Australia needs renewable energy fast – but building it is only half the battle
Environment + Energy - The Conversationby Peta Ashworth, Professor and Director, Curtin Institute for Energy Transition, Curtin University·3 Sept 2026
Australia’s energy transition has never been more urgent. Aging coal-fired power stations are retiring and energy bills are rising sharply.
Push for long-term solar energy plans that survive elections
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·3 Sept 2026
The Sustainable Energy Association is pushing for a cross-party government plan for solar energy that will last longer than an electoral cycle.
$100m problem in One Nation, Nats heartland
PerthNowby Nathan Schmidt·3 Sept 2026
One Nation’s NSW heartland could generate $100m under opposed carbon reforms, data reveals Controversial reforms to carbon offsets opposed could generate more than $100m in key NSW electorates held...
Keeping pace with climate shock events
The Hinduby Meera Srinivasan·3 Sept 2026
Shaky social media visuals of the Rasuwa floods in Nepal have rattled the world. With over 1,250 lives lost so far — over 4,000 people are still missing — the extent of devastation is slowly...
Minister tells Brits to stock up on days of supplies after ‘supersize’ El Niño warning
World news | The Guardianby Kiran Stacey and Damian Carrington·3 Sept 2026
British people have been urged to have enough food and water on hand to survive a few days without power or water, as the UN said the El Niño climate phenomenon was “supersizing before our eyes”...
Bihar on flood alert as Ganga rises, 13 districts face threat; roads, homes submerged
New Indian Expressby Ramashankar·3 Sept 2026
PATNA: Bihar remains on flood alert as the Ganga river continued to rise, with the water level likely to cross the highest flood mark at Gandhi Ghat and Hathidah in Patna on Thursday.
Utilities are racing to link up with fusion startups, with Realta Fusion the latest to benefit | TechCrunch
TechCrunchby Tim De Chant·3 Sept 2026
Fusion startup Realta Fusion this week announced a deal with Madison Gas and Electric that will place one of the first grid-connected fusion power plants in the country in Wisconsin.
Not yet safe to access Hydro Tasmania power station destroyed by fire
ABC News Australiaby Ashleigh Barraclough·3 Sept 2026
In short: Investigations are continuing into the cause of a fire that gutted one of Tasmania's hydroelectric power stations.
Periyar pollution: PCB serves closure notice on chicken rendering unit in Edayar
The Hinduby The Hindu Bureau·3 Sept 2026
The Kerala State Pollution Control Board (PCB) has served closure notice on Alliance Marine Products in the Edayar industrial development area as part of the probe into the incident in which the...
Lesson for India to act fast on scientific data
New Indian Expressby Express News Service·3 Sept 2026
Last week’s flash floods, which devastated vast swathes stretching south from the Nepal-Tibet border, have killed more than a thousand people even as thousands of others remain untraced.
US Forest Service closing 23 research facilities as part of reorganization under Trump
The Independentby Matthew Brown·3 Sept 2026
The U.S. Forest Service is closing 23 research stations in more than a dozen states as part of an organizational overhaul under President Donald Trump that is intended to trim costs and concentrate...
How wildfires are changing Canadian camping trips | The Narwhal
The Narwhalby Arik Ligeti·3 Sept 2026
Months of planning. Weeks of wrangling the right clothes and gear. Daily checks of fire smoke maps.
Why purpose doesn't always pay: The career cost of workplace climate activism
Phys.orgby University·3 Sept 2026
Why purpose doesn't always pay: The career cost of workplace climate activism Employees advocating for climate action are most likely to be rewarded when their efforts support business goals, while...
Deadly mosquito-borne virus claims first life in major US city as cases spread
FOX Newsby Melissa Rudy·3 Sept 2026
A Chicago resident has died from West Nile virus, marking the city’s first death linked to the mosquito-borne illness this year, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health.
Weather: Wind warning in place for Wellington, heavy rain for the South Island
RNZ Nationalby RNZ; Te Reo Irirangi o Aotearoa·3 Sept 2026
A strong wind warning is in place for the capital on Friday, while parts of the central and northern South Island are being drenched with heavy rain.
Key tree species boost Amazon forest restoration, new study shows
Mongabay Globalby Alexandre de Santi·3 Sept 2026
- A study in Global Change Biology shows that just 15 to 25 tree species make up nearly half of the trees and carbon stocks in regrowing Amazon forests.
Hiking canyons can quickly turn deadly when storms hit – what you should know before going in
The Conversation (US)by Anner Paldor, Professor of Hydrogeology, University of Tennessee·3 Sept 2026
Hiking a picturesque valley or climbing a craggy gorge are some of the most exhilarating experiences in nature.
Cherokee girls win legal rights for waterway in first all-female U.S. effort
Mongabay Globalby Latoya Abulu·3 Sept 2026
- On Jan. 8, 2026, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Council unanimously passed a resolution recognizing the inherent legal rights of the Longperson (Ganvhidv Asgaya), an interconnected...
Permafrost melt could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages, study suggests
Phys.orgby Anna Zarra Aldrich·3 Sept 2026
Permafrost melt could cost $261 billion in infrastructure damages, study suggests A new study provides insight into the economic impact of melting permafrost on Arctic communities.
A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5° climate target. But hope is not lost
Good Good Goodby Jacqueline Peel·3 Sept 2026
For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030.
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