That is awesome!

UN set to reject Murujuga World Heritage listing The draft of a decision to be made in July tells the Australian Government to remove polluting industries - such as Woodside's North West Shelf plant - from the area.

UN set to reject World Heritage listing for Murujuga rock art. Wants polluters like Woodside's North West Shelf plant removed. ===Breaking news===
www.boilingcold.com.au/un-set-to-re...

A tonne of fossil carbon isn’t the same as a tonne of new trees: why offsets can’t save us Labor must resist the false promise of carbon offsets in its safeguard mechanism. The only thing that matters is actually cutting emissions

This week EnergyAustralia was forced to clarify that: “Burning fossil fuels creates greenhouse gas emissions that are not prevented or undone by carbon offsets …”

Re-upping this Conversation piece explaining *why* offsets can’t be used to cut emissions.
theconversation.com/a-tonne-of-f...

need a 'don't like' button ... they know it's a low act...

Psst... the header says coal in the last two where I think you mean oil

Thanks Tim. I took too long to migrate away from the cesspit that other site has become (X-Twitter) and am enjoying the discussion here a lot more :)

Workshops May 20-22: UNSW's Institute for Climate Risk and Response is holding three half-day workshops to give practical insights on climate risk - covering climate science, climate law, and climate decision drivers. Sign up here for one session, or all three. www.eventbrite.com.au/e/icrr-works...

Australia is set to be a renewables nation. After Labor’s win, there’s no turning back Under a Labor government, coal and gas have a fast-declining role to play in Australia’s energy mix – and nuclear has none at all.

The debate about energy policy is now, in broad terms, over. Australia’s energy future is wind and solar, backed by storage. Ben Newell and I have penned a piece explaining Australia is set to be a renewables nation. This will change our place in the world. theconversation.com/australia-is...

In 2022, the Australian people voted to finally act on climate change

After three years of progress- in 2025 they said keep going.

Just read the story about Bob 'the boat builder' Clifford... and gotta say: what a legend!

Peter Dutton’s climate policy backslide threatens Australia’s clout in the Pacific – right when we need it most As China seeks to expand its influence in our region, Pacific leaders have questioned Opposition Leader Peter Dutton’s climate action stance.

Peter Dutton threatens to take Australia backwards on climate - expanding gas production, weakening emissions targets and abandoning plans to host COP31 with Pacific nations. As I explain here 👇 this would undermine Australian foreign policy in our region theconversation.com/peter-dutton...

The debate over whether to take Trump literally or seriously is over. He has now learnt how to be the tyrant he always wished to be. That took a while. But, with the help he has received, he is there. His administration is engaged in a comprehensive assault on the American republic and the global order it created. Under attack domestically are the state, the rule of law, the role of the legislature, the role of the courts, the commitment to science and the independence of the universities. All these were the pillars on which US freedom and prosperity rested. Now, he is destroying the liberal international order. Soon, I presume, Trump will be invading countries, as he proceeds to restore the age of empires.

Martin Wolf is not messing around here

www.ft.com/content/d96d...

Green iron is a prize worth billions, winning is the trick: Russell Decarbonising the steel industry is one of the massive challenges in meeting climate goals, but could end up being extremely profitable for companies and governments prepared to take the risks.

Australia's iron ore exports are worth about $85 billion a year and metallurgical coal a further $34 billion, but the potential increase in value by switching to producing green iron for export was put as high as $252 billion a year. www.reuters.com/markets/comm...

Fresh analysis from me. A national gas reservation scheme is on the table for Australia's federal election. Gas reservation may be useful - to ensure we meet remaining, dwindling, demand and as signal to trade partners like Japan - but no new gas is needed. theconversation.com/dutton-unvei...

Climate advocates label Australia a 'petro-state' In the shadow of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, climate advocates have gathered in the NSW capital for Climate Action...

Bit of follow up here: www.newcastleherald.com.au/story/891734...

That graph alone is worth the price of admission… very powerful

Stating the obvious, but the Republican Party in the US is dangerously radicalised and peddling outright conspiracies. Can only imagine this will get a lot worse before it gets better.

Flooding probably the biggest worry. Awful feeling knowing so many people are going to be impacted. Our household too :(

Yeah the forecast is really not good - we are in for a rough week.

The Path to American Authoritarianism What comes after democratic breakdown.

If you are looking for an analytical framework to think about what is happening in the US, this piece from Steven Levitsky and Lucan Way is very useful - how a radicalised Republican Party is weaponising the machinery of state against political enemies. www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

Pretty accurate.

No doubt Canberra hopes the US will resume normal programming (and Trump won't pay us attention in the meantime). Much more ambition is needed. We should working with other middle powers to strengthen a rules-based order that serves our interests. 4/4 www.internationalaffairs.org.au/australianou...

The Trump World Order In the MAGA vision of the national interest, might will make right.

European capitals suddenly have no faith in transatlantic security guarantees. Are we returning to 19th Century great power competition? And what does it mean for Australia? Surely we can expect Trump to shake down US allies at some point. 3/4 www.theatlantic.com/magazine/arc...

The Death of the World America Made Donald Trump’s war on multilateralism is misguided and dangerous.

Trump doesn't understand US put itself at centre of post-war multilateral institutions and established treaty alliances to anchor US power in Europe and Asia. He's ordered a review of US membership of all multilateral organisations & international treaties 2/4 carnegieendowment.org/emissary/202...

Opinion | ‘​The World Is There for the Carving’: Two Columnists on the Trump-Putin Alliance (Gift Article) We’ve never seen anything like this: a president who appears aligned with a Russian dictator in targeting the weak and the vulnerable.

How dangerous is Trump? Has he undermined the post-1945 world order already? He's condoned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Israel's razing of Gaza (and wants spoils - minerals, land). Comments on Greenland, Panama (and Canada!) suggest a predatory foreign policy 1/4 www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

too good Tom!

Great thread here 👇 if you want to understand why today's announcement at Whyalla is so exciting - it paints a picture for a Future Made in Australia (leveraging renewables to export the commodities our trading partners need to decarbonise).