Tag: Climate Change
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Climate change is causing ever more disruption. Can Australia’s new plan help?
There’s a chilling line in Australia’s new climate adaptation plan: It is prudent to plan for global warming levels of 2-3 degrees by the end of this century, with temperatures in Australia likely to track higher than the global average. Australia is already adapting to the existing 1.3 degrees of climate change, but as the new…
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Top scientists blame ‘chronic’ underfunding for algal bloom gaps
The leading marine scientists today told the first hearing of the Federal Senate’s inquiry into South Australia’s algal bloom that the current disaster unfolding in South Australia needed a vital boost in marine ecosystem monitoring funding. An initial injection of $6 million would help with short-term projects to take full advantage of researching the ongoing…
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‘Loss of our sense of self’: inquiry reveals emotional impact of SA’s algal bloom
Communities and businesses reliant on South Australia’s ocean to relax, unwind and explore are revealing how their “mental health is suffering” as the ongoing algal bloom crisis continues to impact our coastline. Some claim to feel “incredibly hopeless” as official figures show the algal bloom has already caused the deaths of more than 13,000 marine…
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‘Guilt-free’ beef lands at Adelaide butcher
The Malvern butcher has groundbreaking low emission wagyu beef available for purchase starting today, with Angus beef products at a more affordable price set to be on shelves by October. Sam Burt, the owner of Windsor Meats, said Windsor Meats was “incredibly proud to be the first shop in the world to be able to…
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UN holds emergency talks over climate summit costs
The United Nations’ climate bureau has held an urgent meeting over concerns that sky-high accommodation prices for this year’s COP30 climate summit in Brazil could price poorer countries out of the negotiations, according to diplomats. Brazil is preparing to host this year’s UN climate summit in November in the rainforest city of Belem, where nearly…
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The students behind the historic international climate ruling
Countries have a legal obligation to tackle climate change, according to a landmark finding from the world’s highest court. Last week, the International Court of Justice issued an advisory opinion that said climate change is an “urgent and existential threat” to humanity and countries have a “duty to cooperate” on addressing it. For the Pacific…
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Australia may be target of legal action on climate
Australia could become the subject of legal action after an international court said countries have an obligation to prevent climate change harm and redress damage caused by greenhouse gas emissions. The non-binding advisory opinion was issued by a 15-judge panel at the International Court of Justice in The Hague in The Netherlands overnight. It opens…
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Climate warning turns up heat on efforts to net zero
Capital cities across Australia could face scorching temperatures exceeding 50C alongside a surge in extreme fire days unless the nation urgently slashes climate pollution and adopts a strong 2035 emissions target, the Climate Council warns. The independent climate science organisation finds climate change is accelerating faster than previously predicted, and global efforts to combat it…
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If Adelaide is going to host COP31, we need more climate action
The devastating algal bloom that is currently ravaging South Australia’s coastline is a stark reminder that the climate crisis is well and truly upon us. We are experiencing warmer and drier conditions, more frequent extreme weather events, heightened bushfire risks and rising sea levels. Summers are harsher, rainfall is scarcer, and coastal communities are currently…
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Can we live better while consuming less? Translating the French ‘sufficiency’ concept to Adelaide
A movement towards sufficiency and making better use of existing resources is quietly gathering momentum here, via a French connection. At first, “sufficiency” (sobriety) may conjure up images of frugality and going without, but that is a misconception. Rather, it is about finding ways to live better with “enough” while consuming our fair share of…