Australia’s emissions policy is being run by media release, not engineering principles and the targets that are being set will not be met, bringing the whole emissions reduction program into question, as well as the expertise of those proposing it.
Topic: Environment
Popular support for nuclear power welcome, reform of the EPBC act should follow
Newspoll finds that 55% of Australians support using small modular reactors in Australia, while only 31% oppose it.
Most prospective 50% of Queensland now off limits for Christmas present and future
The Queensland government has launched a sneak attack on the living standards of all Australians on the eve of Christmas by effectively banning new oil and gas exploration and production from the Lake Eyre Basin according to the Australian Institute for Progress.
AIP gives evidence to parliamentary committee on Greens’ decarbonisation legislation
This coming Monday at 10:45 am I will be giving evidence on behalf of the institute to the State Development and Regional Industries Committee of the state parliament on the Queensland Climate Transition Bill 2023.
Australian Institute for Progress welcomes NSW Bushfire Commission Draft Propositions Report
The Australian Institute for Progress welcomes the NSW Bushfire Commission Draft Propositions Report, noting that it has adopted all three of recommendations that the Institute made, but expresses concern at some aspects of the report.
Australian bushfires on Turkey’s answer to Al Jazeera
Last night I was interviewed by TRT - Turkey's answer to Al Jazeera - on a panel moderated by Adnan Azwaz on the Australian fires. My fellow panellists were Professor Mark Howden and Tony Kevin.
September temperature data
The lower tropospheric temperature over Australia, which we are showing here, was hotter than average, but only the 15th hottest in the satellite record.
August temperature data
For all those who struck for the climate, there is no sign of acceleration, although there has been a contraction of the range.
Australian temperature June 2019
The satellite record continues to confirm that temperatures are increasing, although at a lower rate than that claimed for the land-based records.
Australian Temperature May 2019
The UAH record for May shows temperature for Australia to have been just slightly hotter than the May trend, which is the first graph that I have displayed, but there have been plenty of hotter Mays in the past of the record, as far back as the late 80s.
