The household battery revolution that could change energy bills … and the world

Australia is pioneering a revolution in home renewables and battery use, proving what is possible with the right policies

The Guardian
Why anger, anxiety and anguish are understandable psychological reactions to the climate crisis

Some experts say we should see the climate crisis as a collective trauma.

The Conversation
After multiple floods, some local councils in regional NSW are raising Council rates by 12%, and don't have the funds for any more disasters. This is how climate change is affecting the economy. #auspol #ClimateChange #ClimareCrisis #UrbanPlanning www.smh.com.au/national/nsw...

The most disaster-prone counci...
The wealthy and privileged keep making emissions worse: Private jet emissions soar almost 50% in four years #emissions #ClimareCrisis #TheRichAreKillingUs https://www.ft.com/content/13a89ac6-6fa8-4e17-9ef2-698d20b657a7
Emissions from private jets soar almost 50% in four years

Study found high use of aviation ‘taxis’ for big events such as World Cup, Davos forum and COP climate summits

Financial Times
How the Global South told the North to stop lecturing it on climate #GlobalSouth #ClimareCrisis #fossilfuels #emissions #hypocrisy #GlobalNorth https://www.corporateknights.com/?p=41400
How the Global South told the North to stop lecturing it on climate

Voices from the Global South are pushing back against the finger-wagging ‘hypocrisy’ of a Global North that keeps burning fossil fuels

Corporate Knights

No new fossil fuel projects needed in the transition to Net Zero.
Existing fossil fuel projects are sufficient to meet projected energy demands in a global transition to net zero emissions, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and the International Institute for Sustainable Development.

#renewables #climarecrisis
https://www.ucl.ac.uk/news/2024/may/no-new-fossil-fuel-projects-needed-transition-net-zero

No new fossil fuel projects needed in the transition to Net Zero

Existing fossil fuel projects are sufficient to meet projected energy demands in a global transition to net zero emissions, finds a new study by researchers from UCL and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD).

UCL News
“It feels like a very status-quo fiscal update, which is only surprising because of the political headwinds [the Liberals are] facing... There’s no big reset here. There’s no turning the page.” #cdnpoli #Canada #ClimareCrisis https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/11/21/news/climate-change-afterthought-feds-fall-fiscal-update
Climate crisis appears to be an afterthought in feds’ fall fiscal update

A status-quo fiscal statement suggests climate change is an afterthought for Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland following the wildfire crises felt by Canadians this summer, a new economic update suggests.

Canada's National Observer

"To understand the gap between climate scientists and climate economists, one must first understand that most economists — the folks we call mainstream or neoclassical economists — have little knowledge of or interest in how things really work on planet Earth."

#ClimareCrisis
#ClimateEconomics

https://theintercept.com/2023/10/29/william-nordhaus-climate-economics/

When Idiot Savants Do Climate Economics

How an elite clique of math-addled economists hijacked climate policy.

The Intercept

The climate and ecological crisis: a call to action for psychiatrists https://youtu.be/szPYUE4OoUM

#ClimateChange #ClimareCrisis #psychiatry #activism #RCPsych

Free Members' Webinar – The climate and ecological crisis: a call to action for psychiatrists

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