Australia must still do much more to shift to clean energy
Contributed by Joe Montero Last year saw a record rise in renewable energy in Australia. construction begun on more than 5,000MW of large-scale wind and…
Environment
Electricity charges are set for a steep rise
Contributed by Jim Hayes Australians are about to pay a whole lot more for using electricity. All parties promised to put a stop to all…
United Nations secures High Seas Treaty protecting 30 per cent of world’s oceans
Contributed by Jim Hayes More Than 100 countries have Agreed to sign a new treaty to protect the high seas. They have signed a new…
The Albanese government’s carbon Safeguard Mechanism must go further than what is being proposed
Contributed by Joe Montero The Albanese Government is rapidly pushing through changes to the Safeguard Mechanism, which is part of its response to climate change…
Cop27 has failed to move forward on the climate threat
Contributed by Joe Montero Cop27 is over and despite claims of an historic deal, it has delivered little more than words. The bottom line is…
Cop27 starts and many hope it will not prove another failure
Contributed by Joe Montero The United Nations Cop27 climate talks are under way in Egypt. Division began right from the start and took the form…
World close to “irreversible climate breakdown,” warn major studies
With the Cop27 meeting in Egypt starting in days, this is good time to reproduce an article by Damian Carrington (The Guardian 28 October 2022)….
This year’s floods show that nature is striking back
Contributed by Joe Montero Ongoing flooding across a large part of Australia should be another wakeup call. There is absolutely no doubt that more frequent…
Faith leaders demand no more coal and gas
Poppy Johnston reports (Australian Associated Press 13 October 2022) on the move by a hundred religious leaders in Australia to call on Prime Minister Tony…
Video: How Shell is gaslighting the whole world
American giant Shell Oil is a major international gaslighter. This means Shell oil pretends to be concerned about the environment, while in practice continuing to…
