Hamish 💧
@hamishoz.bsky.social
Living a good life in Western Australia. All creatures great and small bar David Littleproud and Gina Rinehart
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Luckily @australianlabor.bsky.social are installing a climate trigger in their environmental law reform package, oh, wait...luckily we have a 'safeguard mechanism' that genuinely prevents huge increases in GHG emissions and making climate change far worse, oh, wait...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
Chinese-backed mining company looks to extend coal mine to 2070
Yancoal begins plans to extend the life of its central Queensland coal mine, which would see roughly 74 million tonnes of coal extracted over the life of the mine.
www.abc.net.au
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Luckily @australianlabor.bsky.social are installing a climate trigger in their environmental law reform package, oh, wait...luckily we have a 'safeguard mechanism' that genuinely prevents huge increases in GHG emissions and making climate change far worse, oh, wait...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...
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No wonder Minister Murray Watt is 'huffing and puffing' to try to speed up passage of his propose environmental laws through the Senate - the longer and harder we look at the Bills, the more pitfalls and holes we see. 👇Take 'net gain' for example. 👇#auspol
From 'net zero' to 'net gain'. The platypus-to-possum exchange rate - Michael West
Following the Libs 'Net Zero' battle, 'Net Gain' will be focus as Murray Watt struggles to get changes to environmental laws passed.
michaelwest.com.au
November 24, 2025 at 7:10 AM
No wonder Minister Murray Watt is 'huffing and puffing' to try to speed up passage of his propose environmental laws through the Senate - the longer and harder we look at the Bills, the more pitfalls and holes we see. 👇Take 'net gain' for example. 👇#auspol
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China adopts a multi-pronged strategy that treats electricity as the foundational strategic asset.
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
Electricity is about to become the new base currency and China figured it out
As we accelerate into an all-electric, all-digital age, the ultimate representation of productive capacity becomes the kilowatt-hour (kWh).
electrek.co
November 24, 2025 at 12:55 AM
China adopts a multi-pronged strategy that treats electricity as the foundational strategic asset.
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
China met the 2030 target (1200 gigawatts renewable capacity) 5 years early in 2025. Average electricity cost $0.084/kWh.
Where is Australia?
#Energytransition
#Auspol
electrek.co/2025/11/21/e...
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The sort of thing you don't wish your worst enemies, largely because it's only a matter of time before it hits you, too
Amid a deepening ecological crisis and acute water shortage, Tehran can no longer remain the capital of Iran, the country’s president has said. www.scientificamerican.com/article/iran...
Iran’s Capital Is Moving. The Reason Is an Ecological Catastrophe
The decision to move Iran’s capital is partly driven by climate change, but experts say decades of human error and action are also to blame
www.scientificamerican.com
November 23, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The sort of thing you don't wish your worst enemies, largely because it's only a matter of time before it hits you, too
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It is very hard to overstate the evil of the fossil fuel industry.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
U.N. climate talks fizzle out 10 years after Paris accord
Nearly 200 countries at the U.N. climate summit reached a deal that didn’t include a road map to curtail use of fossil fuels, the main driver of climate change.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 23, 2025 at 2:14 PM
It is very hard to overstate the evil of the fossil fuel industry.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
When people finally do figure it out, it may be too late to undo the damage.
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere
Toxic algae blighting South Australia could pose a global threat
Researchers warn that the alga Karenia cristata, which has killed around a million animals in Australian waters in one of the biggest algal blooms ever seen, could harm marine life elsewhere
www.newscientist.com
November 23, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
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Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.
November 23, 2025 at 4:50 AM
Russia drafted a 28 point surrender plan, handed it to the Trump team, and the regime delivered it to Kyiv unedited, demanding Zelensky sign it by Thanksgiving or lose all US support. Trump and Vance then promoted the plan exactly as Russia wrote it, verbatim, on TV, online, and in person.
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Another COP. Another disappointment.
a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
ALT: a cartoon girl in a blue dress is kneeling in a field holding a bag
media.tenor.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Another COP. Another disappointment.
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At this point It would be more useful to meet only between countries who agree we need to get off FF. The @fossiltreaty.bsky.social is an interesting approach.
November 22, 2025 at 6:47 PM
At this point It would be more useful to meet only between countries who agree we need to get off FF. The @fossiltreaty.bsky.social is an interesting approach.
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Australia has joined a Colombian government initiative to plan a phase out of oil, gas and coal marking the strongest statement the government has made regarding the future of fossil fuels.
Story here:
Story here:
November 23, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Australia has joined a Colombian government initiative to plan a phase out of oil, gas and coal marking the strongest statement the government has made regarding the future of fossil fuels.
Story here:
Story here:
Actual growth of GHG forcing has diverged dramatically from that scenario (Fig. 1), with reality being close to the extreme RCP8.5 scenario.
Warning! This “Colorful Chart” is Censored by IPCC
James Hansen, Pushker Kharecha and Dylan Morgan
substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Actual growth of GHG forcing has diverged dramatically from that scenario (Fig. 1), with reality being close to the extreme RCP8.5 scenario.
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The idea that our ancestors 'lived in harmony with nature' is a myth.
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
Late Pleistocene extinctions - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 19, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The idea that our ancestors 'lived in harmony with nature' is a myth.
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
The reality is our species' spread across the globe brought a cataclysm of extinctions from which the planet has never recovered.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Pl...
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📣 BREAKING
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
A 🧵
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:12 AM
📣 BREAKING
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
A 🧵
At least 531 lobbyists for groups that advocate for a misguided technology that prolongs #FossilFuel use (aka Carbon Capture & Storage #CCS) have gained access to the #COP30 climate talks.
