“Average wholesale electricity prices fell significantly in the September quarter, helped by a surge in renewable energy production, and the rapid growth of battery storage that is displacing both gas and hydro in the critical evening peaks.”
The Liberal National coalition wants weak environmental laws to allow businesses to benefit from poisoning and polluting land, sea, and air to the detriment of all Australians.
We need to protect the environment so it can support life, on which all economic activity is dependent
“During its offensive in the territory, where a UN commission of inquiry concluded that Israel has committed genocide, the Israeli military has relied heavily on cloud providers to store and analyse large volumes of data and intelligence information.”
“A new study shared by Carbon Brief in Nature Climate Change shows how our choices this decade will lock in sea level rise until 2300: 🌡️ +1.5°C path: only +15 cm locked in ⚙️ Current policies: +79 cm locked in”
Israel bombed Gaza and likely killed some hostages and buried them in rubble. Now Israel is bombing Gaza because Hamas is not returning the hostages buried under the rubble Israel made!?
“As climate change leads to record losses and reshapes global risk, Swiss Re is cutting coal exposure, redirecting capital toward clean industries, and backing renewable projects. After five years of $100 billion-plus catastrophe losses and global GDP cut by 14%, Swiss Re is pragmatic: adapt early”
“plants farther away from the solar panels get more solar stress.” Too much sunlight can harm plants, and those with shade can grow larger. And, the solar panels hold heat that can extend the growing season.”
An “Australia First” approach would be a disaster for Australia - being a relatively small nation we need strong relationships with other nations, and international law and cooperation
“In most damning findings, the court said Israel as occupying power has a duty not to use starvation as a method of warfare .. that Israel blocked all UN aid into Gaza from 2/3 to 18/5. GHF, the aid agency set up by Israel, was not an adequate substitute, and Israel was using starvation as warfare.”
“Average energy costs for the Alia CTOL come in at $US18 per hour, dramatically undercutting the costs of running a Cessna 208, for example, which boasts energy costs of $US347 per hour”
