Nuclear and climate news to 14 September
Every year there’s a ”Year of” something. I’m thinking that 2020 should be called the Year Of Obfuscation”, (another wonderful word that I’ve learned. ) The world needs to cut through this mixture of lies and omissions.
For a start, there’s the wealth of propaganda concerning the coronavirus pandemic. For various reasons, it’s THE topic right now for disinformation. Some world leaders minimise or deny the seriousness of the pandemic. Meanwhile, the WHO reports record increase in daily virus cases. Second wave of coronavirus continues to sweep across Europe.
Climate change denialism thrives, ( -you can add “extinction denial”too.) A climate change denialist is given top role at a major U.S. science agency. But – It’s Climate Change, Stupid. The Berkeley Earth Project– shows that it’s gotten warmer pretty much everywhere and that there really is no factor that can explain this warming other than anthropogenic emissions.
As for nuclear news, tap “nuclear”into Google news, and you will get a stream of articles touting small nuclear reactors as the big future for curing climate change. A rare find in such a stream – Nuclear power is not climate-effective, even if only because of comparative costs and delays.
Some bits of good news – Some positive COVID-19 trends emerged in August in parts of the US, and elsewhere. – New York Turned the World’s Largest Garbage Dump into a Green Oasis of Native Grasses That Also Powers Homes
AUSTRALIA
Australia’s environmental scientists are being gagged. Australia’s environmental law: the danger in moving powers to the States.
Lithium for renewable energy – a Covid recovery way forward for Australia.
NUCLEAR. Dissent and anger: Senate divided over nuke dump push . Deep disagreement on federal radioactive waste plan. Farmers, Traditional Owners fight radioactive waste dump. The nuclear stigma – some Kimba residents selling their assets before the nuclear dump sets sail? Does Australia really need nuclear submarines, and the whole nuclear shebang?
NSW push for uranium driven by ideologues happy with fossil fuels.
CLIMATE– Australia’s nearly 2 $trillion costs by 2050 – if we continue climate change inaction. Scott Morrison will be praying for a Trump win: they see eye-to-eye on doing nothing about climate change. Joe Biden if president will push allies like Australia to do more on climate, adviser says. A legal win for Adani, against climate activist Ben Pennings.
Labor leader Anthony Albanese says: Australia can be a ‘renewable energy superpower’.
RENEWABLE ENERGY. A shift to 90 per cent renewables in the West would create 5,000 jobs a year. South Australia solar power reaches 94 pct of state demand on Sunday. From cottage industry to $7bn powerhouse: How Australian solar grew 100-fold in a decade.
INTERNATIONAL
“Event attribution science” assesses the big role of climate change in weather extremes. Endless summers, endless wildfires. Earth may temporarily pass dangerous 1.5℃ warming limit by 2024, major new report says .
United in Science report: Climate Change has not stopped for COVID19– Why climate change has the potential to cause more pandemics.
Importance of the ocean’s biological carbon pump. Climate engineering: Modelling projections oversimplify risks
Compelling new documentary ‘I am Greta Thunberg’.
INJUSTICE at work? The extradition trial of Julian Assange. Julian Assange’s extradition hearing in London. What can we expect? Professor Paul Rogers – a witness explaining how Julian Assange is to be extradited for POLITICAL REASONS. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLJj_L56-YA
Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) is getting close to the 50 ratifications needed to bring it into legal force.
Investigative journalism -Big Oil is cheating the public on “recycling” of plastic.
Global population slowdown – good news for the planet’s ecology.
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