Climate change and the economy are linked — it's time the Morrison Government accepts that
5 years, 1 month ago

Climate change and the economy are linked — it's time the Morrison Government accepts that

ABC  

Time is a precious commodity. Rate cuts not enough to boost growth There's little doubt interest rates will be cut to 0.5 per cent by February and that, in the absence of direct government stimulus, rates will be lower than otherwise necessary and for a much longer period. That's despite three interest rate cuts since June to an unprecedented 0.75 per cent and tax cuts that were supposed to jolt the economy out of its funk. Farm output is likely to be around 8 per cent down on last year's levels, farm profits are off 20 per cent and rural exports are falling. Big business and climate action Mike Henry was anointed BHP's new chief last week, immediately seizing the opportunity to declare the company — one of the nation's biggest coal miners — was committed to reducing emissions.

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Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump
1 month ago

Opinion | Climate Activists Need to Radically Change Their Approach Under Trump

New York Times  

Donald Trump’s return to Washington might seem like a terrifying moment for the fight against climate change. The incoming administration is not just hostile to the energy transition; it’s also expected to pull the United States out of the Paris climate agreement, roll back a wide range of pollution regulations and promote domestic fossil fuel production — decisions likely to …

Climate change laws appear shelved as WA government draws closer to state election
3 months, 1 week ago

Climate change laws appear shelved as WA government draws closer to state election

ABC  

Climate change legislation that promised to drive down WA's rising greenhouse gas emissions looks increasingly likely to be shelved as the state government looks to finalise its agenda ahead of the March election. Time ticking The Climate Change Bill, introduced by the WA Labor government almost a year ago, promised to "ensure Western Australia contributes to national and global mitigation …

This year's federal budget offers a preview of what the next decade of climate wars will look like
7 months, 3 weeks ago

This year's federal budget offers a preview of what the next decade of climate wars will look like

ABC  

Below the radio grabs for this budget — the $300 power bill rebate for every household and the extra rent assistance and the tax cuts and the inevitable "does my budget look inflationary in this?" There was a suggestion, even, that by budget day 2024 — that is to say, yesterday — Mr Dutton would have released six proposed sites …

Australia inches closer to 2030 emissions target, amid debate over renewable energy push
1 year, 1 month ago

Australia inches closer to 2030 emissions target, amid debate over renewable energy push

ABC  

The government says Australia is on its way to hitting its 2030 climate targets as it faces criticism from conservation groups for support of fossil fuels. Key points: Australia is on track for a 42 per cent reduction in emissions by 2030, according to new government data The government announced a renewable energy scheme this week, targeting 82 per cent …

The hints have been coming for a while, but now it's official: Australia isn't on track to meet its climate targets
1 year, 1 month ago

The hints have been coming for a while, but now it's official: Australia isn't on track to meet its climate targets

ABC  

The first official concession came three weeks ago. The engineering brain drain facing Australia's renewable energy sector Photo shows Aerial shot lookingn straight down at big battery project under construction The renewable energy sector says large investment is urgently needed to keep up with the United States' landmark IRA bill. On top of the soaring supply chain costs and higher …

Australia adding green energy at less than half the required rate to keep grid stable: UNSW
1 year, 11 months ago

Australia adding green energy at less than half the required rate to keep grid stable: UNSW

ABC  

Australia is adding renewable energy at less than half the pace required to replace retiring coal-fired generation and meet its own 2030 climate targets, one of the country's top energy experts says. Key points: University of NSW research shows the growth rate of green energy needs to more than double A senior researcher says grid stability is at stake as …

Robert Glasser on Australia’s Turn to Climate Action
1 year, 11 months ago

Robert Glasser on Australia’s Turn to Climate Action

The Diplomat  

In the last few years, the costs and impacts of climate change have become unavoidably clear to Australians. face up to the challenge of climate change.” Sure enough, Australia’s federal election in May 2022 saw the incumbent Liberal/National Coalition – then led by Prime Minister Scott Morrison – fail to secure a fourth consecutive term. Across Australia, voters swung away …

Australia passes landmark climate change bill for net zero emissions by 2050
2 years, 4 months ago

Australia passes landmark climate change bill for net zero emissions by 2050

Firstpost  

The legislation, a key election promise of Australia’s new centre-left Labor government, aims to slash emissions in the carbon-intensive economy by 43 per cent from 2005 levels Sydney: Australia on Thursday passed its first major climate change bill in over a decade, codifying emissions targets and enshrining into its law for the first time a goal to reach net zero …

Letters to the Editor: How the climate bill will finally kill off gas-burning cars
2 years, 5 months ago

Letters to the Editor: How the climate bill will finally kill off gas-burning cars

LA Times  

A charging port for a VinFast electric vehicle is seen during a showcase event in Garden Grove on June 25. To the editor: I’m as hawkish on climate change as anyone, but as a pragmatist, I see nothing but good in the energy portion of the proposed bill that Sen. Joe Manchin III agreed to support. Paul Scott, Santa Monica …

The energy crisis, inflation, refugees, and climate wars deliver Albanese a choice: good policy or good politics?
2 years, 6 months ago

The energy crisis, inflation, refugees, and climate wars deliver Albanese a choice: good policy or good politics?

