Climate News: 'It is pretty scary', former Chief of Defence, Admiral Chris Barrie, from 'Too Hot to Handle' webinar Climate Conversations
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Retired Admiral, Chris Barrie (pictured), who once led the Australian Defence Force and who was speaking recently on the webinar, "Too Hot to Handle - the scorching reality of Australia's climate security failure", finds the rapidly unfolding climate crisis as "pretty scary".
"Fossil fuel subsidies hit $14.5 billion in 2023-24, up 31%";
"Nations must go further than current Paris pledges or face global warming of 2.5-2.9°C";
"Brook trout are in trouble in Adirondacks lakes";
"Opposition questions government's inflation forecast";
"How a long-lost fish species was brought back to Bendigo";
"Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World";
"15,000 squares, 500 hours, 19 months: how I used embroidery to make sense of Australia’s catastrophic fires";
"Where did money come from?";
"Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions";
"How Texas became the hottest grid battery market in the country";
"Chart: Renewables generated a record 30% of global electricity in 2023";
"Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry";
"Climate Justice Groups Confront Chevron on San Francisco Bay";
"Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference":
"Field workers, farm owners, and buyers band together to protect workers from heat";
"Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system";
"Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire";
"Phoenix Braces—and Plans—for Another Hot, Dry Summer";
"The Arctic ice between Russia and the US is melting. What’s at stake at the top of the world?";
"Is the Coalition planning to overtake Labor and tax rich inner-city EV drivers?";
"Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs";
"More Australians are looking to ditch their cars. But the alternatives haven’t quite arrived";
"Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix";
"Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages";
"Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra";
"Fossil fuel subsidies in Australia 2024";
"Malaysia’s appetite for oil and gas puts it on collision course with China";
"Academics and Lawmakers Slam an Industry-Funded Report by a Former Energy Secretary Promoting Natural Gas and LNG";
"Biden and oil companies like this climate tech. Many Americans do not.";
"‘We can’t defeat nature but we can be climate-resilient’: how plant roots can help stop landslides";
"Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like";
"‘No alternative’: EU climate chief urges MEPs not to use crisis as political tool";
"77% of top Climate Scientists think 2.5°C of warming is coming – and they’re horrified";
"As Extreme Weather Batters Schools, Students Are Pushing For More Climate Change Education";
"Floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan, UN says";
"Mining lobby: Fast-track bill’s ministerial powers ‘not unusual":
"Bringing the world’s food production in line with global climate goals";
"It looks like the Batmobile, works on solar energy, and could be the future of cars";
"World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target";
"The Climate Crisis Is Already Transforming the Family";
"Horse’s rooftop rescue gives flood-hit Brazil ‘something we could root for’";
"Here are three common recycling myths you should discard";
"How one Oregon county plans to make big oil pay for the 2021 heat dome";
"Europeans see natural disasters as a bigger threat than armed conflict, study reveals";
"‘False promises and phantom emissions’: How was Shell able to double its carbon credits in Canada?";
"Foodwise: A kid’s guide to fighting
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Retired Admiral, Chris Barrie (pictured), who once led the Australian Defence Force and who was speaking recently on the webinar, "Too Hot to Handle - the scorching reality of Australia's climate security failure", finds the rapidly unfolding climate crisis as "pretty scary".
"Fossil fuel subsidies hit $14.5 billion in 2023-24, up 31%";
"Nations must go further than current Paris pledges or face global warming of 2.5-2.9°C";
"Brook trout are in trouble in Adirondacks lakes";
"Opposition questions government's inflation forecast";
"How a long-lost fish species was brought back to Bendigo";
"Maya van Rossum Wants to Save the World";
"15,000 squares, 500 hours, 19 months: how I used embroidery to make sense of Australia’s catastrophic fires";
"Where did money come from?";
"Sky-high vanity: constructing the world’s tallest buildings creates high emissions";
"How Texas became the hottest grid battery market in the country";
"Chart: Renewables generated a record 30% of global electricity in 2023";
"Scrapping the waste export levy threatens Australia’s emerging lithium battery recycling industry";
"Climate Justice Groups Confront Chevron on San Francisco Bay";
"Plastic, Plastic Everywhere — Even at the UN’s “Plastic Free” Conference":
"Field workers, farm owners, and buyers band together to protect workers from heat";
"Too hard basket: why climate change is defeating our political system";
"Thousands told to evacuate due to British Columbia, Canada wildfire";
"Phoenix Braces—and Plans—for Another Hot, Dry Summer";
"The Arctic ice between Russia and the US is melting. What’s at stake at the top of the world?";
"Is the Coalition planning to overtake Labor and tax rich inner-city EV drivers?";
"Climate Extremes Slammed Latin America and the Caribbean Last Year. A New UN Report Details the Impacts and Costs";
"More Australians are looking to ditch their cars. But the alternatives haven’t quite arrived";
"Why Highway 1 is the climate challenge that California can’t fix";
"Afghanistan flash floods kill more than 300 as torrents of water and mud crash through villages";
"Dozens killed in cold lava mudslides on Indonesian island of Sumatra";
"Fossil fuel subsidies in Australia 2024";
"Malaysia’s appetite for oil and gas puts it on collision course with China";
"Academics and Lawmakers Slam an Industry-Funded Report by a Former Energy Secretary Promoting Natural Gas and LNG";
"Biden and oil companies like this climate tech. Many Americans do not.";
"‘We can’t defeat nature but we can be climate-resilient’: how plant roots can help stop landslides";
"Brutal heatwaves and submerged cities: what a 3C world would look like";
"‘No alternative’: EU climate chief urges MEPs not to use crisis as political tool";
"77% of top Climate Scientists think 2.5°C of warming is coming – and they’re horrified";
"As Extreme Weather Batters Schools, Students Are Pushing For More Climate Change Education";
"Floods kill more than 300 people in northern Afghanistan, UN says";
"Mining lobby: Fast-track bill’s ministerial powers ‘not unusual":
"Bringing the world’s food production in line with global climate goals";
"It looks like the Batmobile, works on solar energy, and could be the future of cars";
"World’s top climate scientists expect global heating to blast past 1.5C target";
"The Climate Crisis Is Already Transforming the Family";
"Horse’s rooftop rescue gives flood-hit Brazil ‘something we could root for’";
"Here are three common recycling myths you should discard";
"How one Oregon county plans to make big oil pay for the 2021 heat dome";
"Europeans see natural disasters as a bigger threat than armed conflict, study reveals";
"‘False promises and phantom emissions’: How was Shell able to double its carbon credits in Canada?";
"Foodwise: A kid’s guide to fighting
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