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School striker Anjali Sharma sued the government at 16. Now she’s taking her fight for an end to fossil fuels to federal parliament, and the powerbrokers are listening. — Read on iview.abc.net.au/video/NC2402Q004S00 brilliant, immigrant girl 16 year old takes Federal … Continue reading

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Australia’s greenhouse emissions are a national disgrace that are destroying the planet and costing households | Greg Jericho | The Guardian

The quarterly emissions data reinforces how much of a joke our 2030 emissions target is — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2023/aug/30/australia-quarterly-greenhouse-emissions-data-survey lies, damned lies and lack of action to reduce emissions

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Reduce emissions? That’s nowhere near enough

Grim report about carbon sequestration being vital on top of reducing emissions to save Earth scored scant media attention. That’s a tragedy. — Read on thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/05/08/emissions-climate-crisis-kohler/ Tragedy is insistence that more renewables will fix warming. They might help but won’t … Continue reading

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The government’s sudden passion for climate technology is newfound and insincere

The call for technology before action is a specious distraction designed to paper over the plan to take no action — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2020/feb/21/the-governments-sudden-passion-for-climate-technology-is-newfound-and-insincere

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Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation divests entire holding in BP

Just in case you didn’t see it else where – World’s largest health charity sells its $187m stake in the oil giant in a move welcomed by fossil fuel divestment campaigners…Bill Gates has called the selling off of coal, oil … Continue reading

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Economy grows and GHG emissions fall…not a choice between prosperity & planet.

world’s 7th-largest economy is on path to meeting 2050 goal of reducing emissions by 80% below 1990 levels…California’s progress is driven by its cap-and-trade system…first state to set economy-wide cap on greenhouse gas emissions…report notes lower emissions by doubling energy efficiency of existing … Continue reading

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Climate change to cause twice as many severe floods in Australia

From no less a source than The Strine, for Rupert to print, it must be true! “CSIRO scientists probed the future with 21 global climate models skilful at simulating extreme La Nina periods in the historical record. The work formed part of the … Continue reading

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Australia’s climate already changed: BOM-CSIRO

This comprehensive report and interactive database from our premier scientific and weather agencies should reset the climate debate in Australia. It shows how climate change is and will be slugging Australia,” said John Connor, CEO The Climate Institute. ..downright reckless … Continue reading

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World’s Oldest Direct Measure Of Atmospheric CO2 May Lose Its Funding

How desperate is this? >readmore> ThinkProgress

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4degC warming is mid range expectation by IPCC

…4 degrees is pretty much about the centre figure that is being projected by IPCC …that doesn’t mean that that’s when warming stops. Warming would continue to occur for some time, for some centuries after that…populations will move to try … Continue reading

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