Pieces of the web that make differing and complementary sense of the threat and promise of AI.
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environment
It’s not just whales who were decimated, but the creatures
who live where they fall.
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The Conservatives are seeking to overturn the London Mayor's flagship clean air scheme, despite being more than 20 points behind him in the race for City Hall.
A buried irony.
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Labour is set to unveil details of its plans to devolve more powers away from Westminster
A National Audit Office report shows government pledges to decarbonise domestic heating has failed to meet half its target
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese makes great play of his ambition to establish Australia as a Renewable Energy Superpower, a laudable ambition if it can be pulled off. But if ambition is to become more than platitudes, the Prime Minister needs to fundamentally reset current climate policy. Rather than sticking to the government’s inadequate 2022 election Continue reading »
The Chair of a cross-party committee condemned the Prime Minister's plans for a new wave of fossil fuel power plants
“It’s looking like the entirety of the Southern Hemisphere is probably going to bleach this year,” one scientist said. Driven by sustained climate-fuelled oceanic heating, the planet is on the brink of another mass coral bleaching event that marine biologists warn could kill large swaths of tropical reefs including significant areas of Australia’s Great Barrier Continue reading »
If you watch a TV channel that airs commercial advertising (my preference is SBS) no doubt you would have seen the recent advertisement by Glencore. The ad advises the viewing public: “The world needs natural resources to power our future. For 25 years Glencore has responsibly mined for metal and minerals that advance our everyday Continue reading »