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People used to say, with great confidence, that variable renewables could never safely provide more than 5% of grid power. That estimate has crept up ever since, though the "great confidence" part never wavers.

Anyway, about China ...

‘Enable workers’ talents’: no need for AI legislation in Australia, Labor says Roadmap focuses on technology’s ‘economic benefits’ and says existing laws will cover the fast-growing new technology

This is an inexplicably poor decision.

As AI pioneer Yoshua Benigo has pointed out AI is less regulated than a sandwich. Massive global impact but just waived through. 🤦🏻‍♀️

#auspol

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Barnaby Joyce’s political grey area You can say this about Barnaby Joyce: it took him eating dinner in Pauline Hanson’s parliamentary office to realise how much he resembles a steak cooked on an open sandwich press. What the man lacks i...

“It is most likely now that Joyce will run for One Nation in the Senate. The money is good and the role is unburdened by expectations of competence. Past candidates have been car thieves and conspiracy theorists.”

#auspol

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How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God Splinter is your home for news and opinions that challenge power in our political and economic system that's becoming more unhinged each and every day.

"Conservative groups, funded by fossil fuel magnates, spend $1B/yr interfering with public understanding of what is happening to our world. Few investments rival the return they've gotten from evangelicals."

An oldie but goodie makes the link between fossil fuels, climate denial, and U.S. religion.

NYC pension funds could set a global precedent by ditching BlackRock, the world's largest asset manager, on climate grounds. Meanwhile in Australia, our largest super fund #AustralianSuper has thrown its support behind the fossil fuel expansion plans of climate wreckers like Woodside & Whitehaven 😡

NYC’s Lander Recommends Dropping $42 Billion BlackRock Mandate New York City Comptroller Brad Lander is urging three of the city’s pension funds to drop BlackRock Inc. because of “inadequate” climate plans, the latest move to penalize investment firms for failing...

Today I’m recommending that NYC’s pension fund boards drop BlackRock and 2 other (out of 49) public markets asset managers due to inadequate decarbonization plans.

Climate risk is financial risk – we need asset managers who will invest responsibly.🧵
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Axed Flinders Uni algal bloom expert tells true cost of crisis - News | InDaily, Inside South Australia A Flinders University algal bloom expert – whose role was scrapped as part of a restructure – has shared his worrying insights into the disaster and blasted estimations the marine death toll is 87,000...

Why are we sacking scientists who are so essential to understanding our climate crisis? To understanding the horrific algae bloom assaulting SAs beaches? The changes in our oceans? Madness. www.indailysa.com.au/news/opinion...

Congratulations @greens.org.au & @larissawaters.bsky.social for extracting important concessions from @australianlabor.bsky.social on new environmental protections.
Far from perfect legislation & an indictment of contemporary ALP that it puts business interests before people & environment
#auspol

I think you can say both and they have different nuances. Portrait OF sounds third party - someone’s depiction of another party’s courage. Portrait IN sounds first person to me. 🤷‍♀️

What's the deal with balcony solar? Cora Stryker joins me to explain how "plug-in" solar took Europe by storm and is finally, via Utah (?), making its way to America.

Today on Volts: I've had more requests to cover this than almost any other topic in the pod's history, so now, at long last, balcony solar! We dig into how "plug-in solar" took off in Europe & how it's making its way to the US, starting in Utah. Backyard DIY types rejoice!

A Northern Indiana Public Service Co. affiliate — called NIPSCO Generation, or GenCo — plans to build up to 3 GW of gas-fired generation and battery storage to serve planned Amazon data centers, the companies said Monday. Combined with electric transmission to be built by NIPSCO, the companies expect to spend about $7 billion. Under the arrangement, GenCo plans to build two 1.3-GW gas-fired power plants and a 400-MW, 4‐hour battery storage system to serve the data centers, according to filings at the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission. In comparison, NIPSCO expects its non-data center load in 2028 will be about 2.3 GW. The IURC on Nov. 19 reaffirmed a September decision to approve the GenCo framework, which is designed to ensure that NIPSCO’s existing customers don’t pay for infrastructure needed to serve hyperscalers like Amazon. Under the framework, GenCo will own and operate power plants for large load customers. NIPSCO, a NiSource subsidiary, expects its 15-year deal with Amazon will produce about $1 billion in savings for its ratepayers. Those savings will be reflected as a credit on customers’ electric bills, according to a Nov. 7 filing by NIPSCO and NIPSCO Generation at the IURC. Residential customers will receive roughly $7 in monthly savings, according to the utility.

