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How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion? | Bill Hare Getting to net zero CO2 emissions globally means we can halt global warming. This requires a rapid phase-out. It’s physics With another set of global climate talks behind us, the Australian government faces some tricky tasks before it takes over negotiations at the next round of talks next year in Turkey. Cop30 in Belém, Brazil, did not deliver the bold fossil fuel phase-out roadmap we needed, but it did nudge the system forward with more scrutiny of fossil fuel producers. And despite the weakness of the outcome, one can gain some important comfort by the fact that Bélem – and the G20 in Johannesburg at the weekend – both solidly endorsed the Paris agreement, its central goal of keeping warming to 1.5C and the importance of net zero emissions. Cop30 agreed that an “ambition accelerator” will be needed to fill the gap between what governments are planning (projected to warm the world by 2.6C) and the agreed guardrails of the Paris agreement: a limit of 1.5C. It also, crucially, began the momentum for developing a roadmap for a just transition away from fossil fuels, with more than 80 countries – including Australia – signing the “Belém declaration” on a transition away from fossil fuels. While this declaration didn’t get support from the whole conference, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has promised to move forward on its implementation during the course of this year, until he hands over to Cop31 in Turkey. Continue reading...

How can Australia convince the world to give up fossil fuels if Anthony Albanese is contradicting himself on gas expansion? | Bill Hare

Bill Hare, CEO of Climate Analytics, comments at the end of COP30 After COP30, it is now up to national leaders to close the gap between promises and reality.

As COP30 comes to a close, read the statement from CA CEO @billhare.bsky.social. This COP did not deliver the bold fossil fuel phaseout roadmap needed, but it did nudge other goals forward.

National leaders must now close the gap between promises and reality.

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REPORT: If governments were to implement the promises they made in 2023, to triple renewables, double energy efficiency, reduce methane by 2030 & beyond, they could
✅ significantly cut projected warming - by 0.9˚C
✅ cut warming rate by a third by 2035 and halve it by 2040
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‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm One expert says he is ‘starting to visualise the point where all we have left of corals and reefs is memories’

‘Deathly silent’: two out of three corals in world heritage-listed Ningaloo reef have been killed, scientists confirm
- by @readfearn.bsky.social

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CSIRO to cut up to 350 research jobs in major overhaul After 440 positions were slashed last year, the CSIRO has announced more staff cuts across the country in a bid to remain financially viable.

Where to start, with a statement like this?

"Tim Ayres said the cuts were aimed at refocusing … CSIRO towards research priorities, such as critical minerals, iron & steel production in Australia."

From some rando down the bus stop, one would brush it off.

But this is from our Science Minister 🤯

IRENA says $554 billion invested in solar technologies in 2024 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says solar is the only renewable energy technology where current investment levels are approaching the annual average needed through to 2030 to align ...

International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) says solar the only technology where current investment levels are approaching the annual average needed through to 2030 to align with 1.5 C pathway.
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CAT Global Update 2025 🚨 Ten years after the #ParisAgreement we see little to no measurable progress in warming projections - for the fourth consecutive year.
The 2035 #NDCs have made no difference to our warming outlook.
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IPCC input into the second Global Stocktake still on the table – but… No certainty on delivery of key reports for the second Global Stocktake as IPCC fails to agree on dates for AR7 at IPCC-63 in Lima

IPCC input into Paris Agreement 2nd Global Stocktake, due in 2028, is under threat.

This is critical. The IPCC input to first Stocktake was vital to call to transition away from fossil fuels, tripling renewables, reductions in methane and deforestation.

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Will Labor’s environment laws actually address Australia’s biodiversity crisis? Five reasons to be concerned Experts say the proposed legislation is full of problems, including excessive ministerial discretion and relaxing like-for-like offset rules

There is increasing evidence that the Albanese government proposed changes to Australia’s in environmental assessment legislation could go backwards rather than forwards, in terms of environment, biodiversity and climate protection.

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Real zero is within reach This analysis explores the technical feasibility and economic benefits of real zero. Our analysis demonstrates that reaching real zero is achievable in many sectors and identifies the economic benefit...

New research out today demonstrates that reaching #realzero is achievable and economically competitive in many major emitting sectors.

EU road freight could reach real zero by 2040, while global steel and shipping could reach real zero by 2050.
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Rescuing 1.5°C: new evidence on the highest possible ambition to… This study shows that, even after years of insufficient action, the world can still return to well below 1.5°C of warming this century if countries pursue the “highest possible ambition” in climate ac...

After years of political failure, the world can still rescue 1.5°C – if countries pursue the “highest possible ambition”, starting now.

New report from Climate Analytics and @pik-potsdam.bsky.social shows how it’s possible.

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World ‘very likely’ to exceed 1.5C climate goal in next decade: UN Despite Paris Agreement pledges, countries 'have landed off target' on climate goals multiple times, the UN warns.

Okay, yes, humanity did not enact the single best possible outcome in response to the single worst problem we have ever faced as a species

In no way was it wrong to try, and in no way is it wrong to continue trying to jam a wrench in the greedy fossil fuel economy. Everything is still on the table

What has the Paris Agreement done for us? Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working, but not nearly fast enough. Since 2015 it has become the essential organising framework for global climate action: uniting countries behind the 1.5°C temp...

