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Date: 7 February 2024 at 09:02:03 GMT+11
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Subject: Daily Links Feb 7
Post of the Day
Too late? Climate change denial and the rise of fascism
Andrew Glikson
“… but they can be sure that they won’t be recorded for their crimes in history — because there won’t be any history” (Noam Chomsky, 2023, in a letter to the author)
On This Day
Laylat al-Mi’raj – Islam
Saint Mel’s Day – Ireland
Climate Change
2023 – year of climate extremes
The devastating storms, rainfall, heatwaves and droughts of the past year have become more likely and more severe as a result of global warming
EU 2040 emissions target welcomed by Climate Group
Climate Group has welcomed plans from the EU Commission to reduce greenhouse gases economy-wide by 90% by 2040 compared to 1990 levels.
Did a sea sponge just blow up the Paris Agreement?
Angus Dalton
Australian-led research into Caribbean sea sponges indicates global warming had already smashed the 1.5 degree threshold by 2012. We’re now on the cusp of 2 degrees.
National
Shock at call for moratorium on ‘reckless renewables’
Anti-renewables activists want to protect agricultural land but the energy industry says solar and wind is future-proofing farmers and giving regions new jobs.
Australia is finally adopting vehicle emissions standards – will some cars be more expensive?
Some SUVs and utes could cost more unless they clean up their act, while EVs could get cheaper under the new standards
Albanese urged to invest in decarbonising aviation [$]
TTF chief executive Margy Osmond warns Australians will be paying more to fly overseas within years if the government doesn’t invest properly in sustainable aviation fuel.
Jacinta Price’s fiery return to Parliament
Jacinta Price made a powerful and fiery speech against the government’s renewables push.
Greens win Senate inquiry into aircraft noise
The Senate today agreed to establish an inquiry into aircraft noise.
Farmers face powerline compo tax shock [$]
Landholders along new NSW and Victorian transmission corridors face losing up to half their compensation in tax.
Australia had more fatal shark attacks than anywhere in the world last year. Here’s why
The data, published by the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File, found that surfers were slightly more prevalent in the data than people swimming or wading.
Remote and Indigenous communities suffer more energy insecurity
Indigenous people living in remote communities are more vulnerable to power failures than people living in regional and metropolitan areas, a new study has found.
Build a wind farm? How about countless hurdles instead? [$]
Denis Moriarty
Those lucky to attend the Rally Against Reckless Renewables in Canberra, were able to hear seven senators (Jacinta Price, Ralph Babet, Malcolm Roberts, Ross Cadell, Gerrard Rennick, Pauline Hanson and Matt Canavan), Barnaby Joyce, Bob Katter, Craig Kelly and a scatter of other climate deniers complain that Australia’s timid fumblings at carbon reduction will disadvantage country people.
There’s a bit more to it than just protesters tilting at windfarms [$]
Steve Evans
The “reckless renewables” protest outside Parliament was about renewables, of course – it’s the label on the tin – but it was also something more.
The green switch needs leaders [$]
Peta Ashworth
Australians are concerned about climate change and its associated impacts — However, there is not a great deal they can do beyond buying solar panels for their homes and making some energy efficiency changes.
Australia’s wildlife extinction is the new normal
Sue Arnold
Australia’s cruel treatment of our wildlife has been normalised by the mainstream media and an unsympathetic government.
Victoria
An expert says current battery developments only just scratch the surface of Victoria’s energy storage needs, as Pacific Green Australia announces plans to construct a 30-hectare grid-scale battery park in Portland.
New South Wales
The top secret mission to preserve the ‘botanical find of the century’
The Wollemi Pine was thought to have gone extinct two million years ago, until an off-duty ranger stumbled across a grove. Now, experts are doing everything they can to give the tree a second chance.
Rare dolphin, only photographed six times, believed to be spotted in Australian waters
Researchers believe they have recorded one of the world’s most unusually coloured dolphins for the first time in Australian waters.
Wind farm approved to set up towering turbines in heart of NSW coal country
The $590 million Bowmans Creek Wind Farm has been given the tick of approval, but the developer must wind back the number of planned turbines.
More asbestos discovered at NSW govt projects
More bonded asbestos fragments have been discovered inside recycled mulch used on government projects.
ACT
‘Buslighting at its finest’: ACT bus fleet upgrade delayed again
An upgrade to Canberra’s bus fleet has been hit by another delay, with the Transport Minister expressing disappointment the delivery of 17 diesel buses had been delayed to the end of the year.
Queensland
Mapped: Greens’ plan for light rail linking Brisbane’s north, south [$]
A tram line connecting Mount Gravatt to Hamilton via the Story Bridge would be investigated if the Greens gain power in Brisbane City Council next month
Tasmania
Should Hydro accept more blame for the plight of Macquarie Harbour skate? [$]
Hydro Tasmania is facing questions from the West Coast Council mayor about how much of a role its power stations are playing in the plight of the Maugean skate in Macquarie Harbour.
Northern Territory
Gas supply interruption triggers mass power outage across the Top End
The NT chief minister says there will be a review into the outage, which impacted about 20,000 households across 19 suburbs in Darwin, Katherine and Palmerston on Monday afternoon.
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