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Climate News: Greg Combet discusses Australia's pathway to net zero; After years of promises, fossil fuel companies backtrack


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Former Federal Minister, Greg Combet (pictured) was a guest this week on the National Press Club talking about getting to net zero: "Greg Combet - Chair of the Net Zero Economy Authority";

"After years of promises on climate change, oil giants are backtracking";

"Dive in: Climate change is affecting all types of weather";

"States brace for collision of weather systems";

"A man has died in Queensland floodwaters, as heavy rain lashes east coast";

"Australia’s soil to become net carbon emitter and threat to climate goals, report says";

"El Nino-linked drought threatens energy and food supplies in southern Africa with millions at risk";

"Thousands more of Tasmania 'giant' native trees could be spared from logging under policy change";

"Natasha’s hot home is bad for her health. So is the cost of living";

"When it comes to climate action, beware the policy bundle";

"Florida’s tiny ‘fairy tale’ deer are losing habitat as seas rise";

"Shell says landmark emissions ruling won't help climate goals";

"India Predicts Searing Heat in Threat to Lives, Power Supply";

"He Wants Oil Money Off Campus. She’s Funded by Exxon. They’re Friends.";

"Just 57 companies linked to 80% of greenhouse gas emissions since 2016";

"Boom in mining for renewable energy minerals threatens Africa’s great apes";

"Network Rail to spend £2.8bn to cope with effects of climate crisis";

"Snowball effect: Is artificial snow a long-term solution for ski resorts in a warming world?";

"Throwing Soup At Mona Lisa For The Climate Cause?";

"Buckled lines and landslides: How climate change is hitting Europe’s rail industry";

"In Texas, Ex-Oil and Gas Workers Champion Geothermal Energy as a Replacement for Fossil-Fueled Power Plants";

"Do organic farms cause unintended harm? Study finds uptick in pesticide use in neighbouring fields";

"Global Warming Will Enable Tropical Species From the Atlantic to Colonize the Mediterranean Sea";

"‘I want to tackle it in a big way’: Meet the Nigerian women spearheading solar projects";

"Bird Flu Is Picking its Way Across the Animal Kingdom—and Climate Change Could Be Making it Worse";

"Europe is divided on nuclear power: Which countries are for and against it?";

"It takes a village: the Indian farmers who built a wall against drought";

"The Anthropocene already exists in our heads, even if it’s now officially not a geological epoch";

"A Canadian lake holds the key to the beginning of the Anthropocene, a new geological epoch";

"Anthropocene: human-made materials now weigh as much as all living biomass, say scientists";

"Homelessness, PTSD and paltry pay: The crisis in wildland firefighting";

"No EV recovery, with worst sales quarter in nearly 3 years";

"‘Headaches, organ damage and even death’: how salty water is putting Bangladesh’s pregnant women at risk";

"Inside the minds of the oil rig-climbing activists";

"Australia faces postwar-style reconstruction to reach net zero target, Greg Combet says";

"An Australian farmer has held the first carbon-neutral cattle sale – here’s how it works";

"East coast weather: big wet headed for Sydney after month of rain dumped on parts of Victoria in 24 hours";

"Why artificial submarine curtains won’t save West Antarctica’s retreating glaciers";

"Out of alignment: how clashing policies make for terrible environmental outcomes";

"Scientists warn Australians to prepare for megadroughts lasting more than 20 years";

"Native animals that survived Bayindeen bushfire face increased threat from predators six weeks on";

"Tiwi Islands leaders appeal to federal government to reconsider offshore gas project approvals changes";

"First Nations people must be at the forefront of Australia’s renewable energy revolution";

"Forget nuclear: would Peter Dutton oppose a plan to cut bills and address the climate crisis?";

"A big week for climate policy in Australia: what happened and what to make of it";

"Awful’: climate crisis threatens to sink historic north-east golf club".

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