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Methane concentration in the atmosphere is rising, contributing to worsening climate change.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
December 14, 2024 at 8:14 AM
Methane concentration in the atmosphere is rising, contributing to worsening climate change.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
Satellite observations by MethaneSAT now show that emissions from US and Caspian oil & gas extraction are much higher than previously estimated.
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The WA Government has approved a 46-year extension of Woodside’s vintage North West Shelf gas export terminal despite its disastrous impacts on the world’s climate, energy prices for WA households and businesses and the priceless Murujuga cultural heritage site. #auspol
December 12, 2024 at 10:35 PM
The WA Government has approved a 46-year extension of Woodside’s vintage North West Shelf gas export terminal despite its disastrous impacts on the world’s climate, energy prices for WA households and businesses and the priceless Murujuga cultural heritage site. #auspol
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Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will today release costings for a $331bn nuclear power plan, based on budgets and timeframes that defy CSIRO projections.
Dutton drops nuclear costings to News Corp
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
December 12, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will today release costings for a $331bn nuclear power plan, based on budgets and timeframes that defy CSIRO projections.
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Nationals leader standing up and calling for the most fricken water-hungry energy there is. Champion stuff
December 12, 2024 at 11:46 PM
Nationals leader standing up and calling for the most fricken water-hungry energy there is. Champion stuff
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Gideon Levy is not just a courageous Israeli journalist - he's a moral titan.
Here's my interview with him - and it's the most morally devastating I've heard him yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmeG...
Here's my interview with him - and it's the most morally devastating I've heard him yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmeG...
Gideon Levy EXPOSES Israeli "Barbarism" - Israel's Most Courageous Journalist On Israel's Crimes
YouTube video by Owen Jones
www.youtube.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:51 PM
Gideon Levy is not just a courageous Israeli journalist - he's a moral titan.
Here's my interview with him - and it's the most morally devastating I've heard him yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmeG...
Here's my interview with him - and it's the most morally devastating I've heard him yet.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmeG...
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Today on @7ampodcast.bsky.social, Middle East correspondent for The Economist Gregg Carlstrom on Syria’s path forward and the implications for an increasingly unstable region.
The fall of Assad: What's next for Syria?
7am · Episode
open.spotify.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:44 PM
Today on @7ampodcast.bsky.social, Middle East correspondent for The Economist Gregg Carlstrom on Syria’s path forward and the implications for an increasingly unstable region.
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Why are cycling rates so low in Australia?
And if we want more people to have the choice of active transport options, what can we do?
As @mhharrington.bsky.social explains, the benefits include cleaner and less congested cities, and happier and healthier people. #auspol
And if we want more people to have the choice of active transport options, what can we do?
As @mhharrington.bsky.social explains, the benefits include cleaner and less congested cities, and happier and healthier people. #auspol
How to boosting cycling rates in Australia
YouTube video by The Australia Institute
youtu.be
December 11, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Why are cycling rates so low in Australia?
And if we want more people to have the choice of active transport options, what can we do?
As @mhharrington.bsky.social explains, the benefits include cleaner and less congested cities, and happier and healthier people. #auspol
And if we want more people to have the choice of active transport options, what can we do?
As @mhharrington.bsky.social explains, the benefits include cleaner and less congested cities, and happier and healthier people. #auspol
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#BREAKING: Australia has split from the US to vote with more than 150 countries at the UN for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza
Australia backs UN motion for ‘immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire’ in Gaza
Australia also voted with the vast majority of world nations to demand Israel reverse its ban on the Palestinian aid agency Unrwa
www.theguardian.com
December 11, 2024 at 11:16 PM
#BREAKING: Australia has split from the US to vote with more than 150 countries at the UN for an "immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire" in Gaza
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The narrative that “oh no, unemployment went down, no rate cut” absolutely shits me to tears.
Don’t let the RBA off the hook.
Don’t let the RBA off the hook.
Unemployment below 4% should not mean interest rates cannot be cut. As @grogsgamut.bsky.social writes - we should celebrate the new normal of unemployment below 4%, and the RBA needs to stop trying to make it rise to 4.5% even while inflation is falling.
australiainstitute.org.au/post/lets-ce...
australiainstitute.org.au/post/lets-ce...
December 12, 2024 at 4:34 AM
The narrative that “oh no, unemployment went down, no rate cut” absolutely shits me to tears.
Don’t let the RBA off the hook.
Don’t let the RBA off the hook.
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"Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle emissions are three to four times higher on the road in both Europe and Australia"
Generally worrying to see so much acceptance of PHEVs, which are fossil fuel cars that burn extra fossil fuels to carry around an unused battery
theconversation.com/australians-...
Generally worrying to see so much acceptance of PHEVs, which are fossil fuel cars that burn extra fossil fuels to carry around an unused battery
theconversation.com/australians-...
