Without reformed environment protection laws, the Safeguard Mechanism – the government’s main plan to drive down emissions from large polluters – won’t work properly reneweconomy.com.au/australias-str…

100+ environmental groups have signed an open letter to the Environment Minister, calling for action to ensure Australia's environment laws stop new fossil fuel projects & protect our environment, climate and biodiversity.

✍️Add your name:
theaus.in/StrengthenEnvi… #auspol

Australia’s long-sought stronger environmental laws just got indefinitely deferred. It’s back to business as usual via Crikey crikey.com.au/2024/04/18/tan…

Megan Evans yungenchee.bsky.social and me.

Yesterday, Tanya Plibersek announced she would split the reform of Australia's environmental laws into 3 tranches in the face of pressure from the WA government and the mining and resources industries.

Analysing the announced changes Professor Euan Ritchie 🌏 🌳 🐾 🔥 🎶 Megan Evans and yungenchee.bsky.social…

Sauron had a lot of problems, but he knew how to manage a wetland. The Dead Marshes were one of the environmental gems of Mordor, and an impressive nature-based solution to help remediate the environmental damage caused by the corpse issue after the Battle of Dagorlad

'We at [big international conservation NGO] are delighted to announce our nature-based solutions partnership with Sauron...'

'Labor’s failure so far.... puts their goals of “no new extinctions” and a “nature positive” future for Australia at risk'.
Thank you for your uncompromising and tireless advocacy for effective policy Professor Euan Ritchie 🌏 🌳 🐾 🔥 🎶, yungenchee.bsky.social
and Megan Evans
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Australian Labor promised to 'end the neglect' and help turn the tide on species extinctions and ecosystem collapse.

That commitment hasn't been honoured.

theconversation.com/australias-lon…

By Megan Evans yungenchee.bsky.social and me

So now Prof. Samuel tells us:

“To the conservationists in Australia, I would say just sit and wait, take a chill pill.”

thenightly.com.au/politics/natur…

Prof. Samuel's statement is equal parts insulting, naive, and laughable.

Australia’s response to the worst-ever mass mortality of corals on the Great Barrier Reef is to “scale back environmental reforms” - and issue more permits for coal mines and fossil gas.

Seems like Tanya Plibersek Anthony Albanese don’t mind trashing their environmental credentials and Australia’s environment if it’s what the mining industry wants.

Labor must follow through on their full reforms promised to fix Australia’s environment laws - this year! #auspol

Kohler’s right…it’s a bit like Churchill talking up the jobs bonanza to come from WW2. Cost of decarbonising isn’t going to be small…but the more we delay, the bigger that bill is going to be…

This has aged well.
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