ABC  

On Thursday Anthony Albanese and Energy Minister Chris Bowen formally updated Australia's international commitment for its proposed climate change action. The Albanese government is blaming the energy crisis engulfing eastern Australia on the Coalition’s failure to put in place policy to ensure adequate and timely investment in renewables. When he appeared on the ABC on Tuesday night, it was to …

Will Labor govt in Australia put climate change at the forefront?
2 years, 7 months ago

Will Labor govt in Australia put climate change at the forefront?

Al Jazeera  

Australia’s conservative coalition has been voted out of office after nearly a decade in power. Australia is a major exporter of fossil fuels, and the outgoing government often objected to plans to reduce greenhouse emissions. Neighbouring Pacific Islands say Australia is blocking climate action, even as their territories are under threat of sinking. Uneasy ties with the island nations are …

Australian election: Where is climate change on the agenda?
2 years, 7 months ago

Australian election: Where is climate change on the agenda?

Al Jazeera  

The majority of Australians want action on climate change, but you would not know that from the campaign for Saturday’s election. “Despite decades of warnings from scientists about climate change, Australia is unprepared for the supercharged weather that it is now driving,” said Hilary Bambrick, co-author of Australia’s annual assessment of progress on climate adaptation. “Australia is at the forefront …

Analysis: Australia’s climate policy is being dictated by a former accountant in a cowboy hat
3 years, 3 months ago

Analysis: Australia’s climate policy is being dictated by a former accountant in a cowboy hat

CNN  

CNN — Australia’s Prime Minister has all but confirmed he won’t join global leaders at crucial climate talks in Glasgow. “It’s talking to people in regional Australia, how the deputy prime minister and I believe our plan will help them in their communities, how our plan will help them realize their future.” With that remark, Morrison made it clear his …

As Australia's COVID crisis reaches boiling point, Morrison seems unable to articulate what's wrong with our lack of policy
3 years, 5 months ago

As Australia's COVID crisis reaches boiling point, Morrison seems unable to articulate what's wrong with our lack of policy

ABC  

Last Sunday, Australia's Deputy Prime Minister, Barnaby Joyce, was asked a very simple question: Would he support any sort of target to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050? In a week when the NSW Government unilaterally declared its COVID pandemic crisis a national emergency, and two other states were fighting to suppress outbreaks, and in a week where …

Australia faces more fires, drought as climate continues to heat
4 years, 1 month ago

Australia faces more fires, drought as climate continues to heat

Al Jazeera  

Country’s weather bureau says higher temperatures and less rainfall creating conditions for more extreme weather events. Australia’s climate is expected become hotter and drier, increasing the risk of drought and extreme weather events such as the bushfires that devastated swathes of southeastern Australia in the last southern hemisphere summer, according to the latest climate report from the country’s weather bureau. …

Joe Biden's election as US president will not change Australian climate policy, Scott Morrison says
4 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden's election as US president will not change Australian climate policy, Scott Morrison says

ABC  

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has vowed Joe Biden's election to the United States presidency will not change Australia's approach to climate change policies, including setting a net-zero emissions target. Key points: The Prime Minister has refused to commit to net-zero emissions by 2050 President-elect Joe Biden election campaign included action on climate change and policy reform Independent MP Zali Steggall …

Our Energy Future
4 years, 7 months ago

Our Energy Future

ABC  

Panellist % Matt Canavan 33 Joel Fitzgibbon 20 Zali Steggall 18 Zoe Whitton 21 Sophia Hamblin Wang 9 HAMISH MACDONALD When COVID-19 struck, our leaders followed the science. HAMISH MACDONALD So, are you saying you don’t think Labor can win government in Australia with a more aggressive approach to climate change? HAMISH MACDONALD Before we go to Matt Canavan, Sophia, …

The Coalition’s Climate Change Conundrum
4 years, 10 months ago

The Coalition’s Climate Change Conundrum

The Diplomat  

The bushfires in Australia these past few months have brought to the fore discussions on the local effects of climate change. With drier conditions fuelling longer and more intense fire seasons, Australia will continue to be vulnerable to fire events, like this year’s, that have devastating effects on people’s lives and on the country’s unique wildlife. Yet this vision of …

It's Too Late For Us To Fight Climate Change. Instead, Here's How We'll Spend Our Lives.
4 years, 10 months ago

It's Too Late For Us To Fight Climate Change. Instead, Here's How We'll Spend Our Lives.

