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Today’s news on climate change and the rallies across Australia

Tony Abbott rejects Commonwealth climate change risk fund
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has rejected a proposal from the 53-nation Commonwealth to establish a new fund to help poor and island countries to combat climate change.
http://www.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/tony-abbott-rejects-commonwealth-climate-change-risk-fund-20131118-2xplc.html

Shorten digs in for carbon tax battle
BILL Shorten will confirm the battlelines on the repeal of the carbon tax this week.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/policy/shorten-digs-in-for-carbon-tax-battle/story-e6frg6xf-1226762108651

Bandt raises bushfires climate link again
THE Greens have used the Black Saturday bushfires, which killed 173 people, as evidence of climate change ahead of a debate on the carbon tax repeal.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/breaking-news/bandt-raises-bushfires-climate-link-again/story-fni0xqi4-1226761957588

Growing clamor about inequities of climate crisis.
Following a devastating typhoon that killed thousands in the Philippines, a routine international climate change conference here turned into an emotional forum, with developing countries demanding compensation from the worst polluting countries for damage they say they are already suffering.
http://nyti.ms/1bvVN9X

Filipino farmers most vulnerable to climate change.
Filipino farmers are highly vulnerable to climate change. Year in, year out, they see their crops mowed down by strong winds from storms that come during harvest season. Lack of irrigation infrastructure also makes them vulnerable to droughts.
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/focus/11/17/13/filipino-farmers-most-vulnerable-climate-change

Climate change rallies staged across Canada.
Organizers say more than 130 protests against climate change were staged across Canada Saturday, with the largest gathering held in Vancouver where participants showed their opposition to Enbridge’s proposed Northern Gateway pipeline.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/climate-change-rallies-staged-across-canada-1.2428825

Guatemala’s Ambitious Project to Capture 1.8 Million Tons of Carbon
An ambitious agroforestry project to be developed over the next 20 years in a Guatemalan reserve for protecting water springs, seeks to capture 1.8 million tons of carbon dioxide (CO2) to help correct climate change on the planet.
http://www.laht.com/article.asp?ArticleId=1191490&CategoryId=23558

Greenpeace lauds tech giants for green energy push.
As the planet warms, many eyes have turned toward the IT sector and the impact cloud computing energy requirements have on the environment. Tech giants like Google, Rackspace and Facebook can claim significant portions of their power comes from renewable sources like wind, hydro and solar.
http://www.sfgate.com/technology/article/Greenpeace-lauds-tech-giants-for-green-energy-push-4988145.php

Jim Casey: Climate change: a voice from the front line
As a firefighter, I can tell you things are not the way they used to be.
http://www.smh.com.au/comment/climate-change-and-firefighting-a-voice-from-the-front-line-20131117-2xp25.html

Nicholas Reece: Behold one of history’s greatest policy failures
Abbott’s decision to abolish the price on carbon is bizarre.
http://www.theage.com.au/comment/behold-one-of-historys-greatest-policy-failures-20131117-2xp0g.html

Jonathan Leake: Population growth the culprit
DOES climate change cause typhoons like Haiyan? The IPCC says no.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/world/population-growth-the-culprit/story-fnb64oi6-1226762090030

National
Environment officials on tenterhooks with Hunt
Environment bureaucrats are deeply worried about their ability to develop a “working relationship” with their minister, so concerned they have refused a freedom of information request on the ground it could “complicate” the relationship.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/environment-officials-on-tenterhooks-with-hunt-20131117-2xp11.html

Victoria
Power line works upgraded in Victorian bushfire danger zones
Dangerous power lines in highest bushfire danger zones are set to be upgraded or replaced.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/power-line-works-upgraded-in-victorian-bushfire-danger-zones-20131117-2xp48.html

Climate action rally attracts crowd of 30,000 at Treasury Gardens
Melbourne delivered the largest turnout for Sunday’s national day of climate action, with up to 30,000 gathering at Treasury Gardens.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/climate-action-rally-attracts-crowd-of-30000-at-treasury-gardens-20131117-2xp5v.html

Power fines for meter protesters
VICTORIANS resisting smart­meters could be slugged hundreds of dollars extra for electricity if they continue to reject the rollout.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/customers-resisting-smartmeters-risk-being-charged-more-for-electricity/story-fni0fit3-1226762074980

Energy bonanza for Latrobe Valley
POLLUTION from the Latrobe Valley could be halved and new jobs created under a plan to clean up coal-fired power stations.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/victoria/latrobe-valley-pollution-could-be-halved-under-abbott-plan-to-clean-up-coalfired-power/story-fni0fit3-1226762121660

New South Wales

Crowd braves rain for climate change rally
Under a sea of umbrellas and ponchos up to 10,000 protesters gathered in rainy Sydney to demand action by the federal government on climate change.
http://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/crowd-braves-rain-for-climate-change-rally-20131117-2xosu.html

Queensland

Let carbon tax axe fall
ALMOST two in three Queenslanders want federal Labor to get behind Tony ­Abbott’s carbon tax abolition and stop holding up the new laws in the Senate.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/poll-finds-one-third-of-labor-voters-interviewed-want-abbott-governments-carbon-tax-axe-to-fall/story-fnihsrf2-1226762129676

Crowds attend city rally on climate change
About 4000 Queenslanders joined singer John Butler belting out Australian protest song From Little Things Big Things Grow in the hope the federal government would listen to pleas for climate change action.
http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/queensland/crowds-attend-city-rally-on-climate-change-20131117-2xost.html

South Australia
Expert’s climate change warning
THE state must face up to the reality of climate change as it dramatically impacts on SA’s farming future, the new Conservation Council of SA head has warned.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/sa-could-be-world-leader-in-climate-change-incoming-conservation-council-of-sa-chief-executive-says/story-fni6uo1m-1226762102807

 Rally demands climate change action
MORE than 1000 people converged on Elder Park today – joining tens of thousands of others nationally in calling for action on climate change.
http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/south-australia/climate-change-rally-brings-more-than-1000-people-to-adelaides-elder-park/story-fni6uo1m-1226761977242

Tasmania
 Rallies put heat on Abbott
THOUSANDS of Tasmanians joined more than 60,000 Australia-wide yesterday calling for climate change action.
http://www.themercury.com.au/news/tasmania/rallies-put-heat-on-abbott/story-fnj4f7k1-1226762105767

Rally urges action on climate
MORE than 250 people dressed in red and orange gathered in support of action on climate change in …
http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1914227/rally-urges-action-on-climate/?cs=95

Western Australia
5000 join climate change rally
National campaign draws big crown as Perth swelters through the hottest November on record.
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/-/newshome/19884937/thousands-join-climate-change-rally-in-wa/

November 17, 2013 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | General News