30 May 2024, The Conversation: Sleight of hand: Australia’s Net Zero target is being lost in accounting tricks, offsets and more gas.In announcing Australia’s support for fossil gas all the way to 2050 and beyond, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pushed … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Emissions
23 May 2024, The Conversation: What is ‘Net Zero’, anyway? A short history of a monumental concept. Last month, the leaders of the G7 declared their commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 at the latest. Closer to home, the Albanese government … Continue reading →
19 March 2024, WMO: Climate change indicators reached record levels in 2023: WMO. The state of the climate in 2023 gave ominous new significance to the phrase “off the charts.” Key messages State of Global Climate report confirms 2023 as hottest … Continue reading →
19 March 2024, Gavin Schmidt, NATURE: Climate models can’t explain 2023’s huge heat anomaly — we could be in uncharted territory. Taking into account all known factors, the planet warmed 0.2 °C more last year than climate scientists expected. More … Continue reading →