Today’s stand-out Guardian read:

“95 percent of the fall in [Australian] emissions since 2005 comes from land use rather than a drop in actual emissions.”

My take away is that we have not cut emissions much at all; electricity sure, but other sectors have increased. Once again Australian Labor are proving a disappointment continuing the old LNP public misdirection techniques.

#ClimateEmergency #EmissionsReduction #AusPol

Australia’s greenhouse emissions are a national disgrace that are destroying the planet and costing households https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2023/aug/30/australia-quarterly-greenhouse-emissions-data-survey

Gizmodo: Researcher Proposes Space Umbrella Attached to Asteroid to Mitigate Climate Change https://gizmodo.com/asteroid-space-umbrella-climate-change-1850696646 #planetaryengineering #solargeoengineering #climatechangepolicy #climateengineering #emissionsreduction #climatechange #istvanszapudi #environment #asteroid #szapudi

As the world experiences record-breaking temps, massive wildfires, & devastating storms, the #EnvironmentalProtectionAgency is proposing strict #emissions limits for new vehicles. #Automakers say the #EPA emissions plan is too much, too soon; environmentalists argue it's too little, too late.

https://www.michiganradio.org/environment-climate-change/2023-08-08/automakers-say-epa-emissions-plan-is-too-much-too-soon-environmentalists-argue-its-too-little-too-late

#news #automotiveindustry #environment #fossilfuels #emissionsreduction #globalwarming #greenhousegases #climatechange #climate #ClimateAction #autoindustry #electricvehicle #EVs

For @AimeeAmbrose at @sheffhallamuni the target of #insulating 300k properties is drop in ocean when 27mil properties need #retrofitting. Households will be living with the misery of unaffordable #heating costs & thermal #discomfort (1/2)
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RT @FuelPovEvidence
We find the #PoweringUpBritain strategy is a missed opportunity to combine #emissionsreduction with eradication of #fuelpoverty. The report largely rebrands existing plans …
https://twitter.com/FuelPovEvidence/status/1641442485108088835

We find the #PoweringUpBritain strategy is a missed opportunity to combine #emissionsreduction with eradication of #fuelpoverty. The report largely rebrands existing plans & the scale and ambition of policies that could potentially benefit #fuelpoor households is severely lacking
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RT @RishiSunak
We have seen what can happen when global energy supplies are disrupted.

That’s why we need an energy revolution.

Our Energy Security Pl…
https://twitter.com/RishiSunak/status/1641352752864407553

Tomorrow our Chief Executive Josiah Lockhart will be speaking at the Scottish Enterprise Green Heat Accelerator event powered by Carbon Limiting Technologies. He will discuss the scale of net zero and retrofitting alongside the challenges they can present.

https://www.carbonlimitingtechnologies.com/scottish-enterprise-green-heat-accelerator/

#netzero #decarbonisation #emissionsreduction

‘Phantom’ Carbon Offsets Found to Have No Climate Benefit
#Environment #AmazonRainforest #CarbonCapture #CarbonOffsets #CarbonNeutral #Deforestation #NetZero #Verra #EmissionsReduction
https://the-14.com/phantom-carbon-offsets-found-to-have-no-climate-benefit/

DfT refuses to publish figures regarding #emissionsreduction for transport - namely: how much #traffic would have to be reduced to meet the targets.

None of the projections achieves a 20% reduction in emissions.

Tragically, the decarbonisation plan does not even emphasize #modalshift but counts on tech solutions - #EVs.

"Prof Greg Marsden, of the University of Leeds, said the figures showed the sector breaching carbon targets and not meeting its own carbon reduction plans. He has submitted a complaint to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) demanding the figures be released."

Traffic projections are flat or increasing (!) because “In the high economy scenario, car trips increase over time".

#climatechange #climateemergency #climateaction #climateactionnow #decarbonisation

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/19/co2-emission-figures-road-transport-uk-government-blocks-release

Here's Why Saturday Night Live's Chris Redd Thinks His Assault in New York Was A 'Planned Attack' | https://www.theroot.com/heres-why-saturday-night-lives-chris-redd-thinks-his-as-1849898317 #reducingemissionsfromdeforestationandforestdegradation #entertainment2cculture #forestcertification #forestconservation #emissionsreduction #saturdaynightlive #carbonfinance #deforestation #chrisredd #forestry #hbo

Interesting assessment of existing climate models relative to what it takes to limit Earth’s warming to 1.5 degrees C (2.7 F) by the end of the century, categorizing them based on high overshoot vs. low or no overshoot scenarios, via @washingtonpost 1/

#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #ClimateAction #emissionsreduction #policy #netzero #netnegative #carboncapture

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/interactive/2022/global-warming-1-5-celsius-scenarios/