December 9, 2024 at 10:38 PM
"Plug-in hybrid electric vehicle emissions are three to four times higher on the road in both Europe and Australia"
Generally worrying to see so much acceptance of PHEVs, which are fossil fuel cars that burn extra fossil fuels to carry around an unused battery
theconversation.com/australians-...
Generally worrying to see so much acceptance of PHEVs, which are fossil fuel cars that burn extra fossil fuels to carry around an unused battery
theconversation.com/australians-...
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When Peter Dutton releases the nuclear ‘costings’ later this week (as he’s committed) keep your eye on what’s actually at stake - the necessary energy transition
December 9, 2024 at 3:31 AM
When Peter Dutton releases the nuclear ‘costings’ later this week (as he’s committed) keep your eye on what’s actually at stake - the necessary energy transition
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"The message to Israel is that this needs to stop, What we are seeing in the Golan is a violation of the 1974 agreement. This is a very serious issue."
The UN's Syria Special Envoy Geir Pedersen tells me that Israel's unlawful actions in Syria need to stop.
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
The UN's Syria Special Envoy Geir Pedersen tells me that Israel's unlawful actions in Syria need to stop.
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
December 9, 2024 at 10:52 PM
"The message to Israel is that this needs to stop, What we are seeing in the Golan is a violation of the 1974 agreement. This is a very serious issue."
The UN's Syria Special Envoy Geir Pedersen tells me that Israel's unlawful actions in Syria need to stop.
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
The UN's Syria Special Envoy Geir Pedersen tells me that Israel's unlawful actions in Syria need to stop.
zeteo.com/p/exclusive-...
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Obsessed with growth, human civilization is unaware that it is already finished. It is spending money it doesn’t have on resources which no longer exist, to raise a generation of humans who are about to fight each other for food.
December 9, 2024 at 7:24 AM
Obsessed with growth, human civilization is unaware that it is already finished. It is spending money it doesn’t have on resources which no longer exist, to raise a generation of humans who are about to fight each other for food.
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Dutton is pretty clearly not a sincere operator in the climate / energy debate. Endlessly rehashing this debate is pretty clearly distracting from a few key things:
- Why Aus has seen so many wobbles in power system decarbonisation
- How to get back on a steady track out to 2030
- Why Aus has seen so many wobbles in power system decarbonisation
- How to get back on a steady track out to 2030
The CSIRO pours cold water on the Coalition’s nuclear claims in a new report. Here’s how
Peter Dutton dismisses the latest analysis from the national science agency. Here’s what it says about energy costs – and the opposition’s criticism
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2024 at 9:29 AM
Dutton is pretty clearly not a sincere operator in the climate / energy debate. Endlessly rehashing this debate is pretty clearly distracting from a few key things:
- Why Aus has seen so many wobbles in power system decarbonisation
- How to get back on a steady track out to 2030
- Why Aus has seen so many wobbles in power system decarbonisation
- How to get back on a steady track out to 2030
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Our open letter to the Environment Minister is featured in The Age & SMH today.
The Minister has the power to put science ahead of salmon industry profits & to protect the Maugean skate before it becomes extinct.
✍️ Add your name to the petition
theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
The Minister has the power to put science ahead of salmon industry profits & to protect the Maugean skate before it becomes extinct.
✍️ Add your name to the petition
theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
December 9, 2024 at 11:09 PM
Our open letter to the Environment Minister is featured in The Age & SMH today.
The Minister has the power to put science ahead of salmon industry profits & to protect the Maugean skate before it becomes extinct.
✍️ Add your name to the petition
theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
The Minister has the power to put science ahead of salmon industry profits & to protect the Maugean skate before it becomes extinct.
✍️ Add your name to the petition
theaus.in/save_the_skate #auspol
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Our plan to protect our iconic Great Barrier Reef would dedicate over $4 billion in new funding.
Only strong political action on the climate crisis can secure a future for the reef, and that’s why the Greens, backed by scientists, continue to say no new coal and gas.
Only strong political action on the climate crisis can secure a future for the reef, and that’s why the Greens, backed by scientists, continue to say no new coal and gas.
December 9, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Our plan to protect our iconic Great Barrier Reef would dedicate over $4 billion in new funding.
Only strong political action on the climate crisis can secure a future for the reef, and that’s why the Greens, backed by scientists, continue to say no new coal and gas.
Only strong political action on the climate crisis can secure a future for the reef, and that’s why the Greens, backed by scientists, continue to say no new coal and gas.
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Cycling is 5 times more energy efficient than walking. And 4 times faster too.
A person on a bicycle is by far the most energy-efficient among animals and machines per distance traveled relative to body weight. The bicycle is magic.
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
www.jstor.org/stable/24923...
