CNN: Scientist laughs at climate change skeptics

Katharine Hayhoe, an atmospheric scientist who assisted government agencies in publishing a report predicting devastating damages from climate change, said she in no way benefited financially from helping to write it.

Is Climate Change Too Much of An Inconvenience?

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Numbers of vertebrate animals have been depleted by 60% since 1970 due to direct human destruction, but at the end of the day do our modern comforts just mean too much to us to give up for long-term future gain?

I have recently been making concerted efforts to reduce the waste I create and lessen my individual impact on climate change. Not only does this take some thinking and planning, as these practices are not culturally inscribed in the average person, but even with the best tips and plans of action, it is not as easy as you might hope.

Firstly, there are numerous ways to reduce your personal carbon footprint. Plastic waste; general waste; other recyclable waste; food waste; food consumption — particularly meat and dairy, but also other produce, such as soy; energy consumption; pollution; and so on.

Where to start?

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Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO biennial State of the Climate report.

The Australian Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO have released their fifth biennial State of the Climate report.

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State of the Climate 2018 is the latest biennial snapshot of climate change in Australia. It focuses on observed long-term trends that are happening now and are likely to continue into the near future, as well as significant climate events that have occurred over the past two years. These changes are described through the latest observations from CSIRO and Bureau of Meteorology marine, atmospheric and terrestrial monitoring programs.
The report also summarises the latest climate research from Australia and around the world. This will help inform a range of economic, environmental and social risk assessments and responses by government, industry and communities.

See The Conversation Article

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Read more: State of the Climate 2016: Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO

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The Conversation: Climate change: six positive news stories you probably missed this year

Climate change news can be incredibly depressing. In 2018 alone, The Conversation covered the loss of three trillion tonnes of ice in Antarctica; Brazil’s new president and why he will be disastrous for the Amazon rainforest; a rise in global CO₂ emissions; and a major IPCC report which warned we are unlikely to avoid 1.5℃ of warming. 

Then there were the rogue hurricanes, intense heatwaves, massive wildfires and the possibility we are emitting our way towards a Hothouse Earth. Global warming has left some wintery animals with mismatched camouflage, and it may even cause a global beer shortage.

But things cannot be entirely bad, can they? We asked some climate researchers to peer through the smog and highlight a few more positive stories from 2018.

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Australian Labor Party conference fails on climate and coal as Liberals’ Taylor misleads on Paris

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The Australian Greens climate change and energy spokesperson Adam Bandt MP today expressed his disappointment that Labor’s National Conference has failed to act on coal.
“It is fundamentally dishonest to move motions about the climate emergency but then have no plan to stop the burning and exporting of coal,” said Mr Bandt.

SBS News: Greens push Labor to quit fossil fuels

The Greens say fossil fuel companies' donations to Labor show it will be tough for the party to fully commit to renewable energy.

Bill Shorten has promised to make half of Australia's power renewable but the Greens say Labor wont give up on fossil fuels due to the donations it gets.

Data shows gas, oil and coal companies gave Labor $1.62 million over the past five years, including $641,000 from Woodside Energy.

"Climate change is one of the leading causes of habitat loss and extinction, yet the Labor Party is beholden to emissions-intensive polluters like Woodside, Santos and Chevron," Greens Senator Sarah Hanson-Young says.

See SBS News article 

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