Site Topics Index

Looking for a specific climate change topic? Below are topics listed (and linked) under each page and sub page (updating from Oct 2021)

PLEA NETWORK- home page

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; How Oz government fudges the figures; the hype of “Net Zero 2050”; State of the Climate Global 2020; State of the Climate Report (AUST) 2020; Insurance: mice, floods and the climate crisis; REPORT: Climate Reality Check 2020; Big lie and shonky carbon credits: Front Line – Australia’s climate emergency (video); Oz biggest coal exporter in the world (report); Carbon Brief Profile: Australia; Preparing for the Era of Disasters (report); attribution mapping of extreme weather (interactive map);  2018 was the fourth warmest since 1880(temp trend visualisation); annual climate statement 2018 (video); understanding our heatwave weather;  need to change the frame for decision makers; 400 years to transform energy systems (graph); 2017 extends period of exceptional warm years;  cost of natural disasters & resilience (report); REMEMBER: it is all in the language;  Clarke & Dawe on the energy debate (video);  global 2C warming limit not feasible; climate action time warp (video); Kiwis vs Oz (video); dumbest policy on earth; Solar SmackDown – Poms vs Oz (video); perspective in the debate (video): dangerous climate warming myth – reality; Australia in 2040; want to be counted (video);discouraged by scale; movement for change(video);downshifter;using the legal system for change;information & resource sites; Australian alliances for climate action

ADDICTION TO GROWTH

 

Steady State Economy (sub page)

What you will find on this page: new ways to measure growth; new look at limits of growth; downsides of growth (video); “enough is enough” (video); what is a “steady State economy”; myths & reality; myth: shopping our way out of climate change (video); economic organisations promoting economic sustainability; professional societies, scientific working groups; organisations for critical parts of puzzle; activist organisations; sign onto the Stead State position; Universal Basic Income; UBI website links; UBI articles & latest news; also refer to the following “Downsizing Plan B” page topics –  new economics; journey to downsizing; how we got ourselves into this mess; the story of stuff; degrowth to steady state economy; degrowth how to get there

What is Universal Basic Income? (sub page)      The Law vs Politics (sub page)

THE SCIENCE

What you will find on this page – LATEST NEWS; when will we exceed 1.5/2 degrees? NASA links (video); summers ARE getting hotter; greenhouse gases rapidly changing atmosphere;  what is pre-industrial level; WMO climate status statement & report for 2016;  today’s extremes, tomorrow’s normal (report); Global temperature & CO2 rise from 1850 to 2016 (interactive animation); understanding climate models (video); climate sensitivity; change by trend or steps? tipping points and temperature rise; why do CO2 levels go up and down (video); why nights are getting warmer faster than days; global average temp not same everywhere;  current NOAA maps;  NASA free data set; “97% scientist agree” (video); James Hansen speaks out (video); Two degree “safe limit”; climate system lag time;   trends or steps?? 

Impacts Observed & Projected (sub page)

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; State of climate 2021;  Hockey Stick graphs: Human influence warming climate; dangerous humid heat arriving decades early; ANU’s annual environmental scorecard (report); understanding Oz natural hazards; rising cost of natural disasters for Oz (report); there goes the neighbourhood (housing, investment report); weather and climate change (video); over reliance on satellite data (video); impacts projected for Australia; latest report 2016 (report); unpacking IPCC report for Australia; fluctuations in temperature trend; El Nino/La Nina/ENSO explained (video); NASA El Nino visual (video); climate zones on the move; abrupt changes, triggers & tipping points; projections as a management tool; extreme events; bushfire/wildfire (video); heat waves; storms and floods;  hurricanes/cyclones and climate change/what we know; water scarcity & drought; impacts happening now; sea level rise (videos & interactive maps); ocean warming is not just about temperature – acidification (video); Great Barrier Reef; NASA’s Global Ice Viewer; Antarctica (video); permafrost; ARCTIC (video): Arctic causing loopier weather – continuing debate (video); Arctic report card 2017 (video & report)  how the Arctic matters (video); Arctic loss continues (video); sea ice decline (video); human impacts on world oceans; information and resource sites; for BOM updates go here; also refer to pages: Mainstreaming our changing climate; Population & Consumption; People Stress; Food & Water Issues; Ecosystem Stress as the issues are closely related(sub page)

