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Make sense of the latest news about climate change and the environment, with reports and interviews from the SBS News team. Hear the story behind the headline.

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00:05:28

Defence officials say government's response to...

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2024/10/08

A report released by former military and defence leaders, titled Too Hot to Handle, has found Australia's defence capabilities face serious threats if climate change is not taken seriously. The security experts are warning the Australian government that a failure to understand the risks posed by climate change will weaken national security.

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00:04:57

Rubbish takes flight to reduce greenhouse gases

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2024/05/04

Some say modern air travel is rubbish, with cramped seats, delays and cancellations and high prices. But rubbish may have a significant role to play in the airline industry of the future. Australian researchers have come up with a way to turn rubbish into jet fuel.

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00:06:22

Why do pilot whales beach themselves? Researchers...

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2024/04/26

The deaths of 28 pilot whales in a mass stranding event on a Western Australian beach is the second such event in under a year. There was a similar stranding at Cheynes Beach in Albany in July 2023, where at least 90 of the mammals died. Several theories have been put forward as to why this might be happening, but the true cause remains a mystery.

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00:03:52

Nations call to reduce plastic use by 60% by 2040

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2024/04/22

'Planet versus the plastics' is the new call to arms for Earth Day 2024, which is calling for a 60 per cent reduction in plastic use by 2040. The United Nations Environment Program has found humans produce 400 million tonnes of plastic waste each year.

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00:05:09

South Australia's Riverland region bursting back to...

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2024/04/21

It's been just over a year since South Australia's River Murray burst its banks in the biggest flood since 1956. For months flooding from high rainfall interstate put thousands of hectares of agricultural land under water and inundated 3500 houses. But it also pumped much needed water through the ailing southern end of the Murray Darling basin. South Australian correspondent Peta Doherty toured the Pike Floodplains in the Riverland with Indigenous rangers from River Murray and Mallee Country.

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00:04:42

Climate inaction by governments ruled to be a human...

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2024/04/10

In a landmark ruling...Europe’s top human rights court has found the Swiss government is not doing enough to combat climate change. Experts say it could unleash a new wave of climate litigation. The verdict suggests governments are legally obligated to meet their climate targets under human rights law.

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00:15:00

INTERVIEW: Patricia Scotland warns some Pacific...

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2024/04/09

The Commonwealth Secretary-General Patricia Scotland is raising the alarm about disappearing Pacific Islands, and the potential for larger Commonwealth nations to become the new homes for climate refugees. She’s upped the ante on the need for developed Commonwealth countries to cut emissions and spend more on climate adaption in an interview from Samoa with SBS. Baroness Scotland has made an appeal for developed nations like Australia to speed up the clean energy transition, as federal budget

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00:05:33

Farmers switch to 'natural' farming methods for...

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2024/04/09

Farmers in India say using biofertilisers instead of artificial chemicals helps the plants to survive storms, flooding and dry weather.

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00:04:28

New mass bleaching event underway on Great Barrier Reef

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2024/03/08

Weeks of above-average temperatures have taken a toll on the Great Barrier Reef, as scientists confirm at least two-thirds of the reef is experiencing another mass bleaching. With coral bleaching events affecting more and more reefs worldwide, some are fearing the Great Barrier Reef won't recover as it has in the past.

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00:04:08

Australia experiencing 'climate whiplash', new report...

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2024/02/08

While 2023 was the hottest year on record for the planet, for Australia, it was a year of all extremes. Australia experienced its warmest winter ever, with a contrast of summer weather patterns seen across the country. In its latest report, the Climate Council is calling it a "climate whiplash".

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00:05:39

Plastic not so fantastic for environmental experts,...

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2024/01/12

Australians consume 3.8 million tonnes of plastic every year, causing serious harm to wildlife, marine ecosystems and human life. New research from the Australia Institute suggests that taxing plastic packaging could raise around $1.5 billion a year, which some believe might help reduce consumption.

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00:04:52

Record rain washes away forecast of long hot summer

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2024/01/12

The declaration of an El Nino weather system last Spring prompted warnings of a summer of heatwaves and widespread bushfires. Instead, residents and emergency services in Australia's east have contended with unprecedented rainfall and dramatic floods. It's left many wondering what happened, and what weather is in store for Australia the rest of the season.

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00:05:07

Calls for planning changes intensify as flooding...

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2024/01/11

Extreme floods have been leaving people homeless and resulting in casualties across Australia. Experts say this could be the result of failures to adapt flood planning to environmental changes.

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00:05:03

Rains moving on for now in Victoria - but flooding...

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2024/01/10

Some Victorian communities remain under threat from floodwaters with more homes expected to be inundated. As clean up efforts begin in some regional towns, the flood threat remains active at Murchison and Shepparton, and Echuca.

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00:07:39

The tiny Australians that pack a poisonous punch

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2024/01/10

From bluebottles, to octopi, and jellyfish of all shapes and sizes, there are many creatures in Australia's coastal waters that cause stings or - in a few rare cases - death, for those unlucky enough to encounter them. Australia is in the midst of marine stinger season, with a spate of Irukandji jellyfish stings reported near Cairns, sightings of the Blue-ringed octopus in Sydney and Perth, and bluebottles turning up in an unusual location. Jellyfish experts say more needs be done to raise awareness

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00:05:43

2023 turns up the heat - and Australia could feel the...

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2024/01/09

Earth last year shattered annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet. The European climate agency Copernicus says the world in 2023 was 1.48 Celsius above pre-industrial times - the hottest year in history. And global warming has serious implications for Australia.

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00:04:47

Queensland announces tourism relief package as...

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2024/01/06

The Queensland government says the recovery from natural disasters in the state's far north and southeast will cost more than two billion dollars. Premier Steven Miles has announced a multi-million-dollar relief package in the meantime he hopes will bring tourists back to some affected areas, and ease the pain of economic losses.

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00:05:48

Cleaning up after storm onslaughts

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2024/01/04

A massive cleanup is underway in south-east Queensland after a series of storms lashed the region. Rain has finally eased allowing the recovery effort to begin in earnest, with about 50 Australian Defence Force personnel to arrive on Thursday. But the rest of eastern Australia has not escaped the wild weather unscathed.

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00:11:31

What does the historic 'Loss and Damage Fund' agreed...

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2024/01/01

For the first time, nations have agreed to set up a mechanism where wealthier nations pay poorer nations for the severe climate change impacts they're experiencing like rising sea levels and extreme weather events. The idea for a so-called loss and damage fund was raised by small island states more than 30 years ago. Pacific island nations have welcomed the deal, but say the swift delivery of funds and the recognition of cultural loss will be important.

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00:08:27

Communities urged to work together in the face of...

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2023/12/28

Australia is bracing for another summer of unpredictable weather, as thunderstorms and fires have already hit parts of the country. Climate scientists, health practitioners and disaster responders warn the wild weather is set to continue, urging communities to work together to be prepared.

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