CLIMATIC CHANGES

PM plans giant UN event despite possible COP out

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Original article by Geoff Chambers, Greg Brown
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 10-Sep-25

The federal government has released tender documents for the appointment of an event manager to handle the COP31 climate change summit in 2026, even though the host nation has yet to be decided. The government’s advance planning for the summit envisions that it will be attended by more than 52,000 people, and will be bigger and more complex than any event that Australia has hosted in the past. However, Turkey remains reluctant to withdraw its rival bid to host COP31, and senior Labor figures have conceded that this makes it increasingly likely that Labor’s bid will fail.

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SA businesses back Labor over climate summit

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Original article by Ryan Cropp
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 : 15-Apr-25

Australia and Turkey are competing to host the COP31 climate summit in 2026, with a decision set to be made in coming months. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has publicly backed the South Australian government’s push for Adelaide to be the host city. Premier Peter Malinauskas says COP31 would give his state a major economic boost, and the SA Business Chamber’s CEO Andrew Kay says its members support the government’s bid. However, the federal Coalition intends to withdraw Australia’s bid for COP31 if it wins the election on 3 May; Opposition Leader Peter Dutton recently contended that hosting the event is not appropriate during a cost-of-living crisis.

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Australians who get most of their news from social media more likely to believe in climate conspiracy, study finds

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Original article by Amanda Meade
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 29-Jan-25

Research undertaken by Monash University has found that people who use social media as their main source of news score lower on a measure of ‘civic values’ than those who rely on newspapers and non-commercial media for news and current affairs. The researchers also found that 25 per cent of respondents who primarily use social media for news content believe that climate change is a conspiracy. This compares with 37 per cent of those who use commercial TV and radio as their main source of news. In contrast, just six per cent of people who largely source their news content from public TV networks the ABC and SBS consider climate change to be a conspiracy.

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ALP’s workaround to cope with a new political climate

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Original article by Greg Brown, Colin Packham
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 22-Jan-25

US President Donald Trump signed a number of climate-related executive orders on the first day of his second term in office. They included the formal withdrawal of the US from the Paris climate agreement, the abolition of electric vehicle subsidies and an expansion of the fossil fuel sector. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would not offer a "running commentary" on Trump’s domestic policy agenda; he added that Australia will not make any major policy changes in response to Trump’s election, including on climate change. However, the government has flagged the possibility of working directly with US states that are controlled by the Democrats regarding climate initiatives.

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Last-ditch attempt to forge fresh COP28 deal after original rejected

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Original article by Fiona Harvey, Nina Lakhani
The Guardian – Page: Online : 13-Dec-23

The COP28 climate change summit’s president Sultan Al Jaber hopes to secure delegates’ support for a revised draft communique on fossil fuels. The initial draft was widely criticised for advocating a reduction in both the consumption and production of fossil fuels, while avoiding any move to phase out or phase-down oil and gas. The COP28 talks have been extended in a bid to end the impasse and reach an agreement. Analysis shows that 127 countries attending COP28 have supported phasing out fossil fuels, compared with just 80 at the previous summit in 2022.

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Former PM Tony Abbott says climate warnings are ahistorical and implausible

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Original article by Josh Butler
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 2-Nov-23

Former prime minister Tony Abbott has used a speech in London to express his view that voters will continue to prioritise issues such as the rising cost of living and energy price over emissions reduction. Abbott also questioned the theory of anthropogenic global warming, arguing that in its more extreme forms it is both "ahistorical and utterly implausible". He also criticised the "emissions obsession" and contended that the "climate cult" will eventually be discredited. Abbott was speaking at the launch of a new report on energy security from the Institute of Public Affairs, a right-wing Australian think tank.

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‘Existential crisis’: United States and China stun COP26 with joint climate change pact

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Original article by Nick O’Malley, Bevan Shields
The Sydney Morning Herald – Page: Online : 11-Nov-21

The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has received a major boost after the US and China issued a joint statement in which they committed to "concrete and pragmatic" co-operation to address the issue of climate change. They declared climate change to be an "existential crisis" that requires them to work together. China’s climate envoy Xie Zhenhua stressed the need to actively address climate change for the benefit of both nations and the entire world. US climate envoy John Kerry has described the joint declaration as a "roadmap" for the nations’ present and future collaboration on climate change.

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PM’s no to methane cut

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Original article by Simon Benson, Geoff Chambers
The Australian – Page: 1 & 6 : 28-Oct-21

The federal government will not agree to sign the Global Methane Pledge at the upcoming COP26 climate summit in Glasgow. The pledge is backed by the US and Europe, and would require signatories to reduce methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030. Refusal to sign the pledge is believed to have been a key commitment made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison to gain the National Party’s support for a net zero emissions target of 2030. It was feared that Australia would be particularly hard hit by such a pledge, given the economy’s reliance on industries such as agriculture and coal mining.

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Bring it on: PM goads Labor towards climate action poll

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 10 : 27-Oct-21

The federal government’s net zero emissions target of 2050 envisions that all sectors of the economy will bear the burden of the push for carbon neutrality. The energy sector will be required to slash its emissions by 91-97 per cent by 2050, transport’s emissions will be cut by 53-71 per cent, and the mining and manufacturing sectors’ emissions will have to fall by 18-54 per cent. The government’s own technology road map is slated to reduce carbon emissions by 40 per cent, by expanding the number of priority technologies to include ultra-low-cost solar power. The other five priority technologies are not yet commercially viable. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has signalled that climate change could be a key issue for the next federal election.

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News Corp’s Andrew Bolt says his company’s climate campaign is rubbish

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Original article by Amanda Meade
The Guardian Australia – Page: Online : 13-Oct-21

News Corp Australia’s recently launched ‘Mission Zero’ editorial campaign on climate change has been criticised by one of the media group’s highest-profile commentators. Sky News presenter and newspaper columnist Andrew Bolt has decribed the campaign as ‘rubbish’ that asks readers to forget News Corp’s previous stance on reducing carbon emissions. Australian Conservation Foundation CEO Kelly O’Shanassy says Bolt has no credibility regarding climate change; O’Shanassy has welcomed News Corp decision to embrace the need for action on the issue.

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