Damn. No "Trump Effect" here - Nawrocki actively associated himself with Trump and visited the Oval Office during the campaign.

Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire The world seems to have avoided truly catastrophic climate scenarios, and global emissions may be about to peak. But we’re by no means out of danger

Earth is heading for 2.7°C warming this century. We may avoid the worst climate scenarios – but the outlook is still dire via The Conversation #climate #auspol
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Australia has a proud history of standing up against human catastrophe. Gaza should be no exception | Ed Husic We can and should be doing more to help the two million Palestinians struggling to survive

Australia has a proud history of standing up against human catastrophe. Gaza should be no exception by Ed Husic MP @australia.theguardian.com #auspol
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This is really sad to hear. I hope those laid off find new and fulfilling work soon, and that the studio pulls through—zrx has been such a constant in my running life for years. Feels odd to imagine running without it.

Inheritances are destroying the ‘fair go’. It’s time to tax them We’re in the middle of the largest intergenerational wealth transfer ever, and it’s beginning to tear at our nation’s social fabric.

Always an interesting discussion:
Inheritances are destroying the ‘fair go’. It’s time to tax them by Thomas Walker via Sydney Morning Herald #auspol
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Encountering a bunch of bugs on blue sky all of a sudden. Scrolling just stops sometimes, and it took swiping to my profile 'page' to be able to make a post - pressing the button on other 'pages' didn't work. Frustrating.

One of the best ways to change the world is to keep reposting other people’s drab platitudes and banal observations on social media.

Labor’s sad capitulation on the environment has shaken even true believers like me | Felicity Wade As Australia’s natural environment declines, Labor appears to cave to vested interests, writes Felicity Wade

Labor’s capitulation on the environment has shaken even true believers like me - by Felicity Wade

a chart showing that for 2024, the first year of the safegaurd's operationa, there has been no change in real emissions

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Preliminary data shows 71% of facilities had covered emissions higher than their baselines, with 14% of facilities exceeding their baseline by more than 30% (see Table SGM.3). The authority estimated maximum amount of total exceedances were 10.7 Mt CO2-e, equivalent to 8.1% of total baselines in 2023–24 (132.3 Mt CO2-e, Table SGM.1; CCA. 2024g).

Aus' mining/industry climate policy is a system that sets targets but allows unlimited use of carbon offsets to meet them (instead of real reductions)

New prelim data from 1st yr: no real change in emissions. 70% of participants exceeded target.

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I am, but I love the international perspective your posts bring as well so you do you

Every COP, the collective inaction of our leaders breaks my heart.

Alarm grows over ‘disturbing’ lack of progress to save nature at Cop16 Fears raised that biodiversity summit not addressing countries’ failure to meet a single target to stem destruction of natural world Governments risk another decade of failure on biodiversity loss, due to the slow implementation of an international agreement to halt the destruction of Earth’s ecosystems, experts have warned. Less than two years ago, the world reached a historic agreement at the Cop15 summit in Montreal to stop the human-caused destruction of life on our planet. The deal included targets to protect 30% of the planet for nature by the end of the decade (30x30), reform $500bn (then £410bn) of environmentally damaging subsidies, and begin restoring 30% of the planet’s degraded ecosystems. Continue reading...

Alarm grows over ‘disturbing’ lack of progress to save nature at Cop16

Cop16 at a glance: the big issues that will define talks at Colombia’s UN summit Delegates from 196 countries are discussing progress in preserving biodiversity. So what are the sticking points? Every two years, leaders from around the world gather to discuss the state of life on Earth, negotiating agreements to preserve biodiversity and stop the destruction of nature. This week, representatives of 196 countries are gathering in Cali, Colombia, for the 16th UN Conference of the Parties summit (Cop16). It is the first biodiversity-focused meeting since 2022, when governments struck a historic deal to halt the destruction of ecosystems. Scientists, Indigenous communities, business representatives and environment ministers from nearly 200 countries will discuss progress towards the targets and negotiate how they will be monitored. Here are the main things to look out for during the summit. Find more age of extinction coverage here, and follow the biodiversity reporters Phoebe Weston and Patrick Greenfield on X for all the latest news and features Continue reading...

Cop16 at a glance: the big issues that will define talks at Colombia’s UN summit

I have fled the place formerly known as the birdsite. This does look nice though