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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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Japan MPs declare climate emergency as government sets zero emissions goal
Japan MPs declare climate emergency as government sets zero emissions goal | Eco News — Read on econews.com.au/65842/japan-mps-declare-climate-emergency-as-government-sets-zero-emissions-goal/ Japan, the world’s fifth-biggest carbon emitter, joins fellow Group of Seven (G7) members Britain, Canada and France in similar resolutions, as well … Continue reading
Lack of climate action over 50 years will cost Australian economy $3.4Tn and 880,000 jobs – report
If policies promoting net zero emissions by 2050 are adopted 250,000 jobs would be created and $680bn added to the economy — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/02/lack-of-climate-action-over-50-years-will-cost-the-economy-34tn-and-880000-jobs-report and more expensive the longer we delay…
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3 bn people may face Saharan heat levels by 2070 | Climate News Network
3 June, 2020 – For three billion people or more, heat levels could prove almost impossible for human civilisation – in half a century. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/3-bn-people-may-face-saharan-heat-levels-by-2070/
No rainforest, no monsoon: get ready for a warmer world | New Scientist
“Even under a low warming scenario, the frequency rises by 10 to 50 per cent,” says David Karoly of the University of Melbourne, who reviewed a range of wildfire projections. “We are unleashing hell in Australia” The world could become 4 °C … Continue reading
Climate summit calls for urgent action after Australia’s fire-hit summer
Thanks to The Guardian for this courage, missing from other media outlets, despite recent extreme weather catastrophe. Also it’s important to recognise that this event was sold out for Melbourne Town Hall, then sold out in Capitol Theatre for streaming … Continue reading
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Carmichael mine jobs need ’21 times the subsidies’ of renewables, says lobby group
Solar panels. The Clean Energy Finance Corporation has announced a $20m investment in the Ross River solar farm in Townsville, a 116MW project expected to deliver 150 jobs. Photograph: Lukas Coch/AAP Federal funding for Adani project amounts to $683,060 a … Continue reading
100% renewable grid within reach-Turnbull right to fund energy storage
Pixabay/Wikimedia Commons An ACIL Allen report to the Australian Governmentlists the technical lifetime of each power station, and shows that two-thirds of Australia’s fossil fuel generation capacity will reach the end of its technical lifetime over the next two decades. The practical … Continue reading
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With the Rise of Trump, Is It Game Over for the Climate Fight?
One goal of our fight must simply be to break the power of Trumpism and all that it represents. If you want good news, here it is: Trump and his crew have pushed all their bets onto fossil fuel. There’s … Continue reading
