Bigger, flashier 4x4s in urban centres are reversing progress in reducing emissions from petrol and diesel cars.
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‘Growth is one of the stupidest purposes ever invented by any culture. We’ve got to have an ‘enough’. Always ask growth of what, and why, and for whom, and who …
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She urged the companies to "insure our future" and cut ties with global fossil fuel giants
We have “likely crossed a tipping point for Australia’s temperate broadleaf and mixed forests when a critical level of heat or drought triggers a massive, devastating event. … Climate change is driving a new era of ‘unnatural disasters’ – and as a country we are not prepared to cope.” – Australian Climate Council, 2021. September Continue reading »
The new estimate for how much heat we can tolerate makes rising global temperatures even more alarming.
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A climate protester sent to prison twice this year tells Josiah Mortimer the Government has its priorities all wrong
Robin Boardman, co-founder of Extinction Rebellion, says we need solutions to a knotty unintended consequence of moving to renewables.
Siân Berry, former Co-Leader of the Green Party, is hoping to be Caroline Lucas' successor as MP for Brighton Pavilion
“Every lie owes a debt to the truth, sooner or later that debt is paid.” – Soviet nuclear engineer Valery Alekseevich Legasov on the consequences of deceit and denial. The rise and fall of empires have often been dramatic, marked by key events that shape their destinies. The disastrous expedition of the Spanish Armada in Continue reading »
There are many actions taken by individuals, corporations, and governments that by themselves might be considered minor but when taken together can substantially cause harm to environmental values. Revision of the federal EPBC Act provides an opportunity to include provisions that will help mitigate adverse effects of these “cumulative impacts” on areas containing threatened species Continue reading »