‘Level of Emissions’ v. ‘Rate of Warming’
Shifting our Focus from the ‘Level of Emissions’ to the ‘Rate of Warming’(Paul Gilding, Cygnet, Tasmania) >
Canute - the sea level calculator
'Canute provides estimates of the likelihood of extreme sea levels during this century' (CSIRO, Canberra) >
Offsets are not a Viable Alternative to Cutting Emissions
'As we move further into the critical decade for climate action, and ever closer to 2050, the year that many countries and companies have set as their net zero emissions target, policymakers need to confront the fundamental shortcomings of offsets in achieving real emission reductions – notably from fossil fuel sources.' (Climate Analytics, Berlin, Germany) >
Living Within Planetary Limits
Earth system justice needed to identify and live within Earth system boundaries. 'Living within planetary limits requires attention to justice as biophysical boundaries are not inherently just' (Earth Commission) >
California Burning
'The Fall of Pacific Gas and Electric--and What It Means for America's Power Grid''A revelatory, urgent narrative with national implications, exploring the decline of California's largest utility company that led to countless wildfires - including the one that destroyed the town of Paradise - and the human cost of infrastructure failure' (Publisher: Portfolio (Penguin) - ISBN 978-0593330654) >
Australian Rivers Institute magazine
'Our mission is to do world-class science to improve understanding of catchment, river, estuarine and coastal ecosystems' (Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University, Brisbane) >
El Niño: POSSIBLE FIRE DISASTERS
Powder Keg: Australia Primed to Burn ... 'History shows that grass fires follow floods. Firefighters fear that the spring of 2023 and summer of 2023-2024 could see widespread grass fires, supercharged by climate change.' (The Climate Council, Sydney) >
The Auvergne Cotton Case
'We’re representing the Environment Centre of the Northern Territory (ECNT) in the NT Supreme Court, where we’ll challenge a decision to let a huge multinational corporation bulldoze over 900 hectares of important savanna woodlands.' (Environmental Justice Australia, Melbourne) >
Actuaries Institute has Launched a Climate Index
'...an objective measure of extreme weather conditions and changes to sea levels, to help policymakers and Australia’s businesses assess how the frequency of weather extremes is changing over time.' (The Institute of Actuaries Australia, Sydney) >
Nuclear is flatlining
'There is no clear future for nuclear.' (The Ecologist - article) >