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Friday, 21 June, 2024. Farmers for Climate Action congratulates former National Farmers’ Federation President Fiona Simson on being elected vice-president of the World Farmers’ Organisation. Farmers for Climate Action CEO Natalie Collard said Farmers for Climate Action and its 8200 farmer members were thrilled at the appointment. “Fiona Simson has been an effective leader for … Continued
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ZURICH–BUSINESS WIRE– Today GIST Impact, the leading provider of impact data and analytics, announced an investment from UBS Next, the leading universal Swiss bank’s venture and innovation unit. GIST Impact delivers actionable impact intelligence to companies and investors, helping them easily measure their environmental and social impacts. The firm’s data and software are founded on … Continued
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In a first for New South Wales, maggots will consume food scraps collected from residents as the City of Sydney investigates more sustainable solutions to process waste. The trial with circular economy solutions company Goterra will be operational later this year. It’s expected to turn up to 600 tonnes of food waste into protein-rich … Continued
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Researchers at La Trobe University’s Centre for Freshwater Ecosystems have exposed the hidden consequences of climate change on Alpine stream ecosystems, which could see an earlier emergence of insects. The study, led by Senior Lecturer in Environment and Genetics Dr Michael Shackleton, focused on streams around Falls Creek and projected significant alterations in water temperatures … Continued
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All Australians and every Sydney-sider should be extremely concerned about the Federal Opposition’s scheme for nuclear power, even though the city isn’t a potential site for a power plant. Today at 9.30am, experts will explain how the true cost of nuclear power will be more delays to climate action, more climate pollution and more unnatural … Continued
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DIARY NOTE FOR EDITORS – June 20, 2024 Established in 1996, National Tree Day has grown into Australia’s largest community tree planting and nature care event. The program is a call to action for all Australians to get their hands dirty and give back to their community. Since 1996, over 27 million trees have … Continued
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AUSTRALIANS HAVE BEEN FORCED to move more than 240,000 times in recent years due to worsening disasters, with the hardest hit communities experiencing extreme weather events at least 25 times. A new report by Emergency Leaders for Climate Action, ‘Too close to home’ steps the Australian Government needs to take to better protect … Continued
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A NEW REPORT REVEALS Victorian communities are among the hardest hit by climate-fuelled disasters in recent years, with four Victorian communities slammed by disaster after disaster. Local Government Area Number of disasters Baw Baw 47 Yarra Ranges 42 Wellington 37 East Gippsland 39 Climate-fuelled extreme weather events are to blame for hundreds of … Continued
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A NEW REPORT REVEALS Queensland communities are among the hardest hit by climate-fuelled disasters in recent years. Communities in Cook and Carpentaria were slammed by extreme weather events over this time, with 28 disasters occuring in Cook, and 25 in Carpentaria. Climate-fuelled extreme weather events are to blame for hundreds of thousands of displacements … Continued
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A NEW REPORT REVEALS the NSW communities hit hardest by climate-fuelled disasters in recent years. Three local government areas in New South Wales are among the top 10 communities most often affected by climate-fuelled disasters in the country. Local Government Area Number of disasters Clarence Valley 34 Mid-Coast 33 Port Macquarie 30 Climate-fuelled … Continued
