Climate and nuclear news to 14 October – Australia
The world has 10 years to ward off global warming disaster. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released its 2018 Report on Monday 8th October. By Tuesday, its news was all over the media. By Wednesday, other news had to some extent taken over. By now, in Australia, we’re back to the important stuff – horse racing and royal weddings.
However, climate change is still important, and indeed, urgent. Experts warn that the IPCC report may be understating the climate situation. And in particular – the risk of catastrophic sea-level rise.
Again, however much the nuclear lobby might not want you to know this, – the dangers of climate change and nuclear power are merging. Hurricane Michael has threatened nuclear power stations in Georgia and Florida. But there’s precious little information on how that is going.
AUSTRALIA
An alt-right, all-male, racist, anti-semitic, pro nuclear group aims to join Liberal-National politics.
CLIMATE.
- Lip service and lies: Coalition’s response to the IPCC report. Dave Sharma, Liberal candidate for Wentworth byelection, is complacent about Liberals’ non policy on climate change. Alex Turnbull, son of former Prime Minister denounces the “crazy” climate agenda of the Liberal Party.
- Australian farmers now turning to acceptance of need to act on climate change.
- Australian business ready to adopt its own emissions reduction scheme.
- For Australia to take its share in climate action – 12 coal-fired power stations need to close by 2030. AEMO’s Zibelman: Transition out of coal does not mean lights going out.
- Poor countries urge Australia to honour Green Climate Fund commitments.
NUCLEAR. The nuclear lobby now touts SMRs – Small and Medium Nuclear Reactors – deliberate confusion about size.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison resuscitates the nightmare dream of the nuclear chain in Australia. Nuclear reactors DO have a harmful impact on coastal environments, despite the false claims of the Australian nuclear lobby. Cory Bernardi promises to explain why nuclear power is a “compelling investment opportunity”
ANSTO still dreams of nuclear power for Asia,and Australia taking back their radioactive trash.
RENEWABLE ENERGY. Renewable energy bringing a new golden age to South Australia, Nation-first renewable energy project recognised. Australia installs 50th public EV fast charger. Telstra’s first solar farm up and running as other projects join the grid . Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar’s big year, and Senec storage. New wind farm developments bring jobs to Victoria.
INTERNATIONAL
Rising sea levels will mean flooding of vulnerable cities- e.g: London, Jakarta, Shanghai and Houston.
ExxonMobil CEO Depressed After Realizing Earth Could End Before They Finish Extracting All The Oil.
$2.4 Trillion Fossil Fuel Shift – better than climate apocalypse.
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What the IPCC Report 2018 says about nuclear power.
Cheap flexibility from storage, demand-side response and distributed renewable energy generation poses a “huge threat” to the nuclear industry.
USA-Russia relations at a low ebb: nuclear treaties are under threat.
Genetic changes in children of soldiers who were exposed to ionising radiation.
Vitrified nuclear waste: glass corrodes and melts long before the radioactive trash is inert.
The very bad news about what space travel can do to your gut.
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