Aussie Enviro

You guys use https://www.ecosia.org/ right :D

The only really big cuts so far have happened in the land sector — by felling fewer trees, and planting more. (In the jargon of carbon reporting, that's called Land Use, or more formally Land Use Change and Forestry (LULUCF)).

All other emissions combined are now nearly identical to what they were in 2005.

Stupid headline aside

Dr Sebastian Pfautsch, an expert in urban planning and management at Western Sydney University, said the image of Mickleham left him feeling “angry and hopeless”.

“Angry because of the continued ignorance of builders and those that approve the new settlements. Hopeless because it is obvious that homeowners don’t care either,” he told news.com.au.

Professor Pfautsch said he was stunned builders were “making the same (design) mistakes” that had been repeated for decades in Australia.

“Badly insulated, single-glazed, black roofed, entirely unshaded homes will rely entirely on airconditioning at any outdoor temperature above 28 to 30C,” he said.

“They become very expensive to operate in summer. In the cost-of-living crisis today, people already make decisions between food on the table or running the airconditioning.

“Imagine what these families will endure in 20 to 30 years.”

Topping the “absurdity”, he said, was that many of the homes likely featured front and back yards made from plastic

The Greens will call News Corp Australia executives to appear before a Senate inquiry into greenwashing over a series of front pages promoting gas without clearly disclosing a commercial relationship with gas companies.

The top graph is South Australia's energy grid. The bottom is Queensland's. Yellow is solar, green is wind, orange is gas, purple is imports, and black is coal.

Over the last week, Queensland used 27.3% renewable power, and South Australia used 81.4%. Source: https://explore.openelectricity.org.au/energy/au/

Living down here you realise Tasmania is an ecological disaster area, truly horrifying

:( and it's only getting worse..

Excerpt from article,

One of the ways Australian organisations will soon be able to develop credible, comprehensive net zero transition plans, and demonstrate the integrity of these plans, is by using ISO’s upcoming net zero standard. As I most recently discussed at the Australasian Emission Reduction (AER) summit, this standard will be the world’s first international, independently verifiable net zero transition plan standard for organisations. Harmonising over 33 of the most prevalent voluntary net zero frameworks and initiatives in one place, this standard will reflect the consensus of negotiations between thousands of climate change and net zero experts across the world. What has previously been described as the “alphabet soup” of net zero action will be converged and harmonized in one global comprehensive standard that will help bring order to the fragmented landscape of initiatives and frameworks currently governing the net zero transition.

I had this argumwnt with a few people.. :(

Contrary to Newscorp and Barnaby's bullshit rhetoric

Sigh :(

I'mma start an instagram about the moths and insects in my kitchen every night.

In short:

NSW Police have arrested 138 people for allegedly defying directions not to enter the shipping channel in Newcastle Harbour.

The Port Authority has temporarily paused shipping movements due to safety concerns.

What's next:

A police operation on the harbour is continuing.

Soft coral grippers, with a side order of AI.

In short:

Activism group Rising Tide says multiple people have been arrested at an anti-fossil fuels demonstration in Newcastle.

Thousands have attended the multi-day protest, where Midnight Oil front man Peter Garrett delivered a speech and performed.

What's next?

The demonstration is expected to continue until Sunday evening.

A longer piece about the people and environment of Lord Howe Island.