David Besier
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David Besier
@davidbesier.bsky.social
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What some experts say the Coalition's plan to stop the renewable energy roll out, try to keep coal plants open and eventually pay for nuclear, mostly after 2040, would mean for Australia's emissions.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Coalition’s nuclear plan will hit Earth with 1.7bn extra tonnes of CO2 before 2050, experts warn
Peter Dutton’s path ‘would be an absolute failure’ in decarbonising the electricity sector and meeting Australia’s emission targets, analyst says
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2024 at 8:44 PM
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Nice schematic showing how a warmer climate increases not only the probability of extreme events, but also the intensity of extreme events with the same probability as the pre-Industrial climate. [From AR6 WG1 Ch11]
December 16, 2024 at 3:27 AM
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5 December 1935 | Dutch Jewish girl Annie Koekoek was born in Amsterdam.

In September 1944 she was deported to Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
December 5, 2024 at 12:00 AM
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Folks: do not sleep on this amazing new tool launched by Al Gore called "Climate Trace". I have never seen an emissions map quite like this. Uses satellites and *assigns emissions to company sources* (!!)

Look at what we've done to the North Sea:

climatetrace.org/explore/co2e...
December 4, 2023 at 7:53 PM
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Bit of an odd story this one - the main analysis says women don't use AI because they lack STEM skills, confidence and value in the workplace. Yet the anecdotes suggest that women excel at communication, whether writing or interpersonal, and can spot ChatGPT's flaws
www.bbc.co.uk/news/busines...
Why are fewer women using AI than men?
The use of artificial intelligence appears to have a significant gender imbalance.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 2, 2023 at 7:14 AM
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Today is a good day to remind you that new fossil fuel developments are "incompatible" with 1.5C, according to a comprehensive analysis of scientific research

www.carbonbrief.org/new-fossil-f...
September 27, 2023 at 11:48 AM