Also, the 2.6-GW of gas-fired generation GenCo plans to build at its coal-fired Schahfer power plant site could produce nearly four times the amount of greenhouse gas emissions that the existing Schahfer coal plant emitted in 2023, according to Inskeep.

JFC. Three gigawatts of fossil-fuelled power for a new Amazon data centre

@beninskeep.bsky.social points out the new gas plant could produce 4x the harmful climate pollution as the coal plant it's replacing 😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱😱

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7.2 runs an over is insane #Ashes

These T20 Test matches take a bit of getting used to #Ashes

Australia, Canada and India have just agreed on a new trilateral partnership. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇮🇳

Together we will find new ways to cooperate on technology, and innovation in areas like clean energy, critical minerals and Ai.

I look forward to working with you, for the mutual benefit of our nations.

"10% of our revenue will come from criminals paying us for access to our customers" is an astonishing thing to put in writing

Read this if you are worried or angry about Climate:
"This is a story we're kind of seeing now happening all over the place, people … import solar panels from China, you stick it on the back of a moped, and you carry it into the countryside, and you just put it up"
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China is building 74% of all current solar and wind projects, report says Beijing is dominating construction of renewable energy sources, according to Global Energy Monitor

In an effort to win this contest, China is building hegemony by exporting not just its green products but also in a structural shift exporting its technology, engineering, supply chains, and financing.
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Waking up to discover that in both cricket and COP Summits it is indeed the hope that kills you.

I want A.I. to do my admin and laundry while I write and illustrate books. I don't want A.I. to write and illustrate books while I do my admin and laundry.

Your periodic reminder that climate change means levels of migration will increase sharply in the coming years and we either find an effective and humane way to manage that or we invite ever more chaos and suffering.

Countries Sign A Declaration To Fight Climate Disinformation At COP30

A big move in the right direction by world leaders.

See CSSN Director @timmonsroberts.bsky.social quoted in @earthjournalism.bsky.social: earthjournalism.net/stories/coun...

Your daily reminder that the fossil fuel industry is propped up by billions of dollars in U.S. government subsidies and a multimillion dollar campaign to spread climate disinformation. 💵

“Institute of Public Affairs’ appearance Senate inquiry on information integrity climate & energy 12/11/25 devolved into combative, fiery replay of Australia’s old climate wars. Self-congratulation for helping to kill the Coalition’s commitment to net zero.” reneweconomy.com.au/dead-man-wal....

Really interesting article on the massive geopolitical shifts inherent in decarbonisation as the US vacates the field. Meanwhile the LNP busy abandoning net zero which would deny Australians being a constructive participant in the transition. 🤦🏻‍♀️

#climatechange #auspol

What a photograph.

“Nearly two dozen arrested as faith leaders protested outside a federal immigration facility near Chicago…”

Arrested large amounts of peaceful clergy face first on pavement is a pretty good sign you’re not the good guys in the story. www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

Zero sense Sussan Ley says she’s not worried about upsetting “people in Paris”. It’s a neat way of explaining how little she understands the Paris Agreement, a failure of comprehension so great she seems to beli...

“It takes a heroic effort to make Scott Morrison look credible on climate change, but somehow Ley has managed it. The decision made this week will be the defining embarrassment of her leadership”

A Faustian pact with the fossil fuel industry. #auspol

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Yep. It’s going to be vicious.

Exactly this. The government needs to loudly promote the benefits of the energy transition rather than letting the Coalition drive the narrative.

Whilst it’s easy to scoff at this, I think sadly we are in for The Voice 2.0 on climate science denial. Watch as Advance, CPAC and the IPA swing their money behind a mendacious campaign to derail the energy transition.

This will be an ethical test for corporate Australia to hold firm.

#auspol