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Minister Melissa Price, at COP24 climate change conference, in Poland, tells the world Australia isn’t convinced of need to adopt more ambitious emission reductions. What will it take for COALition to understand extent of climate risk to which they expose … Continue reading →

Say no more, a nod’s as good as a wink, please read. https://www.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/arctic-is-in-even-worse-shape-than-realised-20181212-p50lsd.html

Useful review of lack of progress by world’s biggest energy companies, from as long ago as 1970s. Oxymoron couple of mentions, that CCS is about “siphoning” emissions from power station smokestacks, which is odd considering CCS consumes so much energy … Continue reading →

Who deserves a fair go? Too much demand, from too many people, wealthy enough to buy enough cars will kill the planet. Stop now and get serious about public transport. “But with China and India’s growing middle classes, it’s estimated … Continue reading →

Economics is it science, art or religion? https://tinyurl.com/yca7xfql Some US economists just can’t get their heads around it. Global growth looks good. Inflation is on the mat. Unemployment is the lowest in a generation. Wages growth, while weak, is recovering. … Continue reading →

The IEA(international energy agency) report says that the world is “still a long way” from meeting its goals on climate change and air pollution. “We have no room to build anything that produces CO2 emissions.” The economist said to limit … Continue reading →

Labor’s climate spokesman Mark Butler told Parliament on Tuesday that the “world is now facing a “climate emergency“ that would unfold over coming decades. “Carbon pollution has been rising since this government came to office and is projected to continue”. … Continue reading →

Not arriving by boat but by plane, on visitor visa, then filing for asylum into chaos of false economy cut and outsource in Home Affairs Dept https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/national/2018/12/09/record-number-asylum-seekers-peter-dutton/

Credit Suisse report points out that one of the great paradoxes of GDP growth is that an environmental disaster — such as decent sized oil spill — can be a real positive. Putting it another way, a nation could boost … Continue reading →

Sea floor HVDC transmission lines proposed for viable export electricity to the 240Million people in Indonesia https://theconversation.com/making-australia-a-renewable-energy-exporting-superpower-107285