Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual.

This is more than deeply disappointing. theconversation.com/australias-lon…

A future made in Australia
A piece we @FSS_au & colleagues wrote in 2018

What we wrote/recommended mostly ignored by previous govt
Surprised?

Still relevant today
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Don't waste good ideas
Recycle and repurpose

+ this: #renewables #electrification

Failing to act on climate change brings
unprecedented pressure on all infrastructure
built for '1 in 100 year events' in 20th Century

Consequences of climate:
socialise cost to all, while oil continues to profit

Jet (ski) at Dubai Seaport - er - Airport, 17 Apr 2024

One electric motor versus a whole infernal combusion engine
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Is 2024 a turning point ?

Here is the # of hours with prices below 5 €/MWh. That's in Greece.

Why is there an explosion of very low prices in 2024 (already 2023 was much higher)?

1/2

Pretty damning result for plug-in hybrids here.
If you're an automaker pushing these, you should publish data on how much they're being used in electric mode.

In the future, you won't say 'electric car'
You'll just say 'car'
Even the classic ones'll be electric

⚡️Electric vehicles⚡️

Here's a few posts on #EVs I prepared earlier😎
A virtual #EVStrategy in a convenient search string😬
#Auspol
What's your fav?
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The slaughter of older Australians continues unabated. These are our most vulnerable, many with no-one to advocate for them - lambs to the slaughter. Meanwhile both state and Federal govs do nothing to enforce even the most basic infection controls. SHAME Mark Butler MP Anthony Albanese

Copernicus ERA5 March global temperature update. As the spike persists, the 65-year non-linear trend keeps pushing a little higher.

“Europe’s top human rights court has ruled that the Swiss government had violated the human rights of its citizens by failing to do enough to combat climate change”

smh.com.au/environment/cl…

You don't just choose to use Wright's Law
Like gravity, it applies to all
Key questions always scale + volume and impact on
Wright's Law and cost
Impact can be enhanced
No doubt Musk making good use of it
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More high-speed EV chargers have been installed in the last 22 months under the Albanese Government than were installed in 9 years under the previous Government.

Why didn’t you include a photo of an operational SMR in your post there, Peter Dutton ?

Oh, that’s right…

Sheep falls from truck causing fiery crash on Kwinana Freeway, Perth
Must've be an electric sheep - er, car
Something with batteries, I bet
Electric trains partially stopped as smoke billowed across train tracks
No news on the sheep or what it was driving
perthnow.com.au/news/traffic/k…

I love EV conversions as much as the next guy, but this is a conversion I think the world can get behind. EPCA in Hazelmere, Western Australia are converting heavy mining equipment to electric drive. 80% reduction in fuel costs, 15% more power, and recharges in about an hour.

Data, data, data
I cannot make bricks without clay
- Sherlock Holmes
Arthur Conan Doyle, The Adventure of the Copper Beeches

Air BNB bookings during eclipse

Our understanding of drivers of economies and human behaviours can be remarkably informed by instant access to data in a…

Drone wars: attack of the drone

Ukraine targets building 1 million drones in 2024
200,000 drones built in first two months of this year
forbes.com/sites/davidham…

Ukrainian FPV munition intercepts Russian fixed wing drone over Dnipro River

🌍 Ethiopia, population 128M, bans ICE vehicle imports effective immediately, aiming to cut oil dependence & leverage its 97% renewable energy. Amid forex challenges, this marks a significant leap in the electric vehicle transition. ⚡ #lithium #EVFuture
electrek.co/2024/02/02/it-…

Julian Assange has no legal obligation to protect American intelligence information.

He is not an American, does not reside in America, did not publish while in America — he has not signed any non-disclosure agreement,nor has he given an oath of allegiance to America.

As a…

Farmers for Climate Action has welcomed the Federal Government’s $1 billion fund to grow Australia’s solar panel industry. ☀️

#FarmersforClimateAction #AusAg #AgChatOz #SolarInvestment #RenewableEnergy

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