The Carbon Action Tracker summary for Australia: Australia has not implemented an effective climate policy The Australian government has initiated a gas-led recovery rather than a green recovery Shown no intention of updating its Paris Agreement target nor adopting a net-zero emissions target Focusing on what it calls a “technology neutral” approach, which is contradicted…
Australia actually plans to expand their coal mining operations considerably in the new few years. Despite calls to phase out coal in order to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.
CAST IAN DUNLOP Former Chair, Australian Coal Association Industry Risk Analyst SHERRI GOODMAN Frmr. Dep. Undersecretary of Defense, EEM Security (USA) Public Policy Fellow, Wilson Center CHRIS BARRIE Former Chief, Australian Defence Force JOHN HEWSON Former Leader, Liberal Party of Australia JOHN BLACKBURN Former Deputy Chief, Royal Australian Air Force MICHAEL THOMAS Retired…
Weather extremes around Europe, Australia, and South America from the past couple of days. Sources Tasmanian fire threat rolls on for Geeveston, Central Plateau; Zeehan downgraded https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-25/tasmania-braces-for-worst-fire-day-in-years/10747262 120°F in the Shade—and By the Water—As Australia’s Record-Melting Summer Intensifies https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/120F-Shadeand-Water-Australias-Record-Melting-Summer-Intensifies?cm_ven=hp-slot-2 2018 Global Disasters Cost $160 Billion; Climate Change a Factor, Report Says https://weather.com/science/environment/news/2019-01-09-disasters-cost-damage-climate-change Severe Weather on…
The fatal conditions set to continue. Learn more about Australi’s record heatwave https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2019/01/from-tennis-players-and-the-elderly-to-trains-bats-and-fish-this-is-how-the-heatwave-is-affecting-australia Source https://www.facebook.com/worldeconomicforum/videos/311306273061353/
Australian Bureau of Meteorology 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AXBkNyl2piw The past 4 days are in Australia’s top 10 warmest days on record https://twitter.com/BOM_au/status/1085354246369882114 CNN 2018 https://edition.cnn.com/videos/weather/2018/01/07/australia-sydney-hottest-day-van-dam.cnn New Scientist 2017 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8gBRT4T7Q0 Sydney weather breaks new record with summer the hottest on record (2017) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-03-01/sydney-summer-the-hottest-on-record/8315672 CNN 2016 https://edition.cnn.com/videos/tv/2016/01/08/australia-bush-fires-sater-seg-cnntoday.cnn Heatwaves in Australia FairFax Media 2016 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdUbG2gEEq4 CNN 2014 https://edition.cnn.com/videos/world/2014/01/15/pkg-mulcahy-aus-extreme-heat.seven-network
NSW Hail Storm: The worst hail storm in 20 years lashed Sydney last night. https://twitter.com/7NewsSydney/status/1075824292934213632 Heatwave conditions are being experienced across large parts of the country. Temperatures peaked at 49.1°C at Marble Bar (WA). Heatwave conditions occur when both maximum and minimum temperatures remain well above average for the time of year http://ow.ly/sQDo30n6Ur5 https://twitter.com/BOM_au/status/107817815381690368 South…
Prof Terry Hughes is the director of the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies at James Cook University in Townsville. He was awarded the 2018 John Maddox Prize for his “courageous efforts in communicating research evidence on coral reef bleaching to the public”. He has also been awarded the Darwin Medal…
Wade into the swamp of climate illusions with Australian author David Spratt. Alex Smith on October 17th, 2018, from Radio Ecoshock, interviews Climate Code Red, and What Lies Beneath author David Spratt https://www.ecoshock.org/2018/10/stopping-cruel-climate-change.html David Spratt on Twitter https://twitter.com/djspratt Radio Ecoshock on twitter https://twitter.com/ecoshock Take unprecedented action or bear the consequences, says eminent scientist and advisor…
A tornado? Scary. Wildfire? Horrific. A tornado made out of fire? Just about the most terrifying thing Mother Nature can whip up. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2018/08/03/californias-carr-fire-may-have-unleashed-the-most-intense-fire-tornado-ever-observed-in-the-u-s California’s Viral Fire Tornado Has Scientists Searching For Answers – Fire tornados are among the rarest weather phenomena on Earth, and this vortex had the added distinction of possibly being the strongest…
Unsustainable farming, fishing and climate change has intensified the struggle for survival among vulnerable animals and crops, says IUCN at the release of its latest list of endangered species https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/05/red-list-thousands-of-species-at-risk-of-extinction-due-to-human-activity Climate change is radically reshuffling UK bird species, report finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/dec/05/climate-change-is-radically-reshuffling-uk-bird-species-report-finds
Australia Record Heat 2017 http://www.climatesignals.org/headlines/events/australia-record-heat-2017 Heatwave health alert issued for southern Tasmania as 130yo record set to fall. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-21/weather-health-warning-for-southern-tasmania/9174300 Power plant failures push Victoria’s energy grid close to the edge in November heat http://www.bendigoadvertiser.com.au/story/5077208/were-just-two-days-into-a-heatwave-and-our-grid-is-already-on-the-edge