Notices by Leigh Callinan (lcallinan@mastodon.au)

"Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek, has until Feb 28 to decide whether to approve the 50 year extension to the biggest fossil fuel project in Australia {North West Shelf}. The stakes are high . Woodside's reckless proposal will make Australia and the world hotter." Ebony Bennett, Canberra Times, 211224. #auspol #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis

"Australia Institute research shows that 6 of Australia's 10 facilities that export gas as liquefied natural gas, pay no royalties, either State or Federal." Ebony Bennett, Canberra Times, 211224. Who could argue with Donald Horne that as a rule our leaders are second rate. #auspol

"...there is a 90% chance that the continuation of current climate policies will result in 2.3 to 4.5 oC of global warming by the end of the century." Joelle Gergis (2024). Highway to Hell. Climate Change and Australia's future. Quarterly Essay. Issue 94. Page 7, para 3. Civilization won't survive that. Never mind, dance on. #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis

"An area the size of Switzerland was cleared from Earth’s most pristine rainforests in 2022, despite promises by {>100} world leaders {at COP26} to halt their destruction, ... , . " Patrick Greenfield, Guardian, 270623. They are not even trying to stop Climate Breakdown. #climate #climatechange #climatecrisis