Never Forget #BlackSummer #ClimateCrisis STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP !!

ICYMI. Climate change, Heat waves. Bushfires. All brought to you by the fossil fuel industry.

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Never Forget #BlackSummer #ClimateCrisis STOP SUBSIDISING & BURNING FOSSIL FUELS ASAP !!

FOSSIL FUEL PURVEYORS EAT THEIR OWN YOUNG

Smart and funny cartoon, as usual Well, the Coalition is pretty much assured of losing the 2028 election. So, if they're serious about nuclear power, they might as well work hard and prepare a policy that has a higher degree of detail & plausibility than what they presented at this year's election.

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‘The Ad Standards panel agreed the ads breached three sections of its environmental claims code. It said the claim was “misleading and unsubstantiated, was vague, and did not communicate a genuine environmental benefit”.’ #Gas Is A Gamble !! #auspol www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Thread, in case you need a reminder ...

#BlackSummer 22 Jan 2020: Operations to return residents to Mallacoota commenced on 19 January, with eight air missions flown that day. By the time widespread rain fell in VIC on 20 and 22 January, bushfires had burnt more than 1.5 million ha, mainly in the state’s east and north-east.

‘Rooftop solar installation costs per kilowatt of installed capacity fell 75% from 2010-11 to 2024-25 driven by better technology and large-scale production.’ #solar #EnergyTransition #auspol www.abs.gov.au/articles/hou...

‘the scientific fact that the world must wean itself off oil, gas and coal over the next three decades if it is to meet the UN climate goals.’ #COP30 #ClimateCrisis @michaeljacobs.bsky.social @insidestory.bsky.social insidestory.org.au/not-so-good-...

‘The hosting deal has altered the stage, but not the stakes. With the right strategy this new arrangement can still allow the Pacific to shape the outcome of COP31.’ #COP30 #COP31 #ClimateCrisis #Pacific #auspol www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

#Breaking #ELaws ‘“The agreement announced today secures a significant improvement on the broken laws that for too long…There will be trees that will stand, wildlife that will survive and ecosystems that may flourish again because of this.’ #auspol www.greenpeace.org.au/news/nature-...

‘EnergyAustralia will convert its 101-year-old Yallourn coal power site in Victoria into a low-carbon emissions hub supplying data centres, industry and households, in an ambitious plan that will cost over $5 billion.’ #EnergyTransition #auspol www.afr.com/companies/en...

‘Chris Bowen’s new role as Cop31 “president of negotiations” puts the climate and energy minister at the helm of the most complex and consequential multilateral process in the world.’ #COP30 #COP31 #auspol @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

So AUS Libs are now isolated with Trump on world stage ‘Leaders of the world's top economies have signed a joint statement at the G20 summit in South Africa, strengthening their commitment to the Paris Agreement.’ #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

‘this deal looking like the best chance available to have a summit that may offer something for the Pacific, Australia and the world.’ #COP30 #COP31 #auspol www.theguardian.com/environment/...

‘Australia will now need to also ensure the Pre-COP hosted in the Pacific becomes a high-level summit that helps deliver on the Pacific’s priorities, including achieving 100% renewables,’ said John Grimes CEO @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social #COP30 #COP31 #auspol theenergy.co/article/copi...

‘"I would have all the powers of the COP presidency to manage, handle the negotiations, to appoint co-facilitators, to prepare draft text, to issue the cover decision," said @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social #COP30 #COP31 #auspol www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

“This is Australia’s chance to put rooftop solar at the heart of next year’s COP agenda, with a push from the Global Solar Council for pledges for 300 million solar rooftops by 2030”. #COP30 #COP31 #auspol www.solarcitizens.org.au/australian_a...

#Breaking #COP31 goes to Türkiye. Still major role for Bowen. #auspol #COP30 #Belem www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

#Breaking #COP31 goes to Türkiye. Still major role for Bowen. #auspol #COP30 #Belem www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

‘If the joint bid for COP31 gets up, Pacific leaders will be pressing for progress on their 100% renewable plan by seeking investors and technology partners.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30 #COP31

‘"We are in it, and we are in it to win it, let me make it clear," he said. "We're not going anywhere,” said @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social #COP30 #COP31 #auspol aapnews.aap.com.au/a/kRrpnComJ

In the days before Australia's bid to co-host COP31 is finalised, a landmark plan to forever change the course of the Pacific. Lighting the Way: A Partnership for a 100% Renewable Blue You can tune in to see the report's official launch at #COP30 Here is the ZOOM LINK: lnkd.in/gqYbNqC8

