RET will come to a natural end as emissions intensity scheme can reach goal of 50% renewable energy by 2030, says Andrew Leigh. Labor will abandon the renewable energy target after 2020 because an emissions intensity scheme will be sufficient to reach the goal of 50% renewable energy by 2030, Andrew Leigh has said. On […]
Australian Medical Association accused of supporting politics over science after Dr Michael Gannon said impact of job losses may outweigh health benefits. Members of the Australian Medical Association have threatened to quit over comments by the national president, Dr Michael Gannon, that the impact of job losses from Victoria’s Hazelwood power plant closure should be considered as […]
Researchers creating virtual maps of coral reefs to precisely model how structure altered by environmental change. Scientists are using 3D printing technology to create prosthetic coral that could be used to help the Great Barrier Reef recover from bleaching and storms. Researchers at the University of Sydney are creating virtual 3D maps of coral reefs to precisely […]
Rare only 40 years ago, farmed salmon is now taken for granted in our kitchens. But the growth of the industry has come at great cost. Every day, salmon farmers across the world walk into steel cages – in the seas off Scotland or Norway or Iceland – and throw in food. Lots of food; they must […]
Thinning sea ice – a result of global warming – is causing microscopic plant life to extensively bloom at the North Pole, potentially disrupting the marine food chain, according to scientists who claim to have solved the Arctic's green ice mystery. In 2011, researchers observed something that should be impossible – a massive bloom of […]
Big tornadoes are synonymous with the southern states of the US. Tornado Alley is a broad region stretching from Texas, in the south, to Minnesota, in the north. It includes Kansas, which will forever be associated with the tornado that whisked Dorothy and her dog, Toto, to the Land of Oz. Yet there is another […]
Penalties for law-breaking factories and construction sites are contributing to improved air quality in China’s capital, say academics. For Beijing’s residents, this winter brought a sense of deja vu: flights grounded by smog, air quality “red alerts” and pronouncements on the city’s latest efforts to fight air pollution. In January and February the average amount […]
Efforts to save some of England’s rarest species, including the shrill carder bee and the chequered skipper butterfly, from extinction are being backed by £4.6m in lottery funding. Little-known and exotically named insects such as the bearded false darkling beetle and the royal splinter cranefly, as well as plants including the prostrate perennial knawel and […]
Mass migration of species to cooler climes has profound implications for society, pushing disease-carrying insects, crop pests and crucial pollinators into new areas, says international team of scientists. Global warming is reshuffling the ranges of animals and plants around the world with profound consequences for humanity, according to a major new analysis. Rising temperatures on […]
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