Category Archives: Events National

‘Stagnant for far too long’: Australia fails to improve its global rating on perceived corruption index and barometer

Report warns of growing international threat to transparency amid Covid and finds Australia lagging behind regional leaders New Zealand and Singapore — Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/28/stagnant-for-far-too-long-australia-fails-to-improve-its-global-rating-on-perceived-corruption …the body designed to guide Australia’s post-pandemic recovery, the National Covid-19 Commission, which has been … Continue reading

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4613.0 – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010

4613.0 – Australia’s Environment: Issues and Trends, Jan 2010 — Read on http://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/lookup/4613.0chapter50jan+2010 Not necessarily recommended reading but attribution to and that of Australian CO2-e emissions, just 75% CO2 with other gas biggest emissions methane at 25%….ouch

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Climate Code Red: New research on forests and oceans suggest projections of future warming may be too conservative, with serious consequences

Climate Code Red: New research on forests and oceans suggest projections of future warming may be too conservative, with serious consequences — Read on http://www.climatecodered.org/2021/01/new-research-on-forests-and-oceans.html

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Extreme drought and fire risk may double by 2060

25 January, 2021 − Climate change may soon double the impact of extreme drought and fire. And it’s a two-way traffic. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/extreme-drought-and-fire-risk-may-double-by-2060/ also floods, doing most damage…

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Energy efficiency boosts jobs and cuts climate heat

26 January, 2021 − Creating millions of jobs in energy efficiency schemes is the fastest way to restore prosperity and cut climate heating. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/energy-efficiency-boosts-jobs-and-cuts-climate-heat/

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Revival of Trans Europe Express ‘key to EU’s carbon neutrality’

Campaigners say direct links between capitals could significantly reduce carbon emissions — Read on amp.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/20/revival-of-trans-europe-express-key-to-eu-carbon-neutrality Meanwhile Australia is “proud” about airline traffic between Melbourne and Sydney being third busiest route in the world and still continuing to say train not … Continue reading

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US pays rising costs for climate’s flood damage

21 January, 2021 − America’s rainfall patterns are changing with the global climate − and making catastrophic flood damage even more costly. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/us-pays-rising-costs-for-climates-flood-damage/ Who ever would have guessed, more severe droughts in some parts, increasingly severe rainfall … Continue reading

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We don’t need a pandemic to #MoveTheDate! – Earth Overshoot Day

We do not need a pandemic to #MoveTheDate! – Earth Overshoot Day — Read on http://www.overshootday.org/appeal-2021/

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03 | Hot Mess — Party lines – RN Presents – ABC RN

There’s more to our climate politics than the circus of losing a succession of Prime Ministers. Export earnings, donations, access, revolving doors between politics and industry mean that both sides of politics are close to the fossil fuel sector. In … Continue reading

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Electrified sales overtake diesel in Europe – EV Central

Electrified cars overtake diesels in European market for first time ever. EVs, plug-in and plain hybrid sales up 139 percent year-to-date. — Read on evcentral.com.au/electrified-sales-overtake-diesel-in-europe/ say no more, nudge, wink

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