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South Australia is the best equipped jurisdiction in the country to respond to climate change, with the state’s increasing reliance on solar and wind power likely to have the additional benefit of increasing jobs after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report by economist Ross Garnaut.
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Seven years after the Adelaide City Council replaced Rundle Mall’s patchy pavers with slick granite, it is being advised to again rip up the paving and install “cooler materials” to help combat the effects of climate change.
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WOMADelaide audiences will be wowed this weekend by an aerial spectacular that combines performance, projections and music to drive home the effects of climate change through what its director describes as “a live disaster movie in the sky”.
Warm and dry conditions last year led SA Water to more than double the amount of greenhouse gas emissions it released into the atmosphere to pump water to Adelaide properties.
Victoria wants to break away from national energy supply rules so it can make greater use of renewable power sources.
A main course of support for the coal industry, accompanied by Labor right faction powerbroker Don Farrell’s premium South Australian wines, is on the menu for a dinner club of 20 Labor MPs and senators who aim to steer the party away from the Greens.
