jfk, these people... www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

lmao www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The disturbing thing about the collapse of American democracy is how quickly some companies and institutions like Universities have fallen over themselves to facilitate it. Preemptive obedience is just a shortcut to authoritarianism, not a way to avoid it.

The new emissions target, when framed as an additional reduction of 19 to 27 per cent between 2030 and 2035 is laughably vague. The range is so wide, it renders it a bit meaningless for giving a policy or investment signal (other than the minimum needed to meet the bottom end of the target).

Just a reminder that the federal court recently found the Australian government has a track record of failing to set emissions reduction targets consistent with the best available science.

So the report (which Bowen didn’t write) is ‘out of the playbook’ of… conservative political leaders? Like John Howard and Scott Morrison?

News Corp machine in overdrive, trying to diminish the National Climate Risk Assessment

Just a little observation that the metadata on the website for the National Climate Risk Assessment shows the report was uploaded on Thursday last week, but effectively withheld from public visibility until today.

It also received advice from the Climate Change Authority on what the 2035 target should be on the same day.

Worth noting the Albanese government had the National Climate Risk Assessment available to it, before it signed off on the expansion of the North West Shelf gas project extension.

Going to use this thread to collect and pull out some key parts of Australia's National Climate Risk Assessment, that was published this morning. www.acs.gov.au/pages/nation...

The final version of Australia's National Climate Risk Assessment has finally been published: www.acs.gov.au/pages/nation...

Solidarity with all the way too online folks currently explaining to family members what a groyper is.

Today is just another example of how Australia's national environment laws are blind to the biggest environmental threat facing the planet. It's why you get the perverse outcome of a massive gas project expansion getting approval to 2070, with no conditions imposed on its greenhouse gas emissions.

"The project will be required to reduce its emissions every year and reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 under the Albanese Government’s strengthened Safeguard Mechanism." This is only true if you ignore emissions from burning gas the project produces, which is pretty much all of them.

Just a reminder that the Safeguard Mechanism places no limits on emissions from exported fossil fuels. So when the government says this project is covered by the Safeguard Mechanism, they are ignoring something like 90+% of the emissions this project will be responsible for.

Murray Watt announcing that he has approved the extension and expansion of the North West Shelf gas project. This will allow Woodside to continue producing and exporting fossil gas until 2070.

Pencilling in a rewatch of Civil War, you know, just because.

While the Trump administration is actively attacking vaccination science, and winding back access, in Australia we are *checks notes* rolling out a chlamydia vaccine for koalas. minister.dcceew.gov.au/watt/media-r...

Sydney weather really is like "oh hey look it's september. springtime! here's a little lick of Summer. Hmmm yes 29 degrees and sunny. HAHA PSYCH, HERE'S ANOTHER WEEK OF RAIN YOU LOSER."

There is perhaps an argument to be made that investing in carbon offset generation projects is not actually within the purpose or investment mandate of the CEFC, which was setup to invest in clean energy technologies... www.cefc.com.au/media/media-...

The explainer I wrote for why this time of year sees Australia's share of renewables surge to its highest levels www.tempestsandterawatts.com/p/why-is-spr...

Australia's main electricity grid hits a new instantaneous renewables peak - Spring is the season for peak renewables in Australia. reneweconomy.com.au/renewables-r...

"In 2025 dollars, this would result in the mine receiving about $44 million each year from the fuel tax credit scheme, or more than $1.3 billion throughout the mine’s operating life. This total is more than the $1 billion needed to develop the mine." reneweconomy.com.au/huge-coal-mi...

Live footage from secretary Kennedy’s appearance at the congressional committee

Big day for Dictator Dan truthers...

I’ve had this Maidenhair fern for something like 12 years. It’s survived multiple house moves, city changes, neglect and had always revived itself without fail. I thought I might have finally killed it, after again neglecting it during a year overseas. BUT GUESS WHO’S BACK!

I wrote this for the Canberra Times in 2019 after the Canberra Raiders qualified for the Grand Final. Feels like a fitting night to share it again. www.canberratimes.com.au/story/641830...

UP THE MILK

The sheer number of people currently rolling up to Darling Harbour in their New York/London/Boston marathon jackets is pretty amusing,

Transport emissions are now Australia's second largest source of emissions. Because we haven't had the policies in place to drive electrification.

Australia's quarterly GHG emissions update shows perhaps the first sustained reduction in emissions since Covid. And yet the pace of reductions are still not sufficient to keep pace with what is required to get close to net zero by 2050. www.dcceew.gov.au/climate-chan...

omg there is actual sun in sydney

I’ve literally watched that Kaeo Weekes golden point try like 40 times since last night.

OH MY GOD CANBERRA RAIDERS.

Netanyahu calling another world leader ‘weak’ is a lot coming from a man committing genocide in a desperate bid to cling to power.

What ever happened to the review of the Climate Active program? In the wake of the EnergyAustralia case, you’d think there’d be some movement to fix a scheme that’s potentially leaving participants open to greenwashing litigation…

Living in New York verses living in Sydney

Politicians taking a 'head in the sand' approach to climate change is bad enough. Undertaking a detailed national climate risk assessment and withholding it from the public is malicious on an even higher level. This is a crisis. Not something to be politically managed. www.afr.com/policy/energ...

“If we want to maintain a liveable planet, we need businesses to commit to “real zero”. That isn’t a buzz phrase. It’s a climate goal that is exactly what it sounds like: phasing out fossil fuels to reach zero emissions as fast as possible.” www.smh.com.au/environment/...

BBC International Editor Jeremy Bowen has confirmed that the entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City has been killed.

No one warns you* that having a toddler means having a random Wiggles song constantly running in the back of your mind 24/7. *people absolutely warn you, I just didn’t listen fruit salad yummy yummy

eat the rich.

I also live in Mosman, and should bring on the higher density housing. It’s just pure selfishness trying to stop urban infill, especially from these people in huge houses and huge blocks. www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

This Sunday I’m running the City2Surf and using it as an opportunity to support WWF Australia. So if you’re inclined to support one of Australia’s great climate and nature advocates, you can support WWF Australia here: city2surf25.grassrootz.com/wwf-australi...

It's not happening every week though? This is like the first big march to cross the bridge in years. Political leaders need to calm the fuck down.

As part of my job, often asked to provide briefings to corporate types on the state of climate science and emerging climate risks. I often get feedback that the briefings are quite depressing. So, my question is: is that ok?

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For multiple reasons, there’s just zero chance I’m ever going to consciously purchase American beef in Australia.

Big day for the usher of the black rod.