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17 May 2022

1.5 degrees Paris climate target not ‘safe or appropriate’ given climate tipping point risks, ‘major rethink’ required: new report

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Download the report Climate tipping points in the Antarctica, the Arctic and the Amazon are at risk of being reached before or at the curren...
05 May 2022

Tullamarine’s dream of a third runway is an emissions nightmare

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by Mark Carter Aviation is gearing up to be once more the fastest growing source of greenhouse gas emissions. And MelbourneAirport is planni...
03 May 2022

Are renewables decreasing global fossil fuel use?

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by David Spratt Recently Shane White, who blogs at worldenergydata.org , alerted me to a recent report, Boom and Bust Coal 2022: Tracking th...
22 April 2022

“Climate greatest threat to Australia’s security,” ex-defence chief says

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Former Chief of Australian Defence Force, Admiral Chris Barrie during a press conference at the Fuel Security Summit in Sydney. (AAP Image...
24 March 2022

Retired senior defence leaders name climate disruption as "clear and present danger", call for 2030 decarbonisation goal

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by David Spratt Seventeen senior retired Australian defence leaders have described climate disruption as an "existential threat" a...
22 March 2022

Existential climate risk management on ClimateGenn

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by David Spratt Recently I had the opportunity to speak with journalist Nick Breeze, who writes for The Ecologist as well as running his ex...
11 February 2022

Don't miss Saul Griffith in Melbourne 20 February

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For our Melbourne and Victoria readers... Saul Griffith's new book ‘The Big Switch’ lays out a detailed blueprint – optimistic but feasi...
02 February 2022

Have tipping points already been passed for critical climate systems? (7) Summing up: Faster than forecast, cascades loom

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by David Spratt Seventh in a series.    Read 1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7 Image: MaxPixel Reflecting on the evidence present...
31 January 2022

Have tipping points already been passed for critical climate systems? (6) Permafrost: Beyond the models

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by David Spratt   Sixth in a series.    Read 1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7 Permafrost is permanently frozen ground. It covers ...
28 January 2022

Have tipping points already been passed for critical climate systems? (5) Coral Reefs: A death spiral

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by David Spratt   Fifth in a series.    Read 1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7 Updated 2 February 2022. Great Barrier Reef bleach...
26 January 2022

Have tipping points already been passed for critical climate systems? (4) Forests and the Amazon: A faltering carbon sink

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by David Spratt Fourth in a series.    Read 1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7 Deforestation in the Brazilian Amazon. Image: Chath...
24 January 2022

Have tipping points already been passed for critical climate systems? (3) Greenland and the Arctic: Abrupt change

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by David Spratt Third in a series.    Read 1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7 Broken-up Arctic sea-ice “The Arctic is screaming”, ...
20 January 2022

Have tipping points already been passed for critical climate systems? (2) West Antarctica and the "doomsday" glacier

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  by David Spratt Second in a series.    Read 1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7 Thwaites Glacier fractures. Image: NASA The Thwai...
18 January 2022

Have tipping points already been passed for critical climate systems? (1) The basics

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by David Spratt First in a series.   Read 1   |  2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |  7 Tipping points and potential cascade effects As g...
31 December 2021

Climate stories and insights in 2021

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 by David Spratt So here is an idiosyncratic look at some of the big climate stories and insights from 2021, drawn from my Twitter feed. Not...
08 December 2021

Morrison’s lack of climate action puts national security at risk, former defence chief says

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by Michael Mazengarb , first published at RenewEconomy , A former Australian defence force chief has warned that a lack of strong climate po...
04 December 2021

After Glasgow, a climate reality check

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The pledges made at COP26 global policy-making conference in November will not prevent 1.5℃ or even 2℃ of global warming. The outcome from G...
02 November 2021

With "net zero 2050" and the 1.5°C in the same breath, Glasgow reeks of cognitive dissonance

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by David Spratt So far most of the media coverage and advocacy at COP26 has been poor and severely misinformed. One after another  politicia...
26 October 2021

"Net zero 2050" is a deadly scam justifying fossil fuel use way past 2050. It is not to be celebrated.

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by David Spratt DOWNLOAD Briefing Paper: Net zero 2050 is a dangerous illusion Should the Australia Government be congratulated for finally...
21 October 2021

Security leaders on Glasgow COP26: Water shortfalls mean we can’t wait for 2050

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 by Chris Barrie and Ian Dunlop , first published at The Australian [Reproduced with permission of the authors] Net-zero emissions by 2050 w...