Aged Care Taskforce rejects tax levy, proposes funding based on personal wealth A taskforce reviewing funding arrangements for aged care has rejected the idea of a tax levy to cover the sector’s costs instead suggesting Australians accessing care should pay more based on their personal wealth. The federal government established a task force last year…
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Third of UK teenagers believe climate change exaggerated, report shows
A third of UK teenagers believe climate change is “exaggerated”, a report has found, as YouTube videos promoting a new kind of climate denial aimed at young people proliferate on the platform. Previously, most climate deniers pushed the belief that climate breakdown was not happening or, if it was, that humans were not causing it….
Ministers abandon plan to end pollution rules for England housebuilders | Housing | The Guardian
Plans to scrap pollution rules for housebuilders in England have been abandoned by the government, the Guardian understands. Politicians opposing the bill have suggested the double byelection loss, where the sewage scandal was said to have come up on the doorstep, may have caused prime minister Rishi Sunak to reconsider the controversial legislation. The levelling…
Anthony Albanese offers Tuvalu residents the right to resettle in Australia, as climate change ‘threatens its existence’ – ABC News
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a new pact with the low-lying island country of Tuvalu, allowing residents facing displacement from climate change the ability to resettle in Australia. Key points: In a move which could transform Australia’s relationships with other small Pacific nations and the region as a whole, Mr Albanese announced the agreement at the…
Tony Abbott disparages warnings of extreme global warming
HEAD IN THE CLOUDS Extreme global warming is “ahistorical and utterly implausible”, former prime minister Tony Abbott says, and spruiked by a “climate cult” that will “eventually be discredited”. He was speaking in London, Guardian Australia reports, mere months after July was declared the hottest month in 100,000 years, and days after scientists warned 20…
Tory plans to rip up river pollution rules in tatters after two defeats in Lords | Rivers | The Guardian
Ministers’ plans to weaken river pollution rules are in tatters after they suffered two defeats in the House of Lords. Labour had made clear that it would oppose the “reckless” plans by the Conservatives to rip up EU-derived laws on nutrient neutrality, which force developers to mitigate pollution from new developments. Because the attempt to…
160 people arrested on arson charges for Greek wildfires that the media previously said climate change was to blame
Greek officials arrested 160 people on arson charges for the that ravaged Greece this summer. Previously, the media almost exclusively blamed the Greek wildfires on climate change. Wildfires have scorched Greece this summer. In the past week, at least 21 people – including two children – lost their lives in connection with the wildfires. Fire…
Wood burning air pollution in UK has doubled in a decade | Air pollution | The Guardian
Emissions of toxic air pollution from wood burning in UK homes has more than doubled in the past decade, according to official government statistics. The report also showed that solid fuel burning in homes, which includes a small proportion of coal, is the single biggest source of PM2.5 pollution, which refers to particulate matter that…
Japan reverses nuclear energy phase-out policy amid global fuel shortages, climate change – ABC News
Japan has adopted a new policy promoting greater use of nuclear energy to ensure a stable power supply amid global fuel shortages and to reduce carbon emissions, in a major reversal of its phase-out plan following the Fukushima crisis. Key points: The new policy says Japan must maximise the use of existing nuclear reactors by restarting…
Jacinda Ardern’s government proposes taxing cow burps to fight climate change | Daily Mail Online
New Zealand’s government has proposed taxing the greenhouse gasses that farm animals make from burping and peeing as part of a plan to tackle climate change. The government said the farm levy would be a world first, and that farmers should be able to recoup the cost by charging more for climate-friendly products. But farmers…
