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…
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Winemakers embrace corks again thanks to sustainability push – ABC News
In news that will strike fear into the heart of anyone who has struggled with a corkscrew, the traditional wine closure — cork — is making a comeback. Key points: While screw caps have dominated the Australian wine industry for decades, a new generation of winemakers is going old school. Noah Ward is a brand ambassador at Unico…
Scientists report ‘heartening’ 30% reduction in plastic pollution on Australia’s coast | Australia news | The Guardian
The amount of plastic pollution on Australia’s coast has decreased by up to 30% on average as a result of work by local governments to reduce litter, according to research by Australia’s science agency. Scientists from CSIRO surveyed 183 coastal sites in six Australian states for plastic and other litter, such as glass, in 2018-19….
Direct air capture machines suck carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Are they part of the solution to climate change? – ABC News
On a barren lava plateau in Iceland stands an entirely new kind of industrial facility that sucks carbon dioxide from the air and traps it in stone. The world’s first commercial direct air capture (DAC) plant is designed to remove thousands of tonnes of greenhouse gas every year and then inject it deep underground. Technology like this has been…
Shortage of urea, used to make diesel anti-pollution additive AdBlue, threatens to grind Australia to a halt, transport industry warns – ABC News
Diesel trucks and the people who drive them are often described as the lifeblood of Australia — almost everything we buy in this country spends some time on the road. Key points: Now, the transport industry is warning of a potential crisis that could see the nation’s diesel trucks grind to a halt. There’s a looming…
As Scott Morrison faces COP26, here’s how Australia can solve its climate change mess – ABC News
In Australia, we’ve spent the last 14 years watching our politicians knock each other off over it. And while we’ve come to the party on net zero CO2 emissions by 2050, our 2030 targets — which are the ones that really matter — still fall far below what’s needed to keep temperature rises to 1.5 degrees Celsius. But what…
