Is there any end to the perfidy of this industry? They collect massive subsidies from governments to which they pay minuscule taxes, they make huge profits from customers, they wreck the global environment and they lie to us about it.
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From: Maelor Himbury <M.Himbury@acfonline.org.au>
Date: 1 May 2024 at 8:16:34 AM GMT+9:30
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Subject: Daily Links May 1
Date: 1 May 2024 at 8:16:34 AM GMT+9:30
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: Daily Links May 1
Post of the Day
Adam Morton
So long as oil and gas companies remain wedded to self-interest, the push against them isn’t going away
On This Day
Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker – Catholicism
Feast of the Virgin of Chapi – Arequipa, Peru
Beltane – Celticism
Climate Change
Internal documents revealed by committee show companies lobbied against climate laws they publicly claimed to support
The Climate Group
Welcome to the first in our new four-part series of net zero policy discussions. In each article we will look at a different topic that states and regions have discussed as part of the Net Zero Futures Policy Forum.
Hugo Rifkind
Scottish government promised hugely ambitious policies on net zero but with zero plans for actually carrying them out.
National
Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen officially unveils the first proponents to receive offshore wind farm feasibility licences.
Australians hoping for energy bill relief next financial year have been delivered a blow, with the cost of energy transmission set to rise in different parts of the country.
Year in, year out, there’s a good chance someone in politics has suggested nuclear power as an answer to Australia’s energy problems. Guardian Australia’s Matilda Boseley explains why.
Michael West
China is smashing its renewable energy transition out of the park, and is headed for 4x the total wind and solar power of the US. What’s the scam?
Tim Flannery et al
Current concentrations of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in Earth’s atmosphere are unprecedented in human history. But CO₂ levels today, and those that might occur in coming decades, did occur millions of years ago.
Victoria
A trial of private EV charging stations outside residents’ homes will be abandoned over concerns about costs, flood risk and the use of public space.
The boss of the nation’s leading mining exploration body is putting pressure on the Victorian government to green light the development of more mines.
The City of Yarra’s move to hike its controversial ‘bin tax’ by 30 per cent has been described as “crazy” with the council accused of being at war with its residents.
New South Wales
Parramatta Light Rail Stage 2 has received final project planning approval after the Federal Minister for Environment and Water endorsed the Western Sydney mega project.
The Albanese Government was warned a year ago that federal road spending had failed to keep up with migration in Sydney’s west.
The state government has begun its transport-oriented development program. What does it mean for your neighbourhood?
ACT
Jasper Lindell
Half a decade on from the first passenger trips on light rail, Canberra is still locked in what seems to be an interminable debate about the future of the network.
Queensland
A pool lined with green sludge, rotting roofs and termite infested buildings – this derelict island resort has become a sad tourist attraction for all the wrong reasons, and it’s not an isolated case.
Scientists stunned by scale of destruction after summer of storm surges, cyclones and floods
Native forest logging will cease in south-east Queensland this year – but how long will it take forests to recover?
Northern Territory
Protesters have attempted to disrupt bulldozing at the controversial Defence housing project at Lee Point in Darwin, which has long been opposed by community activists and traditional owners.
Western Australia
Green hydrogen technology is touted as a way to fight climate change, but this tourist town is concerned about its impact on the local environment.
Sustainability
Agency announces rule on methylene chloride, colorless liquid used for stripping paint, cleaning metal and decaffeinating coffee
The far right are on the march in Germany and the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany has become the most popular party in several states.
Romilly Madew
As discussion about Australia’s transition to a circular economy builds, sustainability sceptics may be tempted to shrug it off as the latest buzzword.
Nature Conservation
On the surface pilot whales appear to be the world’s most poorly-named mammal but scientists say there is likely more to their beachings than a radar that has gone awry.
National Park Service will reintroduce bears to Washington’s North Cascades and won’t remove horses from North Dakota park
Maelor Himbury | Library Volunteer
Australian Conservation Foundation | www.acf.org.au
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