While Australia certainly has its climate deniers, they are not in roles of such significance as someone like Florida Governor Ron de Santis. His refusal to take climate change seriously amounts to culpability, while his rival in the Denial Stakes, Donald Trump, poses an even more dire threat. We never want our politics to be so broken that we find ourselves in a similar position. With Dutton, we’re not in the best position.
From: Maelor Himbury <M.Himbury@acfonline.org.au>
Date: 15 October 2024 at 8:20:01 AM GMT+11
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Subject: Daily Links Oct 15
Date: 15 October 2024 at 8:20:01 AM GMT+11
To: Undisclosed recipients:;
Subject: Daily Links Oct 15
Post of the Day
Rooftop solar has achieved a major milestone on Australia’s main grid, supplying more than 50 per cent of demand for the first time.
On This Day
Saint Teresa Festival – Mahé, India
Ecological Observance
Climate Change
Oregon has expanded a $50 billion climate lawsuit to include NW Natural, accusing the gas utility of deceiving customers about the environmental harm caused by burning fossil fuels.
The sudden collapse of carbon sinks was not factored into climate models – and could rapidly accelerate global heating
Julian Cribb
In the eye of the hurricane is a moment of calm and silence, before wild chaos and destruction resume. Symbolically, the world now stands in such a place.
Peter Boyer
The babble of voices opposing science, reason and effective climate action will doubtless never be silenced, but last week those voices were called to account in no uncertain terms.
Rana Foroohar
Individuals and businesses have been willing to ignore the longer-term financial and human risk of extreme weather in favour of the short-term gains.
National
GridBeyond says community batteries offer a range of benefits over home batteries and – with the right software and settings – can deliver significant returns for their owners.
A muggy, stormy summer is on the cards, as global warming fuels an increase in humidity and heat.
New electric utes are landing in Australia – and automakers insist they have the grunt to tow a boat or trailer and take the family camping
CSIRO scientists have mapped the first full genome of the spotted handfish, a step which could aid monitoring, captive breeding and conservation efforts of the critically endangered species.
Michelle Wille
The Australian government has committed A$95 million to fight a virulent strain of bird flu wreaking havoc globally.
Sue Arnold
Misinformation, weasel words and hypocrisy were all Labor had to offer at a recent summit designed to highlight concern for the environment.
David Leitch
Our analysis assumes a fraction of the data centre demand forecasts modelled in the central scenario of the market operator’s grid plan.
Adrian Blundell-Wignall
Australia badly needs towards diversify towards more productive industries. The politically privileged position of the mining industry is one of the obstacles.
Stephen Garnett and Sophie Gilbey
First Peoples’ names for animals and plants undeniably enrich Australian culture. But to date, few names taken from a language of Australia’s First Peoples have been widely applied to birds.
New South Wales
The development of the Port of Newcastle’s Clean Energy Precinct has taken important new steps with the signing of agreements for key design work and environmental impact studies.
The NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service is recruiting its first ever ground shooting control team to help protect an estimated 1.5 billion native animals killed in Australia by feral cats each year.
Residents who fought the black summer bushfires are concerned access tracks are not being maintained
A world-leading offshore wind company has decided it won’t bid on the controversial project, with Chris Bowen’s office refusing to confirm if other companies are still in the race.
ACT
Labor wants to put another $75 million towards its interest-free loan scheme for zero-emission upgrades across Canberra households and has committed to delivering another large battery for the city’s energy grid.
Queensland
PM says Steven Miles’s plan to hold plebiscite on nuclear if Labor wins 26 October poll is a ‘matter for Queensland’ but he supports the stance
For city workers getting around on two wheels, a trip from one end of this street to the other is a logistical nightmare.
South Australia
Peter Malinauskas says South Australia’s renewable energy credentials make it a logical host for UN’s annual climate summit
Northern Territory
Leaky weirs look similar to weirs, except they are made up of odd, shaped stones and debris found in the waterways that allow the water to leak out slowly.
Western Australia
Three years after a tiny pest began killing trees across Perth, authorities are sticking to one method — cutting down established trees in the hope of eradicating the pest. With no silver bullet in sight, what will it take for Perth to learn to live with it?
Phil Docherty
One of my favourite things is to visit new places, everything is fresh and new, and your senses take everything in at a rate you couldn’t sustain on a day-to-day basis.
Lizzy Lowe et al
If you notice a tiny, strikingly coloured spider performing an elaborate courtship dance, you may have seen your first peacock spider.
Sustainability
A Pennsylvania jury has ruled that Bayer must pay $78 million in damages to a man who developed cancer after years of using Roundup weedkiller, citing reckless indifference to safety.
A BYU study found that diesel exhaust exposure in mice led to fat cell growth and insulin resistance, suggesting pollution plays a role in weight gain and metabolic diseases like diabetes and heart disease.
Young Indigenous leaders from across Canada gathered in Iqaluit for the SevenGen Energy Summit, where they discussed clean energy solutions and climate action rooted in traditional knowledge.
A recent study published in Environmental Research found that adults with higher exposure to PFAS developed fewer antibodies after receiving their third COVID-19 booster.
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