Enviroment

Created
Wed, 20/09/2023 - 04:53
Many rivers around the world are dying from overuse, pollution, the effects of dams, river barriers and global warming; governmental failures and political squabbles are often paramount. How then do we save the Murray? James Hansen states “it is now almost certain that the 12-month running mean temperature will exceed 1.5°C by May 2024 or Continue reading »
Created
Sun, 17/09/2023 - 04:56
Doesn’t matter how much harm fossil fuels cause, governments have an ‘Everlasting Love’ for subsidising them, so no surprise that coal and oil consumption is increasing. The global love affair with electricity started in 1950.   Fossil fuel subsidies keep increasing According to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the optimal (or efficient) price of fossil Continue reading »
Created
Sun, 10/09/2023 - 04:57
Andrew Forrest makes impassioned plea for governments to hold business responsible for climate action. African countries struggle to extract their natural resources without destroying their environments and people. Dr Twiggy’s prescription for human survival If you’ve got 24 minutes, I strongly recommend watching Andrew Forrest’s speech at the Boao Forum for Asia Annual Conference in Continue reading »
Created
Sun, 20/08/2023 - 04:57
Burning of all fossil fuels continues to increase. Gas is not better for the climate than coal but the myth continues and companies increase production. The fertile crescent is no longer fertile. Fossil fuels still burn brightly The bees in my bonnet began buzzing briskly when they saw the two graphs below. Look at the Continue reading »
Created
Mon, 07/08/2023 - 04:58
Extreme climate impacts are exploding in this year’s Northern Hemisphere summer. We urgently need to understand how climate disruption will affect Australians: their safety and well-being in the face of ever-more-extreme climate events, the viability of public and private infrastructure, communications and logistical systems, challenges to food security, and much more. The Australian Government is Continue reading »
Created
Sun, 06/08/2023 - 04:57
Australia’s environmental protection legislation needs all hands-on deck right now. City centre households have lower emissions than the suburbs. Northern hemisphere summers getting hotter. Environmental Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act review Regular readers of my Sunday contributions will be aware that I consider climate change and the loss of biodiversity to be not the Continue reading »
Created
Sun, 23/07/2023 - 04:57
There are over 400 fossil fuel projects each with the potential to release more than 1 Gt of CO2. Serious environmental and human rights problems associated with mining the energy transition’s essential metals. Barry Commoner described the problem and its cause 60 years ago. Carbon bombs There are 425 existing and proposed fossil fuel projects Continue reading »
Created
Sun, 02/07/2023 - 04:57
Invasive species, including pet cats, have been and remain the major cause of extinctions in Australia. ‘Net zero emissions’ sounds good but is it just a greenwashing delaying tactic? What is killing our native species? ‘Extinctions are holes in the fabric of life, and Australia is ragged from so many species ripped out.’ Central hare-wallaby. Continue reading »