November 30, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Cycling is 5 times more energy efficient than walking. And 4 times faster too.
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All these things are true:
Electric vehicles ARE better than ICE vehicles, despite their issues.
When vehicles get “better,” too often people buy BIGGER vehicles & drive even more.
EV’s still pollute, take too much space, lead to too many deaths etc
Fewer cars, less driving is the REAL solution.
Electric vehicles ARE better than ICE vehicles, despite their issues.
When vehicles get “better,” too often people buy BIGGER vehicles & drive even more.
EV’s still pollute, take too much space, lead to too many deaths etc
Fewer cars, less driving is the REAL solution.
November 30, 2024 at 7:13 PM
All these things are true:
Electric vehicles ARE better than ICE vehicles, despite their issues.
When vehicles get “better,” too often people buy BIGGER vehicles & drive even more.
EV’s still pollute, take too much space, lead to too many deaths etc
Fewer cars, less driving is the REAL solution.
Electric vehicles ARE better than ICE vehicles, despite their issues.
When vehicles get “better,” too often people buy BIGGER vehicles & drive even more.
EV’s still pollute, take too much space, lead to too many deaths etc
Fewer cars, less driving is the REAL solution.
Reposted by Rachael Bott
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Car tyres shed a quarter of all microplastics in the environment – urgent action is needed
Tiny flakes of plastic, generated by the wear and tear of normal driving, eventually accumulate in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in our food.
theconversation.com
November 30, 2024 at 7:25 PM
Every year, billions of vehicles worldwide shed an estimated 6 million tonnes of tire fragments. These tiny flakes of plastic, generated by normal driving, account for 28% of microplastics entering the environment globally.
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
Heavy vehicles eg SUVs/EVs especially.
theconversation.com/car-tyres-sh...
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The sad joke is that the EPA as designed is not even that great.
But even a weak EPA was too much for Albanese
But even a weak EPA was too much for Albanese
November 30, 2024 at 12:56 AM
The sad joke is that the EPA as designed is not even that great.
But even a weak EPA was too much for Albanese
But even a weak EPA was too much for Albanese
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We killed another 21 aged care residents this week.
About 8% of aged care homes in Australia are currently experiencing a COVID outbreak, putting many more thousands of people at risk. 133 new outbreaks, 21 deaths and 1,313 COVID infections in just 7 days.
About 8% of aged care homes in Australia are currently experiencing a COVID outbreak, putting many more thousands of people at risk. 133 new outbreaks, 21 deaths and 1,313 COVID infections in just 7 days.
November 30, 2024 at 2:10 AM
We killed another 21 aged care residents this week.
About 8% of aged care homes in Australia are currently experiencing a COVID outbreak, putting many more thousands of people at risk. 133 new outbreaks, 21 deaths and 1,313 COVID infections in just 7 days.
About 8% of aged care homes in Australia are currently experiencing a COVID outbreak, putting many more thousands of people at risk. 133 new outbreaks, 21 deaths and 1,313 COVID infections in just 7 days.
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MPs back landmark bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
MPs back landmark bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will be given right to die under proposed legislation
MPs have taken a historic step toward legalising assisted dying in England and Wales by backing a bill that would give some terminally ill people the right to end their own lives.
Campaigners in favour of the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill said it was a significant move towards giving people more choice over the way they die, after the Commons backed the bill by 330 votes for to 275 against.
Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 30, 2024 at 2:14 AM
MPs back landmark bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales
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"Australians think gas & oil companies pay huge amounts of tax and employ huge numbers of people.
This could not be further from the truth." - Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director.
#auspol #climate @ebonybennett.bsky.social
This could not be further from the truth." - Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director.
#auspol #climate @ebonybennett.bsky.social
November 28, 2024 at 11:21 PM
"Australians think gas & oil companies pay huge amounts of tax and employ huge numbers of people.
This could not be further from the truth." - Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director.
#auspol #climate @ebonybennett.bsky.social
This could not be further from the truth." - Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director.
#auspol #climate @ebonybennett.bsky.social
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A tax system that incentivises people buying big utes for "work" is terrible for the environment.
Emissions from passenger cars have fallen since 2005.
But that has been more than cancelled out by the increase in emissions from utes and other light commercial vehicles.
Emissions from passenger cars have fallen since 2005.
But that has been more than cancelled out by the increase in emissions from utes and other light commercial vehicles.
November 29, 2024 at 12:17 AM
A tax system that incentivises people buying big utes for "work" is terrible for the environment.
Emissions from passenger cars have fallen since 2005.
But that has been more than cancelled out by the increase in emissions from utes and other light commercial vehicles.
Emissions from passenger cars have fallen since 2005.
But that has been more than cancelled out by the increase in emissions from utes and other light commercial vehicles.