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“It’s destroying me”: Storm after storm, climate change increases strain on Texans’ mental health

Tens of thousands of coastal Texas residents have survived repeated extreme weather events including Hurricane Harvey. For many, it has taken an emotional toll, and researchers warn that climate change could be “catastrophic” for our mental health.

The Texas Tribune

How to care for your mental health in the age of climate change and worsening natural disasters

Call or text 800-985-5990 to reach the national Disaster Distress Helpline, or dial 211 to find local mental health resources in Texas.

The Texas Tribune

Commentary: Can space save Earth?

The world economy is in the doldrums, pessimism is rife around the world, and most young people, according to one survey, believe climate change means the end of human life on Earth.

Los Angeles Times

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Politics with Michelle Grattan: Simon Holmes à Court on 'community independents' and two state elections

Simon Holmes à Court and his Climate 200, the body that provided funding for “teal” and some other independent candidates who promoted action on climate change, integrity and women’s issues, had great success at the federal election. But will community candidates become a big force in November’s Victorian poll and…

The Conversation

Countries Growing 70% of World's Food Face 'Extreme' Heat Risk by 2045

Blistering crop-withering temperatures that also risk the health of agricultural workers could threaten swathes of global food production by 2045 as the world warms, an industry analysis warned Thursday. Climate change is already stoking heatwaves and other extreme weather events across the world, with hot spells from India to Europe…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Australia passes a law for net zero emissions by 2050

Australia's parliament on Thursday passed government legislation enshrining a pledge to cut carbon emissions by 43% by 2030 and to net zero by 2050, with the support of the Greens party and independents.

Reuters

Positive feedback on EPA climate policy

Hunter business and industry groups have welcomed the NSW EPA's proposal to establish emissions reduction targets for industrial polluters, potentially creating a template for broader national policies to combat climate change.

Newcastle Herald

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Cost to hit U.N. sustainability goals rises to $176 trillion - report

The cost of meeting global targets to fight issues such as hunger, poverty and climate change rose 25% to $176 trillion over the last year, with performance on several measures reversing, a report on Thursday said.

Reuters

London Mayor Sadiq Khan to publish first book on climate change inspired by asthma diagnosis

London mayor Sadiq Khan has written his first book - a guide for environmental campaigning inspired by his own diagnosis of adult onset asthma.

Evening Standard

NSW EPA releases groundbreaking climate change policy that could set new emissions targets and limits

The NSW Environment Protection Authority will set targets and limits on emissions to help the state get to net zero by 2050.

ABC News

Australian parliament passes first climate change legislation in a decade

Labor’s climate bill has passed both houses of parliament with support from the Greens and key crossbench senators

The Guardian - AU

Report: Clean energy jobs grow, but wages lag fossil sector

A new report has found that clean energy now provides more employment than the fossil fuel industry, reflecting the shift that efforts to tackle climate change are having on the global jobs market

The Independent UK

Australia finally has new climate laws. Now, let's properly consider the astounding social cost of carbon

The federal government’s climate change bill passed the Senate on Thursday. Among the mandates in the new Climate Change Act are assessments of the social, employment and economic benefits of climate change policies.

The Conversation

Senator chastised as Labor’s pivotal climate change bill passed into law

The Labor government has claimed its first climate policy win after its bill to enshrine in law a 43 per cent emissions reduction target passed the Senate.

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Pakistan floods: will rich nations ever pay for climate loss and damage?

A third of the country underwater. Crops washed away. Some 33 million people homeless. Billions of dollars of damage. A looming food crisis. And still the unprecedented rains come. Pakistan’s mega-monsoon dumped up to 700% of the usual August rainfall on parts of the country, with floodwaters boosted by glacial…

The Conversation

A giant 'bullseye' on the Nullarbor Plain was created by ancient sea life

Environments across the planet are changing dramatically in response to human population growth and climate change. Some scientists even say human activity has pushed Earth into a new geological epoch: the Anthropocene.

Salon

Sea level rise gets real

A pair of new studies puts a timeline on how sea level rise will play out on Earth

Newcastle Herald

Minister can't ignore Mt Pleasant's climate impact, groups say

Environment groups have demanded federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek formally consider the climate impacts of fossil fuel extraction when deciding whether to sign-off on the Mt Pleasant coal mine extension.

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Labor's climate change bill is set to become law – but 3 important measures are missing

As of Wednesday night, Labor’s climate change bill was poised to pass the Senate after the government agreed to amendments proposed by independent senator David Pocock to improve accountability and transparency.

The New Daily

Alan Kohler: Reserve Bank the best bet to save humanity from climate crisis

Here’s a crazy idea: give the job of dealing with climate change to the Reserve Bank, Alan Kohler writes.

The Guardian - UK

Environmentalists’ concern over Liz Truss adviser’s climate policy views

Matthew Sinclair wrote book tackling ‘burgeoning climate change industry’

The Conversation

Intense heat waves and flooding are battering electricity and water systems, as America's aging infrastructure sags under the pressure of climate change

The 1960s and 1970s were a golden age of infrastructure development in the U.S., with the expansion of the interstate system and widespread construction of new water treatment, wastewater and flood control systems reflecting national priorities in public health and national defense. But infrastructure requires maintenance, and, eventually, it has…

Axios

Federal Reserve's new bank cop lays out regulatory agenda

Michael Barr signaled a consideration of more stringent requirements for Wall Street and tougher oversight of cryptocurrency activity.

The Hindu

TNPCB notifies waste battery rules

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Climate change costs $1500 per household

Natural disaster clean-ups this year have cost each Australian household more than $1500 and is set to exceed more than $2500 by 2050, a new report has found.

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