All Things Carbon and Emissions (sub page)

What you will find on this page – definitions and explanations of “carbon” terms and what they mean for climate change response: LATEST NEWS; understanding carbon budgets; how is CO2 measured – Keeling Curve (video); emissions going up again (report); global carbon budget 2017 (infograph); carbon clock ticking; making sense of Govt data dump; climate censorship – what is to hide? global greenhouse gases still rising (REPORT); temperature and CO2 emissions in context (animated video); Global emissions flat 3rd year in row; 43 greenhouse gases driving global warming; carbon budget 2017 (infograph): follow CO2 through atmosphere (video); the rich outsourcing emissions to the poor; carbon dioxide levels continue reaching new highs; understanding the carbon cycles – slow & fast; atmospheric CO2 misconceptions; carbon budget; global carbon emission footprint (interactive graph); carbon map – who’s responsible; 800,000 history of carbon dioxide (video); CO2 keeps rising emissions flat – why?; are we permanently above 400ppm?; CO2 equivalent what is it; GHG emission data;  CO2 & CO2 – e measurement analysis; emission reduction not all what it seems; climate system lag time; what is carbon neutral/offsetting (video, report & recommendations);  carbon pricing; how carbon credits work – Narmboolville; also refer to pages “the science“, “Two degree “safe limit” and “mitigation battle” as the issues are closely related

BOM Updates (sub page)

What you will find on this page: Understanding what drives climate in Victoria (video); State of the Climate 2018 report;  State of the Climate Report 2016 (video); climate zones on the move; Australia’s changing rainfall zones;  BOM UPDATES: ENSO Wrap-up (El Nino/La Nina); climate outlook update (video); climate outlook – monthly & seasonal; latest drought statement; heatwave outlook; Water in Australia 2014-2015 Report; monthly water update; Australian landscape water balance;  

Antarctica (sub page)

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; climate change reshaping continent; Antarctic ice melt – what’s the difference? (video); why Antarctic slower to warm; ice shelves in rapid decline (video); dry & windy (video); growth of sea ice (video); volcanic chain underlies Antarctica; East Antarctica glacier melting; West Antarctica glacier melting (video); ozone hole (yes, it is still there);  understanding the ozone layer (video); Montreal protocol; latest news; climate science (video); Southern Ocean depths (video); to go or not to go?? (video); yes, I went to East Antarctica (videos and links) – join in the movement to protect Antarctica

MAINSTREAMING OUR CHANGING CLIMATE – ATTRIBUTION

What you will find on this page: mapping extreme weather attribution (interactive map); statistical climateology; TV meteorologists warming to climate science (video); World Weather Attribution; Climate Central; Climate Science (interactive graph & infographic); Climate Matters; WXshift (Weather Shift); weather@home (opportunity); weather presenter survey (report); key organisations; TO KEEP UP TO DATE GO TO – ARTICLES & REPORTS; weathergirl goes rogue (video)     Also refer to – “The Science” & “Impacts observed & projected” for more details

FAIRYLAND OF 2 DEGREES

What you will find on the page: 10 myths about net zero targets;  change the frame for decision makers; awful truth about climate change no one wants to admit; understanding how scenarios work (video); UN Emissions Gap Report 2017; Don’t know what NETS are? Negative Emission Technology – no silver bullet; the Tinkerbell Effect; negative emission technologies – what role in meeting Paris Agreement targets? devil’s bargain – aerosols; reducing emissions alone won’t stop climate change: new research; Focus on Negative Emissions Scenarios and Technologies; website for assessing climate engineering; Bioenergy carbon capture & storage (BECCS); carbon capture and storage (CCS); GEOENGINEERING; “OVERSHOOT” another scenario component; Also refer to “Global Action/Inaction” and “Australian Response” pages as the issues are closely related

POPULATION & CONSUMPTION

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; running out of planet (video); human dimension missing in climate modelling; planetary boundaries; climate change a symptom – story of the violin; throwaway society; fresh water consumption crossing boundary; global footprint (video); Global Footprint Network (video); Earth Overshoot Day (video) Rockefeller-Lancet Commission planetary health report; 

People Stress (sub page)

