Australia’s biggest city has a car problem. What should Melbourne do to fix it?

Data shows Melbourne residents are buying and driving cars at a higher rate since COVID, even though more people are working from home. Here’s why.
— Read on www.abc.net.au/news/2024-04-15/vehicle-car-ownership-registrations-traffic-congestion-melbourne/103685800

Transport emissions fastest growing and soon biggest sector source, if we need 50% reduction by 2030, for cars to pull their weight, doesn’t it mean 50% must be scrapped? ABS says 20Million so 2M per year, where’s the plan

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Time to go wild: George Monbiot – YouTube

Time to go wild: George Monbiot – YouTube
— Read on www.youtube.com/embed/SYdm6k1tg3Y

what Neoliberalism has done for Nature in UK, immediately obviously same in Australia!

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Giant “super battery” that will help replace Australia’s biggest coal generator gets technical green light

Australia’s biggest battery, designed to be a giant “shock absorber” for the grid, gets technical green light to ensure it is connected on schedule.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/giant-super-battery-that-will-help-replace-australias-biggest-coal-generator-gets-technical-green-light/

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Natuna gas field

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Exxon-Mobil sold off their majority interest in Natuna gas field because of 70% CO2, H2S and other gases. It was touch and go with plenty denialists wanting to develop.

Subsequently it’s been tapped and piped to Singapore, despite assessment that it’s 2x worse than coal.

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Exxon-Mobil renewables too open a market and too cheap for them to switch from carbon molecules

Not sure if this will work, please advise success or fail and whatever you might know about sub stack, B.

open.substack.com/pub/billmckibben/p/the-most-epic-and-literal-gaslighting

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Here are 23 Times Carbon Offsets Were Found to be Dodgy – The Australia Institute

Here are 23 Times Carbon Offsets Were Found to be Dodgy – The Australia Institute
— Read on australiainstitute.org.au/post/here-are-23-times-carbon-offsets-were-found-to-be-dodgy-2

@labor versus rest of world

Who can you trust?

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Compare Labor watered down regulations

2023 RAM 1500

RAM 1500 Models with V8 Engines: Fuel consumption (Comb.): 18,6 – 15,5 L/100 KM. CO2-Emmisions (Comb.): 422 – 346 G/KM.

How deadly?

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CO₂ emission performance standards for cars & vans – European Commission

Cars:  93,6 g CO2/km (2025-2029) and 49,5 g CO2/km (2030-2034)
Vans: 153,9 g CO2/km (2025-2029) and 90,6 g CO2/km (2030-2034)
— Read on climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/transport/road-transport-reducing-co2-emissions-vehicles/co2-emission-performance-standards-cars-and-vans_en

Au needed to sneak through weak compliance with Euro6 standard because Euro7 arriving 1 Jan 2025. Can we continue sliding backwards to save embarrassment for Russia?

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Labor unveils watered-down fuel efficiency standard that eases emission rules for large SUVs

Compromise bill to be introduced to parliament this week will incentivise carmakers to import cleaner vehicles
— Read on www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/26/labor-new-vehicle-fuel-efficiency-standard-emission-rules-suvs

but is Australia now leading Russia!!!

More delay just means more expensive when Nature rejects this sad compromise.

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The world is warming faster than scientists expected

Fossil fuel groups and investors cannot afford to ignore the warnings
— Read on www.ft.com/content/6f858196-0a9c-4f0f-9720-a0a81849a998

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