Daily Links Dec 20

Note Maelor’s comment please, time to ring down the curtain on 2023. I fear that we will not look back fondly on this year as the one when we finally …

Daily Links Dec 19

Dutton, the Big Sebago, regularly muddies the energy policy discussion with his ill-informed support for small modular nuclear reactors. Pete, old son, just let it go. There is no place …

Daily Links Dec 18

Reflect for a moment on what effect just a tick over 8 billion people are having on the global environment. Now think about what an increase to 10.4 billion will …

Daily Links Dec 15

The ‘soy boy’ in thrall to ‘Big Lettuce’, George Monbiot, is setting a challenge to red-meat producers. Agriculture accounts for around 20% of global emissions so change to both diets …

Daily Links Dec 14

Ah, the good old days. Once we could look up to all of our politicians of either party, as they were men (usually men) of substance, the word of a company could be trusted and the camera never lied. But look where we are. Senators Hollie Hughes, Michaelia Cash and Vanessa Reynolds are garden variety nut jobs while Senators Rennick, Roberts and Antic are extreme nut jobs. We have to check ourselves just how ethical are our super funds’ ethical investments and photoshop and GPTChat lead us to wonder if we can trust nought but ourselves.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-14/sustainable-ethical-super-funds-with-fossil-fuel-investment/103196032

Daily Links Dec 13

I’m avoiding COP 28 today, it’s just too damn depressing. Let’s talk  biodiversity and what Tanya should be doing. There’s plenty of evidence-based advice available. Going to the Samuels Report …

Daily Links Dec 11

“Climate summits are broken”. COP28 “… another of our last chances scorches and shrivels”. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/dec/09/cop28-rigged-fail-save-planet-climate-summit-fossil-fuel From: Maelor Himbury <M.Himbury@acfonline.org.au&gt;Date: 11 December 2023 at 8:05:17 am AESTTo: Undisclosed recipients:;Subject: Daily Links …