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; retreat not as easy as first thought; toughest question – who gets saved? inland cities sinking; not only the poor feeling effects of climate change; record losses as global warming worsens; development threat mapped; do we ever learn from history; health & climate change (video);  population data; climate refugees; displaced persons; born into danger (video); global poverty; health issues; Doctors for the Environment Australia; information & resource sites; also refer to page “impacts observed & projected” as the issues are closely related 

Food & Water Issues (sub page)

What you will find on this page: how climate change shapes food insecurity (video); Weather Alert: 4 Corners program (video); About time we got over the “yuk” factor for recycled water (video); Farmers for Climate Action (video); Cool Farm Tool online calulator; Australia’s future food security; WRI Challenge; UNEP summary; BOM water sites: Australia’s water challenge; climate drivers; understanding ENSO (video); groundwater use; water futures; water trading; agriculture; food & water crisis; localising food production; complex food distribution; land use – agriculture & forestry; latest news; also refer to page “impacts observed & projected” as the issues are closely related

Equity & Social Justice (sub page)

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; the system is broken; latest news; peace indices & data; Indigenous communities; low income households (video); Free Trade Agreements; Australia’s FTA’s; debunking trade myths; information & resource sites. Also refer to page Downsizing Plan B as the issues are closely related

Ecosystem Stress (sub page)

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; we are the asteroid (video); worldwide tree cover loss/gain; (interactive map) impacts & adaptation NRM regions; knowing what to protect; management & planning; climate zones on the move; invasive species; examples of ecosystem impacts; latest news;information & resource sites; also refer to pages “impacts observed & projected” and” population & consumption” as the issues are closely related 

Security & Conflict (sub page)

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; climate changes and (US) security issues; REPORT: Conflict vs Climate; cost of sanctioned violence (video); trends in military spending; climate change as a stressor; security & national interests (video); REPORT: Combat vs Climate; sanctioned violence; battle for resources

COMMUNICATION

What you will find on this page: knowledge vs understanding (video); when facts are not just facts (video); PLEASE stop talking about the environment (video); book excerpt – why we are wired to ignore climate change; book trailer (video); How to talk to a climate change denier (video); ideas for digging our way out of this hole; but what do climate scientists say? (video); Climate Access publication -The Preparation Frame; New Guide: Communicating effectively with the centre-right; human psychology and why don’t “they” get it?;  door-knocking on climate guide; talking to the right (video); election guide; engaging centre-right; religious leaders speak out; brightsiding; echo chambers;  latest news; latest opinion poll; key information & resource sites

Resource News Sites (sub page)

What is on this page? Access Journalist Training Material; Access Climate Access recommended blogs; Guide to the science of climate change communication; Ten great writers to follow on Twitter for climate change news

GLOBAL ACTION/INACTION

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; COP 26 summaries; IPCC AR6 report; Intersessional Bonn in July outcomes; COP 25 outcomes; UNEP 2019 Production Gap report; COP 24 Update & Australia’s continuing abuse of the system; update on where we are at; May ’18 Bonn climate talks; Paris deeply flawed; Leaked !PCC draft 1.5o / 2o implications; Latest COP 23 – fox in the hen house; Trump picks up his bat; Bonn talks conclude; COP 22 Marrakech; global pledges will still hit 2 degrees; Explainer: Why a UN climate deal on HFCs atters; ratification? Now where; Paris Agreement nearing ratification: UN science panel debate 1.5C; Montreal Protocol update; on track from Paris – smoke & mirrors? regional climate change and national responsibilities; Marrakech COP22; Paris COP21 outcome & highlights; Paris Agreement timeline for reviews: Paris agreement outcomes summary; what Paris means for Australia: legality of Paris agreement; tracking climate action plans; other climate trackers; Jeremy Leggett’s chronicle (a must read!); Climate Action Network; understand international negotiations; two degree “safe limit”; UNFCCC; UN climate talks; new climate agreement; 

Also refer to “Australian response”  page for Australia’s global involvement and “fairyland of 2 degrees” page; and “Paris COP 21 wrap-up“

IPCC what is it? (sub page)

