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The problem isn’t denial. It’s the illusion of progress.
Meet Murray Watt, Australia’s new environment minister. His first major act?
Approving one of the most polluting fossil fuel projects in the nation’s
history – shattering any pretence of climate leadership from a government
elected, in part, on that very promise.
Approving Woodside’s North West Shelf expansion doesn’t just undermine Labor’s
climate commitments. It exposes the deeper dysfunction at the heart of
Australian environmental governance – a system where the laws are weak, the
incentives perverse, and real power lies with the fossil fuel lobby.
Woodside’s own projections show the project will emit more than nine times
Australia’s current annual carbon output across its lifetime. Imagine
multiplying the emissions of every car, truck, aircraft, factory, and coal
plant in Australia by nine, and then insisting we’re on track for net zero.
There is no serious way to square this with Australia’s climate targets. To
suggest otherwise is to insult the intelligence of the electorate. Physics,
unlike politics, cannot be spun. Carbon dioxide molecules remain stubbornly
immune to press releases."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics