Letters for the Environment Central Australia
@letterscentral.bsky.social
LECA is a community letter writing group based in Mparntwe - unceded central Arrernte country.
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ALERT!
We did not realise the email sent from the ISC buffel grass petition said a lot that wasn’t in the front peice including positions we do not promote
If you signed the petition and did not read the content of the letter you sent please contact the ISC / Minister Watt
The devil is the detail
We did not realise the email sent from the ISC buffel grass petition said a lot that wasn’t in the front peice including positions we do not promote
If you signed the petition and did not read the content of the letter you sent please contact the ISC / Minister Watt
The devil is the detail
November 27, 2025 at 11:27 PM
ALERT!
We did not realise the email sent from the ISC buffel grass petition said a lot that wasn’t in the front peice including positions we do not promote
If you signed the petition and did not read the content of the letter you sent please contact the ISC / Minister Watt
The devil is the detail
We did not realise the email sent from the ISC buffel grass petition said a lot that wasn’t in the front peice including positions we do not promote
If you signed the petition and did not read the content of the letter you sent please contact the ISC / Minister Watt
The devil is the detail
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"How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?" asks Richard Denniss.
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
November 26, 2025 at 3:05 AM
"How many extra possums does it take to compensate for a dead platypus?" asks Richard Denniss.
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
"That’s the kind of calculation a bureaucrat would literally have to make under Environment Minister Murray Watt’s new ‘environmental laws’".
Read Richard’s full piece: thepoint.com.au/opinions/251...
National issue
Largest solar precinct in world
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DUE TODAY
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Largest solar precinct in world
Read the case card
Consider the issue
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DUE TODAY
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November 24, 2025 at 9:07 PM
National issue
Largest solar precinct in world
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DUE TODAY
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Largest solar precinct in world
Read the case card
Consider the issue
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DUE TODAY
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#COP30 has ended without recognising industrial #FoodSystems as a major driver of the climate crisis. Food is left out of the final deal.
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
November 22, 2025 at 10:14 PM
#COP30 has ended without recognising industrial #FoodSystems as a major driver of the climate crisis. Food is left out of the final deal.
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
“This is not failure. This is capture,” says our @rajpatel.org
Full statement: ipes-food.org/cop30-ends-w...
#COP30 #ClimateJustice #FoodSystems
‘But the portrait Hill paints jars with that splashed on to screens across the country last year when the Territory government declared an emergency and enforced a youth curfew.’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘She’s a shrewd Green’: meet Alice Springs’ new mayor, determined to rewrite the story of her beloved home town
Criminal defence lawyer Asta Hill says she is putting human rights at the centre of her leadership – without shying away from addressing community safety
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:10 PM
‘But the portrait Hill paints jars with that splashed on to screens across the country last year when the Territory government declared an emergency and enforced a youth curfew.’
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
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The moral vacuity of signing up to "a “just, orderly and equitable” transition away from fossil fuels" because fossil fuel GHG emissions are incompatible with the 1.5°C goal, then immediately reaffirming that Australia will "continue to develop new fossil fuel projects"
JFC
JFC
‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge
‘Now is the hour’: Labor urged to speed up fossil fuel phase-out to justify Cop30 pledge
Despite Australia signing the Belem declaration, Albanese rejected suggestion Labor shouldn’t develop new gas fields
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The Albanese government is being urged to explain how it will drive a fossil fuel phase-out, after it joined dozens of countries at a UN climate summit to back a declaration that the world should quickly wean off coal, gas and oil.
Australia signed up to the declaration on a just transition away from fossil fuels at a side event at the Cop30 conference in the Brazilian city of Belem, which finished on Saturday night local time, more than 24 hours after the scheduled close. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:26 AM
The moral vacuity of signing up to "a “just, orderly and equitable” transition away from fossil fuels" because fossil fuel GHG emissions are incompatible with the 1.5°C goal, then immediately reaffirming that Australia will "continue to develop new fossil fuel projects"
JFC
JFC
SunCable’s Muckaty Solar Precinct Proposal
Have Your Say
Closes November 25th
See our case card and submission writing tips here:
www.lettersfortheenvironment.com/suncables-mu...
Have Your Say
Closes November 25th
See our case card and submission writing tips here:
www.lettersfortheenvironment.com/suncables-mu...
November 21, 2025 at 11:35 PM
SunCable’s Muckaty Solar Precinct Proposal
Have Your Say
Closes November 25th
See our case card and submission writing tips here:
www.lettersfortheenvironment.com/suncables-mu...
Have Your Say
Closes November 25th
See our case card and submission writing tips here:
www.lettersfortheenvironment.com/suncables-mu...
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This is utterly outrageous by the Group of Eight unis, and deeply insulting and undermining for environment and climate experts trying their hardest to achieve a more sustainable future for society. Shameful stuff.
1/ No surpirise that Business Council of Australia's leading the charge for further regressive changes to Watt's already regressive EPBC package
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
But 🤯 that the Group of 8 Unis (ANU, Monash, UAdelaide, UMelb, UNSW, USyd, UQ, UWA) have signed the 'Letter from the Alliance of 26 industry Groups' 🤬🤬🤬
Alliance of Industry Groups: Letter on EPBC - Business Council of Australia
www.bca.com.au
November 21, 2025 at 5:30 AM
This is utterly outrageous by the Group of Eight unis, and deeply insulting and undermining for environment and climate experts trying their hardest to achieve a more sustainable future for society. Shameful stuff.
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Fortunately the international community can learn all about Australia's massive fossil fuel exports that make up ~80% of Australia's contribution to global emissions, from @timinclimate.bsky.social's excellent analysis
November 20, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Fortunately the international community can learn all about Australia's massive fossil fuel exports that make up ~80% of Australia's contribution to global emissions, from @timinclimate.bsky.social's excellent analysis
Company talks of deals with giant data centres but when it comes to site selection are cheapskates - choosing a bilby stronghold close to Lake Woods rather than cleared land or a pastoral lease.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 20, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Company talks of deals with giant data centres but when it comes to site selection are cheapskates - choosing a bilby stronghold close to Lake Woods rather than cleared land or a pastoral lease.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
November 18, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Why is this new Suncable proposal not in the spotlight?
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
November 15, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Why is this new Suncable proposal not in the spotlight?
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
Clearing 493km2(ie 49,300ha) including 360km2 of bilby habitat with 53 sites identified where bilbies present/likely present?
Submissions close 25 November.
@biodivcouncil.bsky.social @kirstyhowey.bsky.social
ntepa.nt.gov.au/consultation...
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"Among 41 nations & jurisdictions the OECD modelled, Australia’s safeguard mechanism had the 12th lowest coverage. It covered just 22% of all emissions, compared to Canada’s CarbonTax & EmissionsTradingScheme covering 40% of its emissions,Korea’s covering 56% & Germany’s covering an astonishing 84%"
November 14, 2025 at 1:11 AM
"Among 41 nations & jurisdictions the OECD modelled, Australia’s safeguard mechanism had the 12th lowest coverage. It covered just 22% of all emissions, compared to Canada’s CarbonTax & EmissionsTradingScheme covering 40% of its emissions,Korea’s covering 56% & Germany’s covering an astonishing 84%"
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Leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes formally granted the Colorado River legal personhood status, making it the third river with such legal protections in North America. The Yurok Tribe granted personhood to the Klamath River in 2019. @debkrol.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
Colorado River wins personhood status from Arizona tribal council
Personhood status creates a powerful new mechanism for protecting the eponymous river that makes life possible in their arid homelands.
www.azcentral.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Leaders of the Colorado River Indian Tribes formally granted the Colorado River legal personhood status, making it the third river with such legal protections in North America. The Yurok Tribe granted personhood to the Klamath River in 2019. @debkrol.bsky.social www.azcentral.com/story/news/l...
