Australia's largest underground water supply";

"The scandal of a free pass on fossil fuel export emissions by Australia,

Canada, Norway and USA must end to save our climate - new report";

"RACGP backs duty of care bill for climate change harms";

"They Fled Climate Chaos. Asylum Law Made Decades Ago Might Not Help";

"Files Suggest Climate Summit’s Leader Is Using Event to Promote Fossil Fuels";

"What Is COP28? And Other Questions About the Big U.N. Climate Summit";

"You’re probably recycling plastic wrong. And it’s not your fault.";

"Buyers worldwide go for bigger cars, erasing gains from cleaner tech. EVs would help";

"Biden expected to miss global climate summit opening as young voters question his progress on climate change";

"Scientists show direct link between polluting companies and wildfires in North America";

"Report Charts Climate Change’s Growing Impact in the US, While Stressing Benefits of Action";

"Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says";

"‘Not on course’: US emissions set for 3% decline in 2023";

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By Robert McLean