Read: sg.news.yahoo.com/carbon-captu...
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What are the best climate solutions to pursue in SE Asia? We took a deep look…
Why are forests and farming in Southeast Asia so critical to climate change? If you’re ready to act strategically on climate, read our latest report: “A Drawdown Roadmap for Food, Agriculture, and Land Use in SE Asia”
@jamesgerber.bsky.social @enviroem.bsky.social
Overview 🔗: https://bit.ly/4hXOdir
@jamesgerber.bsky.social @enviroem.bsky.social
Overview 🔗: https://bit.ly/4hXOdir
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
What are the best climate solutions to pursue in SE Asia? We took a deep look…
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This episode combines my own evolution of understanding with the overarching narrative of The Great Simplification, speaking to what it means to be human in a dichotomous era of abundance and depletion, of numbness and awakening.
What began years ago as an investigation into oil has morphed into a deep lifelong journey into the complex web of energy, psychology, evolution, and systems that drive today’s society.
Watch/listen:
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
Watch/listen:
www.thegreatsimplification.com/frankly-orig...
November 14, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This episode combines my own evolution of understanding with the overarching narrative of The Great Simplification, speaking to what it means to be human in a dichotomous era of abundance and depletion, of numbness and awakening.
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Georgia finds new nuclear power is too expensive, takes too long.
Consumers forced to pay for multi-billion-dollar nuclear boondoggles for years.
Half the cost would pay for twice the capacity from renewables, built in quarter of the time.
Someone tell Aust's Liberals.
#Auspol
#Energytransition
Consumers forced to pay for multi-billion-dollar nuclear boondoggles for years.
Half the cost would pay for twice the capacity from renewables, built in quarter of the time.
Someone tell Aust's Liberals.
#Auspol
#Energytransition
'Vogtle’s two new #nuclear reactors in Georgia is a cautionary tale written in soaring electric bills and a growing political fallout. The people of Georgia are paying the price, literally, as their utility bills have skyrocketed by over 40%'
nuclearcosts.org/finally-some...
nuclearcosts.org/finally-some...
Finally Some Accountability for Georgia’s Costly Nuclear Power Mistake – Nuclear Costs
nuclearcosts.org
November 15, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Georgia finds new nuclear power is too expensive, takes too long.
Consumers forced to pay for multi-billion-dollar nuclear boondoggles for years.
Half the cost would pay for twice the capacity from renewables, built in quarter of the time.
Someone tell Aust's Liberals.
#Auspol
#Energytransition
Consumers forced to pay for multi-billion-dollar nuclear boondoggles for years.
Half the cost would pay for twice the capacity from renewables, built in quarter of the time.
Someone tell Aust's Liberals.
#Auspol
#Energytransition
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Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.
As the dams feeding Tehran run dry, Iran struggles with a dire water crisis
Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Iran spends 90 percent of its water on low-yield agriculture in a pursuit of self-sufficiency that exacerbates drought.
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Car "Enthusiasts" "EvS dOn'T hAvE eNoUgH rAnGe To Go AnYwHeRe"
Some random dude on Reddit: "I put 112,000 miles on my Kia EV9 in a year charging to 100% every time with no battery loss"
Some random dude on Reddit: "I put 112,000 miles on my Kia EV9 in a year charging to 100% every time with no battery loss"
From the KiaEV9 community on Reddit: 112 k miles in 1 year
Explore this post and more from the KiaEV9 community
www.reddit.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Car "Enthusiasts" "EvS dOn'T hAvE eNoUgH rAnGe To Go AnYwHeRe"
Some random dude on Reddit: "I put 112,000 miles on my Kia EV9 in a year charging to 100% every time with no battery loss"
Some random dude on Reddit: "I put 112,000 miles on my Kia EV9 in a year charging to 100% every time with no battery loss"
Poor gut health, pesticides and exposure to fossil fuel lobbyists are the main causes.
November 14, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Poor gut health, pesticides and exposure to fossil fuel lobbyists are the main causes.
Ah haaa so it’s it’s not just bots on Facebook
Dementia now leading cause of death nationwide, overtaking heart disease
New data on causes of death reveals more than 17,500 people died of dementia in 2024 nationwide, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
www.abc.net.au
November 14, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Ah haaa so it’s it’s not just bots on Facebook
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It will not surprise you to learn that many of these same countries are the ones moving to block the just transition mechanism--the thing that would actually help the world move away from fossil fuels--at #COP30
As #COP30 gets underway in Belem, a new report shows that four countries—Australia, Canada, Norway and the U.S.—have collectively *increased* oil and gas production 40% since the Paris Agreement was signed 10 years ago @rishpardikar.bsky.social writes: drilled.media/news/COP30-OCI
Running into COP30 with Oil and Gas
As COP30 gets underway in Brazil, a new report spotlights increased oil and gas production from the U.S., Australia, Norway and Canada since the Paris Climate Agreement was signed a decade ago.
drilled.media
November 12, 2025 at 2:44 PM
It will not surprise you to learn that many of these same countries are the ones moving to block the just transition mechanism--the thing that would actually help the world move away from fossil fuels--at #COP30
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NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
November 12, 2025 at 9:02 AM
NEW: Global fossil fuel use will peak before 2030 – unless 'stated policies' are abandoned
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...
Contra some terrible news coverage, IEA World Energy Outlook shows coal near peak, oil peaking by 2030 & gas by 2035 (see chart)
What's going on? 🧵 + cool charts
www.carbonbrief.org/iea-fossil-f...