How will the predicted 4C rise in global temperature by 2050 affect the planet?
The UK’s Met Office has produced this interactive map showing just how dramatically Earth could change in our lifetime if urgent action isn’t taken to curb this grim forecast.
Interesting take on the CPRS and the hidden agendas in The Oz last Friday. No, that’s not a reference to the big end of town furiously lobbying behind the scenes, it’s not about the BCA, or even the Liberal backbench determined to bring their leader down over this issue.
Nope, the all powerful cabal in this [...]
Mark Hertsgaard in The Nation:
They say that everyone who finally gets it about climate change has an “Oh, shit” moment–an instant when the full scientific implications become clear and they suddenly realize what a horrifically dangerous situation humanity has created for itself.
It’s especially alarming when people who, ahem, know their shit, speak about their own [...]
So, what is the goal of legislative climate action?
Is it about trading emissions permits? Is it about technology policy? Surely it’s not about arguing over who can support polluters more! Is it even about reducing emissions, then?
While you can mount arguments for all of these, fundamentally, in my opinion, the goal is none of these.
Fundamentally, [...]
Today in Crikey Bernard Keane suggested that many young Australians were well and truly fed up with the government’s approach on climate change. In fact, he contended, many of them despair of any politicians achieving anything meaningful on the issue:
Don’t underestimate the sense of disillusionment and even anger among some young Australians, who don’t see [...]
As I was saying in my post a couple of weeks back, the Australian Coal Association have hired the big guns to help them bully the Government into giving them a massive compensation payout through the emissions trading scheme. Neil Lawrence of Kevin 07 fame, has designed the “coalmine09″ campaign which is running in coal [...]
Ever belligerent, it would appear that the NSW Government are determined to build new coal power stations in spite of everything we know about climate change.
The department of planning this week released documents outlining plans for a new coal or gas plant at Mt Piper (near the Blue Mountains) and Bayswater in the Hunter valley.
The [...]
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