- Australian government dismissed calls from major UN climate change report to abandon coal by middle of century. Deputy prime minister Michael McCormack said Australia would “absolutely” continue to use its coal reserves, insisting they could not be replaced by renewable energy. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/australia-government-coal-ipcc-report-un-climate-change-global-warming-michael-mccormack-scott-a8575521.html 27 comments worldnews
- Australian government dismissed calls from major UN climate change report to abandon coal by middle of century. Deputy prime minister Michael McCormack said Australia would “absolutely” continue to use its coal reserves, insisting they could not be replaced by renewable energy. https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/australia-government-coal-ipcc-report-un-climate-change-global-warming-michael-mccormack-scott-a8575521.html 23 comments worldnews
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- Australia weather: 50C temperatures could become the norm as hundreds of climate records broken in 90 days, report finds | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-australia-weather-record-temperature-50-degrees-report-bushfires-koalas-a9231116.html 35 comments
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- ‘Unprecedented changes’ needed to stop global warming as UN report reveals islands starting to vanish and coral reefs dying | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/climate-change-ipcc-report-un-global-warming-15c-coral-reefs-arctic-ice-islands-incheon-korea-a8572926.html 30 comments
- Great Barrier Reef recovery unlikely after ‘catastrophic die-off’ caused by marine heatwaves, say scientists | The Independent | The Independent https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/great-barrier-reef-coral-bleaching-marine-heatwave-australia-climate-change-a8309476.html 4 comments