What you will find on this page: special report on oceans & cryosphere; Climate change & land IPCC Report; unpacking latest report; Special Report released; Gavin Schmidt responds; typical inane response from our govt; leaked IPCC Special Report;what is the IPCC and what does it do; what does the IPCC have to do with UNFCCC; where is the IPCC up to – AR6; IPCC special reports being written; 5th Assessment reports (AR5); IMPORTANT: To get the most out of IPCC reports you need to keep in mind the following: who signs off on reports; IPCC scenarios – Representative Concentration Pathways (RCPs); understanding how scenario models work (video), RCP’s to be replaced with SSP’s; IPCC language – probability & confidence (they don’t mean what we think they mean); key messages from current AR5 reports. Also refer to: “Global Action/Inaction” page and “Fairyland of 2 degrees” page

AUSTRALIAN RESPONSE

What you will find on this page: your greenwashing guide; Aust drops plans to use Kyoto credits; Oz govt dodgy accounting;  Aust rising emissions; Australia needs to stop pretending we’re tackling climate change; numbers are out; new energy target – drop the “clean & ignore climate; States leading the way (report) release of Oz emissions 2016; unpacking Finkel report; Oz emissions rise; Fed budget climate policy silence; State renewables bashing continues; Australian climate politics in 2017: a guide for the perplexed; what did Malcolm have to say in 2012? latest example where political interest out weigh commonsense and foresight; carbon budget blowout or the continuance of creative accounting; beyond the limits report & Paris temperature check; global energy efficiency report; Great Barrier Reef saga; National Greenhouse & Energy information; emissions reality check; Paris policy brief; Australia’s global pledge; KYOTO commitment; Safeguard Mechanism; Emissions Reduction Fund; first auction results; second auction results; Direct Action; Renewable Energy Target. Also refer to “Global Action/Inaction” and “Fairyland of 2 degrees” pages as issues are related

Federal Government – checking the facts (sub page)

What you will find on this page: fossil fuels, subsidies and MP blockers; climate policy credibility assessment; fact checkers: emission reduction target global demand for coal, Paris Agreement, emission levels up, solar report card; Infographic: the size of Australia’s government; Climate Change Authority: reviews and publications 

THE MITIGATION BATTLE

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; mapped – world’s coal plants (interactive map); latest on fossil fuel subsidies; countries with carbon prices; Adani myths & facts; renewable power complexity; world’s largest CO2 importers & exporters; 100 companies 71% emissions; pollution and price report; a President Trump? China’s coal war; climate change is about power (video); history of fossil fuels (video); significant fossil fuel projects; IMF not telling all; battle of the giants; oil boom or bust (video); coal seam gas; fracking what is it (videos); pros & cons of fracking; coal in Australia regional context;

 Fossil Fuel Reduction (sub page)

What you will find on this page: LATEST NEWS; Fossil fuel emissions have stalled; Mapped: global coal trade; Complexity of energy systems (maps);Mapped: Germany’s energy sources (interactive access); Power to the people (video); Unburnable Carbon (report); Stern Commission Review; Garnaut reports; live generation data; fossil fuel subsidies; divestment; how to run a divestment campaign guide; local council divestment guide;  US coal plant retirement; oil conventional & unconventional;  CSG battle in Australia (videos); CSG battle in Victoria; leasing maps for Victoria; coal projects Victoria

ADAPTATION & BUILDING RESILIENCE

What you will find on this page: Community Resilience Reader (book); can planting trees save our climate?; adaptation not as easy as first thought; cost of natural disasters & resilience (report); Think Resilience (self directed course); practical knowledge for adaptation; resilience benchmarking for community organisations; adapting Australia to climate change; risk assessment; insurance industry tracking risk; maps & graphs; resilient societies (video); new future ideas (video); cost of adaptation; Earth Economics;  fire management; latest news

Downsizing Plan B (sub page)

What you will find on this page: trickle down does not work; world governance context; globalisation; national accounts; why isn’t it collapsing; what is missing in GDP (video); new economics; journey to downsizing; how we got ourselves into this mess; the story of stuff (video); degrowth to steady state economy; degrowth how to get there; key information & resource sites for changing the way we live – downsizing (video); LATEST NEWS; ; also refer to pages steady state economy; “cities responding“; “equity & social justice” as the issues are closely related

Cities Responding (sub page)

