Climate News: 'Nature positive' - It can be anything you want, Executive Director of The Australia Institute, Richard Denniss

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Richard Denniss (pictured), the Executive Director of The Australia Institute laughingly said in an ABC interview, that Nature Positive can be anything you want it to be.

And on the 7:00 am podcast, we are told "Why Plibersek’s "nature positive" plans won’t fix the environment".

"Is our Government less “nature positive” than a mining magnate?";

"Eighteen years since warning of climate refugee crisis, Albanese has the power to do something, but not the will";

"Weeks after Hurricane Helene, many remain missing in the mountains";

"Some Australian states are discovering what happens when they have too much rooftop solar";

"They are relics of the Gondwana age but five years after Australia’s black summer these trees are dying a ‘long, slow death’";

"As the UAW Moves Into Battery Plants, New Research Shows the Shift to EVs Doesn’t Lead to Job Losses";

"Is Your Company Losing Money Due to Climate Change? Consider Moving to the Midwest, Survey Says";

"The First Gas Utility Sued for Climate Deception";

"Companies That Fought Climate Action Now Accused of Price Gouging Hurricane Milton Evacuees";

"State of Queensland: Disaster Ground Zero";

"Insurance is failing hurricane survivors: ‘People thought they were covered’";

"Fears for future of ski tourism as resorts adapt to thawing snow season";

"Will the Earth warm by 2°C or 5.5°C? Either way it’s bad, and trying to narrow it down may be a distraction'';

"Rushed response to oil and gas exploration led to testy select committee";

"King Charles will not attend Cop29 climate meeting, palace confirms";

"Big EV bus revolution: what you need to know and Chinese companies’ role in it";

"Money Pit" with George Monbiot;

"How to Prepare for Extreme Weather With Community-Powered Resilience";

"Fund green energy schemes with bonds, urges think tank";

"As Climate Warms, More Are Asking: Should I Have Kids?";

"FEMA maps missed parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene, Post analysis shows";

"Romanian authorities beef up preventative measures after devastating flooding";

"Weeks after Hurricane Helene, many remain missing in the mountains";

"These 5 ‘post-truth’ claims are fuelling the water wars in Australia";

"Australian Security Leaders Climate Group calls for overhaul of federal government's climate threat preparedness strategy".