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Date: 27 June 2023 at 8:43:50 am AEST
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Subject: Daily Links Jun 27
Post of the Day
The false security of offsetting
Peter Boyer
If you really want to know whether the human race is taming the climate monster, ignore rooftop panels installed, trees planted, or new laws passed. All you need to know is the amount of carbon dioxide in the air.
On This Day
Climate Change
Marshall Islands, a nation at the heart of global shipping, fights for climate justice
Christiaan De Beukelae
I went sailing on a bright yellow outrigger canoe in the Marshall Islands in March. On board were Alson Kelen, founder of Waan Aelõñ in Majel (WAM, Canoes of the Marshall Islands), and a group of youngsters taking part in a climate justice workshop.
Malignant obsessions distract us from the collapse of human civilisation
Michael Callanan
The real drama played out in the North Atlantic last week wasn’t the latest hubristic exercise in “frontier tourism”, but the current sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly rise, recorded on the Northern Hemisphere summer solstice, June 21, 2023.
National
How divers from around the world are helping to reveal secrets of Australia’s weedy seadragons
Weedy seadragons attract hundreds of divers to Australia’s Great Southern Reef every year and now, with their help, researchers are uncovering crucial facts about these mysterious creatures.
The “nonsense” rules that threaten to scupper dozens of wind and solar projects
Industry experts warn new rules imposed on wind and solar projects will force developers to re-assess their projects and consider taking their investment elsewhere.
John Tibby and Jonathan Marshall
During droughts, Australia’s inland rivers dry up, leaving waterholes as the only wet places in a parched landscape. Fish, turtles, crayfish and other aquatic animals retreat to these vital refuges.
John Quiggin
We use energy in everything we do, but few of us understand it properly. Much of the time this doesn’t matter. We can flick a light switch or turn the ignition key in a car, knowing the technology will work whether we understand it or not. Even something as simple as the distinction between alternating current and direct current is a mystery to most people without a scientific education.
New South Wales
‘Waves of pigs absolutely everywhere’: Feral beasts march across NSW
Wild pigs are running amok across the state, eating livestock, trampling crops and posing a risk to health after years of heavier than average rain triggered a population explosion.
ACT
Under changes to the ACT government’s Sustainable Household Scheme, only properties with an unimproved land value of $450,000 or less can apply for an interest-free loan to install solar products.
Queensland
Winter fires leave authorities fearing worst for coming season
Experts are warning of an early and potentially disastrous fire season in Australia, as the threat of an El Niño looms and we’re seeing “fires in places we’ve never had them before”.
Climate protester on bail when he allegedly shut down motorway [$]
A climate protester who allegedly shut down a Brisbane motorway was already on bail for other protest activity, a court has heard.
South Australia
Wind farm noise no worse than traffic, study by sleep researchers finds
A study by sleep researchers at Flinders University finds that noise generated by wind farms is no more disruptive to sleep than traffic noise.
Tasmania
A climate action call to arms for Launceston’s women [$]
A new campaign from Australia’s largest women’s environmental organisation is hoping to inspire Launceston’s ladies to take their first steps into climate action
Report is an attempt to ‘hoodwink’ Tasmanians: Anti-salmon group [$]
A new report on Tasmania’s salmon industry has been slammed for not looking weighing up the sector’s impacts on the environment.
Photographer’s emotional act to save swift parrot [$]
A Tasmanian photographer with grave concerns over the ongoing logging placing the swift parrot’s future in jeopardy says he feels he has been left with no option than to put himself in the firing line.
Logging halted as fresh protests highlight swift parrot habitat destruction
Media release – Bob Brown Foundation
As part of an escalation of protests defending swift parrot habitat, today for the second week, the community is taking action in Tasmania’s Eastern Tiers.
Western Australia
WA local governments send stark warning on heritage laws [$]
Councils will be left with little choice but to hike rates to recover the costs imposed by updated Aboriginal heritage laws while some landowners may elect to shirk their responsibility to maintain firebreaks.
Water law reform must reflect sacred cultural significance [$]
Emma Garlett
Law reform has been occurring in Australia for generations. It should be no surprise that our laws get amended to come into alignment with changing societal norms and values.
Sustainability
Shipping emissions could be halved without damaging trade, research finds
Findings come as nations gather in London to discuss new carbon levy
David Dempsey et al
We know putting carbon dioxide (CO₂) into the atmosphere is bad for the climate. But should we be reversing some of the damage by removing greenhouse gases that were emitted decades ago?
Worldwide water wars met with cooperative resistance
John P Ruehl
Significant issues are negatively impacting global water security. While the situation appears dire, cooperation initiatives show some signs of relief.
It turns us into the worst version of ourselves while convincing us that we’re at our best
Nature Conservation
‘Coastal squeeze’: the fight to save shoreline habitats from rising tides
Seawalls are causing intertidal habitats to vanish as ocean levels increase. But eco-entrepreneurs say artificial rockpools and crevices can save wildlife
Gorillas, jaguars and other wildlife vulnerable to human activity even in nature reserves
Research finds tropical mammals suffer impact of deforestation even if they live in protected areas
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