Huff Post  

Barry Rueger looking out over the Pacific Ocean on Vancouver Island in Ucluelet, British Columbia. “If the powerful people who could significantly reduce carbon emissions at the stroke of a pen won’t act to save us, are we wasting our time?” My wife and I are at the age when we’re preparing for retirement as much as possible. We’d like …

Australians protest PM Scott Morrison’s climate policies amid bushfire crisis
5 years ago

Australians protest PM Scott Morrison’s climate policies amid bushfire crisis

CNN  

CNN — Thousands of activists marched in several major citiesacross Australia on Friday, calling on the government to act on the climate crisis and do more to stop the bushfires that continue to ravage large swathes of the country. “The Morrison government needs to act before it’s too late, before we reach a tipping point, before these impacts get worse …

Australian PM’s leadership criticized during wildfire crisis
5 years ago

Australian PM’s leadership criticized during wildfire crisis

Associated Press  

CANBERRA, Australia — As his country burned, Australia’s prime minister was cursed and jeered out of a town, called an “idiot,” a “moron” and worse, and skewered at home and abroad for his dismissive response toward climate change. The outpouring of frustration and rage from many Australians toward Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s lethargic wildfire response has been likened to the …

Storms bring relief — and danger — to Australian wildfire regions
5 years ago

Storms bring relief — and danger — to Australian wildfire regions

LA Times  

Thunderstorms and showers brought some relief for firefighters battling deadly wildfires across Australia’s drought-parched east coast on Wednesday, but also raised concerns that lightning will spark more fires before dangerous hot and windy conditions return. Around 2,300 firefighters in New South Wales state were making the most of relatively benign conditions by frantically consolidating containment lines around more than 110 …

Are the bushfires Scott Morrison's Hurricane Katrina moment that he can't live down?
5 years ago

Are the bushfires Scott Morrison's Hurricane Katrina moment that he can't live down?

ABC  

Hurricane Katrina was one of the worst natural disasters in US history. As people yell at the Prime Minister when he visits their devastated communities, or howl for his blood on social media, the story of Bush's failure to immediately recognise a catastrophe and the urgent need for leadership it represented tells us what problems are created by Scott Morrison's …

Will devastating bushfires and division among Liberals force Scott Morrison to rethink climate policy?
5 years ago

Will devastating bushfires and division among Liberals force Scott Morrison to rethink climate policy?

ABC  

Scott Morrison is picking up that Australia's devastating, prolonged fires are producing a soured, anti-government mood among many in the community. He's placing the most positive spin he can on what Australia is doing on climate change, but all the time emphasising Australian emissions are only a tiny portion of the global total "so any suggestion that the actions of …

Australia is being devastated by climate change. So will it swing the election?
5 years, 8 months ago

Australia is being devastated by climate change. So will it swing the election?

CNN  

Brisbane, Australia CNN — “This is the climate election,” declared Queensland Greens Sen. Larissa Waters at a Brisbane forum, weeks before the Australian election this month. While climate change expert Jotzo said the new climate policy was light on details, he saw it as a “positive sign.” “It’s an acknowledgment that a mainstream party in Australia needs to have a …

Where do the parties stand on climate change and the environment?
5 years, 8 months ago

Where do the parties stand on climate change and the environment?

ABC  

The word that springs to mind when you think about climate policy right now is 'division'. The Coalition is sticking with the figure it took to the Paris Climate Change Agreement in 2016 - to reduce Australia's greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28 per cent by 2030. Labor's emissions target is much higher than the Coalition's - it wants a 45 …

Australia is sweltering through record-breaking heat. And the worst is yet to come
5 years, 11 months ago

Australia is sweltering through record-breaking heat. And the worst is yet to come

CNN  

CNN — Farmer Wayne Dunford was already feeling worn down. The southern city of Adelaide experienced its hottest day on record on January 24, reaching 46.6 C. On Friday, Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology announced it had been the country’s hottest January on record, describing the weather as “unprecedented.” In temperatures above 40 C the human body begins to experience heat …

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