Tide of climate refugees swells as Earth heats up

11 May, 2021 − Prepare for the arrival of more displaced persons, climate refugees, Millions, driven from their homes by global heating.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/tide-of-climate-refugees-swells-as-earth-heats-up/

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Installing solar panels over canals could yield water, land, air and climate payoffs

Building smart solar developments on canals can make power and water infrastructure more resilient while saving water, reducing costs and helping to fight climate change.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/installing-solar-panels-over-canals-could-yield-water-land-air-and-climate-payoffs/

How good could this be in Australia?

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ALAN AUSTIN: Job participation rate highlights burden on seniors and students

Australia’s high job participation is not the cause for celebration the Morrison Government and the mainstream media want voters to believe it is, reports Alan Austin.
— Read on independentaustralia.net/

Oh what wicked webs they weave, when they try so hard to deceive

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AGL takes Greenpeace to court over climate campaign

Coal industry giant AGL attempts to silence Greenpeace for exposing its devastating ongoing damage to the environment and human health.
— Read on independentaustralia.net/

Imagine AGL disputing they’re biggest polluter in Oz?

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Canberra is restricting Victoria’s emissions cuts by weak policy

Canberra is restricting Victoria’s emissions cuts by weak policy
— Read on thenewdaily.com.au/finance/finance-news/2021/05/07/victorian-emissions/amp/

What a cockup that they plagiarised USA 28-30% emission reduction but didn’t bother to tea leaf the target date of 2025, not 2030!

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Coalition government spent just 16 cents on climate crisis out of every $100, analysis finds

Australian Conservation Foundation calls for reform to tackle Australia’s declining environment funding ahead of this year’s budget

— Read on amp.theguardian.com/environment/2021/may/10/coalition-government-spent-just-16-cents-on-climate-crisis-out-of-every-100-analysis-shows

Don’t risk holding your breath for any good news in the budget.

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Australian taxpayers could save $7.8B a year if diesel fuel rebates scheme was wound back

Energy experts believe weaning fossil-fuel industries off the rebate would push heavy industry towards using renewables
— Read on www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/may/09/taxpayers-could-save-78bn-a-year-if-diesel-fuel-rebates-scheme-was-wound-back

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Evidence | Facts – Climate Change: Vital Signs of the Planet

Vital Signs of the Planet: Global Climate Change and Global Warming. How do we know it’s happening? Here’s the evidence.
— Read on climate.nasa.gov/evidence.amp

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Faster glacier melting raises hunger threat

“The world really needs to act now to prevent the worst case climate change scenario”
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/faster-glacier-melting-raises-hunger-threat/

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Only intact forests can stave off climate change

3 May, 2021 − The world’s forests are supposed to stave off climate change. Left alone, perhaps they could. But they’re not being left alone.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/only-intact-forests-can-stave-off-climate-change/

forests represent precious natural capital: worth more to humankind undisturbed than they could ever be as sawn timber or ranchland.

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