Ten years on, the Paris Agreement is working—just not fast enough. Our new report tracks 22 ways it’s changing the world: uniting countries behind 1.5°C and net zero, and cutting projected 2100 warming by ~1°C (≈3.6°C → ≈2.7°C).
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The duopoly just joined forces in the Senate to vote down an #AUKUS inquiry. Never mind the political, technical & management risks associated with the program, or the $365B price tag - the two major parties are happy sleepwalking with your national security and money. #auspol

Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it What Gates is putting forward aren’t legitimate arguments that can be made in good faith. They are shopworn fossil fuel industry talking points.

Michael Mann to Bill Gates: You can’t reboot the planet if you crash it
#climate
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What we have seen in the last few years is many countries, including very rich ones such as Australia, Qatar, Norway, UAE, USA, support massive new development of fossil fuels notably oil and gas. Unless this stops the world will literally cook.

World’s climate plans fall drastically short of action needed, analysis shows Recent plans submitted to UN by more than 60 countries would cut carbon by only 10%, a sixth of what is needed

A very serious political response is needed at CO30 in Belem, Brazil to the Paris Agreement NDC Synthesis Report yesterday that collectively these would cut emissions only 17 per cent below the 2019 levels by 2035. It’s not nearly enough.
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The next few years are going to be critical in deciding whether the world can avoid the worst global warming damages, or lock in escalating damages. In this context the upcoming UNFCCC COP30 in Brazil is the most important since the Paris Agreement was adopted in 2015.

Live: Cuba braces as Hurricane Melissa hits the region, 700,000 people evacuated The World Meteorological Organization says the Caribbean region faces a "catastrophic situation" in the coming hours.

Hurricane #Melissa, which the WMO has called the storm of the century, has caused catastrophic damage in Jamaica and is now heading for Cuba. Melissa is example of the events that will get more and more destructive unless warming is limited.
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We can stop global warming by midcentury if we reach global net-zero CO₂ by 2050
Every year above 1.5°C raises the risk of crossing tipping points—irreversible ice loss, shifts in ocean circulation, ecosystem collapse, increasing economic damage due to heat, flooding, more intense storms.

This means immediate, sustained emissions cuts across all sectors, rapid phase-out of fossil fuels. Countries need to stop using forests to “offset” fossil fuel emissions. We have never been in a better position to achieve this due to rapidly reducing costs of renewable power

Latest science on the 1.5°C limit of the Paris Agreement This briefing provides a comprehensive overview of what the science is saying now about the 1.5°C warming limit – what it means, what is at stake, and what actions are needed to limit the risks of ove...

Getting back well below 1.5°C before 2100 is still possible, but only if we act now to peak global warming as close as possible to 1.5˚C and minimise overshoot to reduce chance of crossing tipping points and to avoid catastrophic damages.
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‘Change course now’: humanity has missed 1.5C climate target, says UN head Exclusive: ‘Devastating consequences’ now inevitable but emissions cuts still vital, says António Guterres in sole interview before Cop30

Yesterday, the UN SG António Guterres said the world has failed to prevent overshoot of 1.5°C of warming, the Paris Agreement limit.

This is a massive political failure.

Urgent action is needed now to limit the magnitude and duration of overshoot.

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Is "hard-to-abate" really that hard - or is it a justification for delay? Labelling heavy industry like steel as "hard-to-abate" has shaped policy and business action in ways that risk undermining global efforts to cut emissions

Labelling heavy industry like steel as “hard-to-abate” allows them to argue against reducing emissions now, or to justify using CCS or offsets to meet climate goals.

But existing tech and demand reduction can cut emissions in these sectors, writes @billhare.bsky.social on
@climatechangenews.com

"Australia has the know-how and the opportunity to help lead the global energy transition to a clean energy future... But first we need to take our foot off the gas."
@billhare.bsky.social in today's Guardian
#auspol

There's a very nice new report from @climateanalytics.org on precisely this: "Hard to abate" has become its own form of subtle climate delay --->>

@billhare.bsky.social @cindybax.bsky.social

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UN agency says C02 levels hit record high last year, causing more extreme weather The United Nations weather agency reports that carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere reached record highs last year, intensifying climate change and extreme weather.

Our CEO @billhare.bsky.social called the new data “alarming and worrying.”

“Let there be no mistake, this is a very clear warning sign that the world is heading into an extremely dangerous state – and this is driven by the continued expansion of fossil fuel development, globally.”

Asia’s CCS plans could add 25 billion tonnes of extra emissions by 2050, risking the Paris Agreement’s warming limit goal: Report - The Times of India Environment News: A Climate Analytics report warns that deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Asian countries could add 25 billion tonnes of extra GHG emissions

"Asia is at a crossroads: while these countries haven't yet gone down a high carbon capture and storage (CCS) route, many have tailored their CCS policies to protect their fossil fuel industry, especially in Japan, South Korea and Australia," @billhare.bsky.social told The Times of India.

The global climate risks of Asia’s expansive carbon capture and… This report looks at the climate and economic implications of Asia’s promotion of carbon capture and storage (CCS) to reduce fossil fuel emissions.

REPORT: If Asian economies were to carry out their plans to deploy risky and expensive carbon capture & storage (CCS) to address fossil fuel emissions, they could add an extra 25 billion tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere by 2050. Their economies would suffer.
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September 26, 1970 - Medical Journal of Australia - All Our Yesterdays Fifty five years ago, on this day, September 26th, 1970, the Medical Journal of Australia runs an article on “Notes on Some Aspects of Pollution”. “The carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere has inc...

55 yrs ago today (Sept 26, 1970), the Medical Journal of Australia runs “Notes on Some Aspects of Pollution”.

More C02 build-up risks "turning the tropics into hothouses, making the temperate zones tropical, and beginning to melt the polar ice caps."

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