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2017 on track to be second hottest year on record: WMO
Press release – 6 November, 2017Bonn, November 6, 2017: Every region of the world has suffered extreme weather events this year with the alarming news 2017 is on track to be the second hottest year ever recorded demonstrating the need for global leaders at COP23 to take urgent action to contain global warming.The average global…
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Antarctic Krill – Not Just Whale Food
Krill is whale food. In fact, it’s a commonly held misbelief that ‘krill’ in Norwegian literally means ‘whale food’. It doesn’t, but it’s still true. Massive swarms of krill, a tiny micro-shrimp in the Antarctic Ocean, provide the principal food for blue whales – the largest animal that ever lived. Humpback whales travel down the coasts of…
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It’s all Happening in Port Augusta
Alot can happen pretty quickly here in Port Augusta. Only yesterday I was getting ready to launch a campaign with Greenpeace to ask the South Australian government to follow through on their original promise to pay for the remediation of Bird Lake. Bird Lake has dried up after the closure of the Alinta power plant…
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Climate Leaders: The Time has Come
Across the Internet or in your favourite bookstore you’ll find many stories of great leadership. They focus on the character of great leaders and the decisions they made, the courage they displayed, the integrity they possessed. Supporters for the Paris Agreement at the COP22 in Marrakech – 18 Nov, 2016 A common thread is…
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PACIFIC ISLAND REPRESENT HEADING TO THE COP TO CALL OUT CLIMATE SWEET-TALK AND DEMAND ACTION
Combatting climate change is a huge problem that demands a concerted global effort. Landmark deals like the Paris Agreement are touted as the way forward but they’re not worth the paper they’re written on if the nations signed up don’t obey them. But despite the politically convenient photo opportunities and inspiring words spoken by world…
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No time to waste: climate impacts demand response at Pacific COP – Greenpeace
Press release – 2 November, 2017Bonn, November 3, 2017 – In a year marked by devastating hurricanes, floods and drought, Greenpeace said real world leaders must stand up at the UN climate talks in Bonn and propel climate action forward or be held accountable for their inaction.Two years since the Paris Climate Agreement signalled the…
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Australia to miss 2030 emissions reduction targets due to failure to wean itself off coal
Press release – 31 October, 2017SYDNEY, November 1, 2017 – Australia is poised to miss its 2030 emissions reduction targets with the United Nations identifying us as one of a number of countries that need to take stronger action to meet its Paris commitments.The UN Environment Programme’s ‘Emissions Gap 2017’ report overnight found that pledges…
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5 reasons why coal is on the way out
While some politicians – ahem, Trump! and ahem, Malcolm Turnbull are trying to prop up the fossil fuel industry, there’s been a quiet revolution happening around the world. Despite Australia’s insistence on a mandated percentage of coal usage in the energy mix and consideration of a billion-dollar loan to help fund Adani’s Carmichael rail line the rest of…