Zoe Daniel has unleashed on Tim Wilson saying he’s now “compromised” after taking a Net Zero policy to the election & turning his back on the ppl of Goldstein “To stay in the party at all, I think is really problematic.” “He failed. He’s ineffective.”🔥 #Abc

‘Australia's climate change minister Chris Bowen arrived in Belem on Sunday, which "has been a shot in the arm for Australia's bid", said Thom Woodroofe, a senior fellow with @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social in Australia.’ #COP30 #COP31 #auspol www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

The former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says his party’s decision to dump a net zero emissions target shows it “does not take climate change seriously”, accusing the opposition of “a Trumpian campaign against renewables”.’ #auspol Libs Go Full NAT-light www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

(New from us) ‘Now the Pacific is leading the way again. Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30 w/ @wesleymorgan.bsky.social @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-pacific-...

Meanwhile Australia opens massive new fossil fuel export projects with vastly more emissions than all the pacific states combined. Australia is an out-of-contol petrostate, drowning its Pacific neighbours, and should not be allowed to host COP31.

@sdhamiltonvic.bsky.social I like this quote “The so-called “moderates” have effectively lost every climate change debate in the Liberal Party over the past decade, leading to a successful argument that a vote for them is a vote for Barnaby Joyce and Matt Canavan.” Cuts to the chase. #climatedenial

#TACO strikes again www.cnn.com/2025/11/14/e...

‘Just last week, Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg described the Liberal Party as a party of government. That is the triumph of hope over reality,’ writes Wayne Smith @reneweconomy.com.au #auspol #LibSplits #ClimateCrisis reneweconomy.com.au/triumph-of-h...

‘As Palau President Surangel Whipps has said, hosting COP31 in the Pacific cannot just be about symbolism – it must demonstrate “tangible benefits” to Pacific peoples.’ #COP30 #COP31 #auspol theconversation.com/how-pacific-...

‘Python-esque grandstanding’ Thom Woodroofe @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social #auspol #NatLight www.thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2025...

Yes!!

LIBS Now Are FULL NAT-LIGHT #auspol

#Breaking #COP30 #Belem If you read the above artcile t.ly/YTUtD @theconversation.com Australia + NZ you get a preview of this POWERING UP THE BLUE PACIFIC Report which is being offically launched at the Monana Blue Pacific Pavilion in Belem next week 👀 G'day COP31 Stephen Dziedzic

I was invited on to @listentotimesradio.bsky.social to talk about the (so-called) "stealth tax on long haul flights". Not very stealthy in my opinion but I do offer a better, fairer alternative. Listen now. Full interview: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMF...

Renewables and batteries give back some level of energy autonomy to Pacific Nations.

They have seen the reality of and the effects of climate change.. wake up the so called "developed" nations..

(New from us) ‘Now the Pacific is leading the way again. Island leaders have a bold plan to become the world’s first region powered entirely by renewables and energy storage.’ #ClimateCrisis #COP30 w/ @wesleymorgan.bsky.social @smartenergycouncil.bsky.social theconversation.com/how-pacific-...

"when you are dealing with something as consequential as the #climatecrisis, every step forward matters - & every step forward helps governments like our own also accelerate the transition to clean energy & therefore tackle the cost of living crisis at the same time." www.afr.com/policy/energ...

Which side of HISTORY are you on AUS Libs? #ClimateCrisis #auspol #COP30

Libs going full Nat-light #auspol #LNPSplits #LibSplits

‘Liberal Senator Andrew Bragg says it would be “absolutely ridiculous” for the Liberal Party to drop net zero, threatening to resign from the front bench if the rejection goes ahead.’ #auspol #LibSplits #ClimateCrisis #COP30 www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/post/2025/11...

AUS can’t afford to house tge homeless 🧐

‘The bid has been seen not only as a mechanism for Australia to increase its impact on climate diplomacy, but to firm ties with its Pacific neighbours, which describe climate as their key security priority, as competition with China intensifies.’ #auspol #COP30 #COP31 www.smh.com.au/environment/...

Now we are talking @chrisbowenmp.bsky.social 👏👏👏 ‘Electricity retailers will be required to offer free power to households for at least three hours in the middle of the day, when rooftop solar generation is at its peak’ #SolarSaves #auspol reneweconomy-com-au.cdn.ampproject.org/c/s/reneweco...