Saturday, 30 October 2021

Climate Wars: Episode 3095 – Attack of the Clowns.


Katharine Murphy (right) makes some observations after Angus Taylor (left) ended his Power Point presentation of “The Plan to Deliver Net Zero, The Australian Way”.

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But, where are the studies behind the “The Plan to Deliver Net Zero, The Australian Way”? Who conducted those studies?

This is what the Plan says:

Friday, 29 October 2021

COP26: What to Watch For.

The 2009 edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference, in Copenhagen (aka COP15), was an unmitigated disappointment. Six years later, COP15 resulted in the Paris Accord, widely considering an important achievement.

How will COP26 be judged?

4 key issues to watch as world leaders prepare for the Glasgow climate summit

A mural near the site of COP26, the 26th Conference of Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Rachel Kyte, Tufts University

Thursday, 28 October 2021

Climate Change: Where are We Headed?

I think much of the commentary one finds in the media, too focused on the minutiae of politics, is not overly helpful. A couple of articles from The Conversation should provide a good basis for the interested.


If all 2030 climate targets are met, the planet will heat by 2.7℃ this century. That’s not OK

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Andrew King, The University of Melbourne and Malte Meinshausen, The University of Melbourne

Tuesday, 26 October 2021

Is Shtraya Aiming to Wreck COP26?

I think so. In fact, I fear so.



 

I go one step further: Australia may try to sabotage COP26. Let me explain.