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"the fossil fuel industry has been lobbying the climate negotiations for 30 years now"
~ a flotilla of Indigenous people travels 3000km to ensure their voices are also heard at COP30. See the full story at:
youtube.com/shorts/RAJRO...
~ a flotilla of Indigenous people travels 3000km to ensure their voices are also heard at COP30. See the full story at:
youtube.com/shorts/RAJRO...
November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
"the fossil fuel industry has been lobbying the climate negotiations for 30 years now"
~ a flotilla of Indigenous people travels 3000km to ensure their voices are also heard at COP30. See the full story at:
youtube.com/shorts/RAJRO...
~ a flotilla of Indigenous people travels 3000km to ensure their voices are also heard at COP30. See the full story at:
youtube.com/shorts/RAJRO...
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Your reminder #cop30 that #Australia has increased gas production by 360% since 2000. Stats c/o @iea.org:
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Your reminder #cop30 that #Australia has increased gas production by 360% since 2000. Stats c/o @iea.org:
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#COP30
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Indigenous activists storm COP30 climate summit in Brazil, demanding action
Protest comes as Brazil's leader Lula says COP30 participants should be 'inspired' by Indigenous peoples.
www.aljazeera.com
November 12, 2025 at 9:11 PM
#COP30
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
Gilmar, an Indigenous leader from the Tupinamba community near the lower reaches of the Tapajos River in Brazil:
“We can’t eat money"
“We want our lands free from agribusiness, oil exploration, illegal miners and illegal loggers.”
@lyndalrowlands.bsky.social & co for @aljazeera.com
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✨A REQUEST 🙏🏻
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
✨A REQUEST 🙏🏻
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
I’m writing a new unit on Environmental Justice. If you know of any great readings, films, resources,(etc) I could draw from, please consider sharing them with me?*
I’m particularly keen to include a strong focus on Australia, Indigenous rights, and water & climate justice.
Classic ABC Rural disappearing the reasons why not to mine the Great Artesian Basin and the international dealers in pin striped suits profiting from global water mining. (Although Sorghum’s for cattle is bad enough!)
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
November 12, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Classic ABC Rural disappearing the reasons why not to mine the Great Artesian Basin and the international dealers in pin striped suits profiting from global water mining. (Although Sorghum’s for cattle is bad enough!)
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
Here’s photos of aquifer levels and songlines traversing the GAB for the record.
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“This is part of the dairy industry’s strategy to slow more concrete action — to avoid the fact we need to transition away from producing so much dairy. This is an important fight about who defines the rules.” @benlilliston.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
Revealed: U.S. Dairy Industry Push to Water Down Global Emissions Framework
Trade associations representing some of the largest dairy companies in the world have coordinated efforts to weaken international standards for how corporations measure their carbon emissions. Expert...
www.desmog.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:58 PM
“This is part of the dairy industry’s strategy to slow more concrete action — to avoid the fact we need to transition away from producing so much dairy. This is an important fight about who defines the rules.” @benlilliston.bsky.social
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
www.desmog.com/2025/11/10/r...
A community coming together and taking action!
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A community coming together and taking action!
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
“Buffel grass has taken over so much land and we’re losing biodiversity.
This is a real crisis, and while we can’t turn back the clock, we can protect the areas we still have”.
Mparntwe (Alice Springs)
Burned, burning and ready to burn. #buffelgrass
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Burned, burning and ready to burn. #buffelgrass
‘There’s a massive disconnect between the conversations that are being had among young people about having children, and government and policy discussions about Australia’s demographic future.’
Clive Hamilton
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Clive Hamilton
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Survey finds 40% of Australian women without kids hesitant to have children because of climate change
Research which polled a representative sample of 2,000 people also found over a third of Coalition voters believed the climate would not change at all
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‘There’s a massive disconnect between the conversations that are being had among young people about having children, and government and policy discussions about Australia’s demographic future.’
Clive Hamilton
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Clive Hamilton
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...