Daily Links Jan 21

Hmm, I look at this and think ‘great site for storing CO2 from Direct Air Capture’ – not! A technology that is unproven, costly and way into the future, or just face up to the inevitable demise of large-scale fossil fuel use – where will you put your support?

Daily Links Jan 20

There can never be enough focus on the issue of resource industry influence on our politics, described here in rather fruity terms by article author Adam Lucas. ‘What needs to be done’ as the last paragraph is the call for action, we do need to get involved!https://www.michaelwest.com.au/lobbyland-ten-lobbyists-for-every-mp-has-democracy-on-life-support/

Daily Links Jan 19

It’s all very to say what citizens are demanding of their government, but the government must be open to listening to them. It seems that the LNP government is only listening to its donors and the lobbyists of the resources industry. Would that they accepted the evidence given by climate scientists as they’ve accepted the evidence from health scientists.http://southwind.com.au/2021/01/19/the-continuing-calamity-of-global-warming/

Daily Links Jan 17

Going off-list here, as this article presents a serious issue in the application of our environment laws and resource management. We end with the politics that these grifters have bought. Disinterested contributors to the democratic process? Pull the other one!https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/highly-problematic-for-public-trust-australian-political-donations-revealed-20210117-p56up0.html

Daily Links Jan 17

Direct Air Capture (of CO2 emissions), “even at the extreme of what’s technically feasible, is not a substitute for conventional mitigation”. And since technical feasibility will need expenditure of “in excess of one trillion dollars per year”, y’d reckon we need conventional mitigation? We do spend a lot of the precious time we don’t have avoiding the issue, eh!https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210114085423.htm

Daily Links Jan 16

With only a few institutional adjustments, this article describes much of what is wrong with Australia’s democracy. We could start our reform process with transparent donation laws, real-time reporting of donations, reducing the opacity of our security laws and stopping the two-way flow between defence and resource companies, Ministerial offices and the upper echelons of the public service.https://newrepublic.com/article/160926/climate-change-fascists-capitol-riot-democracy-reform

Daily Links Jan 15

CCS is the fig-leaf that is neither the fig nor the leaf. It is continually touted as the answer to reducing emissions from fossil-fuel based energy generation but while technically feasible, just cannot be done in an economically-practical way. The fossil fools have to stop the nonsense and stop emitting carbon dioxide.https://reneweconomy.com.au/new-report-highlights-limitations-of-ccs-after-stumbles-at-flagship-project/

Daily Links Jan 14

How can it be, in 2021 with the aftermath of last year’s fires and the floods that will surely come, that the design of the energy system being recommended by …

Daily Links Jan 13

It is said that you are known by the company you keep. At the One Planet Summit discussing climate change, we are among the non-attending populist-led countries of India, Brazil, …

Daily Links Jan 12

It’s good to see the concept of the ‘tipping point’ applied to forces for good rather than the impending doom. Perhaps the US election result could be a fundamental tipping point to add to the reduced costs of renewable energy, the divestment movement and the accelerating appreciation of the climate causes of natural disasters.https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2021/01/210110192431.htm