What you will find on this page: Saga City (video); fundamentals for change; energy/emissions management; carbon management principles; council divestment guide;  greening urban environment; canopy cover; tree benefits; heat island effect; green roofs (video); urban forestry strategies; localising food production; creative urban farming; urban planning – how long to change direction; Local Govt Planning Scheme; Municipal Strategic Statement; council strategic document;Council Plan; Municipal  Health & Wellbeing Plan; and then there’s more; getting people out of cars; public transport; innovative waste management; also refer to pages population & consumption, food & water issues, people stress and downsizing plan B as the issues are closely related

BALLARAT COMMUNITY

What you will find on this page: latest news; Ballarat weather forecast (live); Narmboolville Fed Uni on-line game;  people resources; links to action; links to forums; Ballaratians sharing; City of Ballarat; Central Highlands Water; business & industry; Beaufort Hospital; Hepburn Wind 

Reports & Submissions (sub page)

What you will find on this page: leadership issues; bioenergy; waste management; city planning; water management

Regional Sustainability Alliance Ballarat (sub page): Background; members; minutes and reports

BROWN HILL FIREAWARE NETWORK

What you will find on this page: what is the network; network purpose; disclaimer; clusters formed for 2017/18 fire season; information session details; contacts for more information; community support for network. 

FireAware Network – neighbourhood clusters specific details for information sharing (sub page)

FireAware Network – understanding risk (sub page)

What you will find on this page: bushfire risk south side (video) bushfire risk for bush blocks (video); bushfire risk for sub divisions (video) what is it like when fire meets urban fringe (Canberra fires 2003 – video); radiant heat versus embers (video); How mentally prepared are you? (video); Victorian bushfire outlook update; Check your level of risk; Myth Busters – common myths about bushfire; how a bushfire behaves; learn about embers and their role in house fires

FireAware Network – be prepared (sub page)

What you will find on this page: handy tips to assist households prepare (video); more videos about the need to prepare (4); Bushfire Prone Areas/BAL ratings; preparing your plan: FireReady Quiz; CFA Fire Ready Kit; CFA Fireguard Program; more plan formats; plan format for older residents; business fire ready kit; other State planning material: ACT, NSW, SA & Tasmania; other guides – garden planning, pets, buildings, ember protection; comprehensive resource material; community organisations – building resilience 

FireAware Network – role of council and emergency services (sub page)

What you will find on this page: role of Ballarat council & emergency services;  What happens when a bushfire starts in the local area? understanding warnings and getting information (video); Victorian Bushfire Handbook extracts; information to assist immediately after a fire  (links in blue); closer to home – information provided by Moorabool Shire Council for residents affected by Scotsburn bushfires, December 2015

FireAware Network – resources (sub page)

What you will find on this page: what it is like when fire meets the urban fringe (video); getting ready for bushfire easier than you think (video);mental preparation and emotional response (video); understanding fire weather (video) WANTING MORE DETAIL? more videos: computer program that saved a town; predicting the path of bushfires; Phoenix RapidFire; Fire, Space & Time; bushfire recovery for private land; stakeholder input into bushfire management planning; busting bushfire myths – expert briefing; latest in bushfire research; ARTICLES; Joan Webster’s articles; REPORTS; Learnings from Wye River fires (video); Black Saturday (video) 

THE UNCOMFORTABLE CORNER

What you will find on this page: VIDEOS: The Ballad of the Dunny Roll; If God came back; Weathergirl gone rogue; Greensumption; ARTICLES: Richard Heinberg; Jeremy Leggett; John Pilger;  Chris Hedges; Noam Chomsky; Peter Russell; Brian Snyder;  BOOKS: Noam Chomsky’s latest book, “Requiem for the American Dream,” (video);  Knowledge Wars, by Peter Doherty (video); power of concentration (video); The Earth from Space (video)

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Site Topics Index (sub page)

Links Page for Teachers (sub page)

What you will find on this page: ocean plastics campaign (videos); individual/household actions; change the way you think; Narmboolville on-line game; CSIRO Sustainable Futures schools; BOM teacher & student resources; NASA for educators & weathergirl gone rogue; NASA climate kids; Post Carbon Reader; economics & sustainability; UN CC Learning platform; Planetary boundaries and human opportunities” open for enrollment; exploring greater breadth of issues