The US state of California is suing five major fossil fuel companies over their contribution to the climate crisis.
They are BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell and ConocoPhillips.
While there are those who hold the view that anthropogenic climate change is not a contributor to the Earth’s climate becoming more unstable (the climate is always changing argument), surely those people would like to see less pollution, more efficiency, and less reliance on fossil fuel corporations for their energy?
California governor, Gavin Newsom (Democratic) tweeted on September 17, ‘These companies knew about the catastrophic consequences of fossil fuels’.
‘They covered it up. Suppressed scientific data. Spent millions to cast doubts on climate science. Time for them to pay’.
He also told a press gathering ‘The climate change crisis is a fossil fuel crisis’, and called upon other states and nations to join the court case.
Meanwhile in Stralia, federal Environment Minister, Tanya Plibersek (Labor), is being taken to court, accused of failing to protect the Great Barrier Reef and Australia’s other living treasures from climate harm caused by coal mining.
According to www.thenewdaily.com.au, ‘Environment Council of Central Queensland is pursuing Plibersek after she refused its request to reconsider the full scope of climate impacts from two coal mining projects at Narrabri and in the Hunter Valley in NSW’.
According to think tank, australiainstitute.org.au, ‘There are 116 new fossil fuel projects on the federal government’s annual Resource & Energy Major Project list, two more than at the end of 2021. If all proceed as estimated, they will add 4.8 billion tonnes of emissions to the atmosphere by 2030’ (from March 21, 2023).
Urgent climate summit
To add to this absurdity, in New York this week, the UN Secretary-General is hosting an ‘urgent Climate Ambition Summit’, which Labor Foreign Minister, Penny Wong, will attend.
According to parlinfo.aph.gov.au, on September 12, Greens MP Elizabeth Watson-Brown asked Chris Bowen, Minister for Climate Change and Energy, ‘Will you or someone from the government attend the summit, and how will you explain your approval of coal and gas projects?’
Bowen replied that Minister Wong would attend, while also spruiking that Australia is finally ‘back at the table of climate leaders’.
No explanation of new coal and gas projects approvals was made.
It doesn’t appear that federal Labor take anthropogenic climate change seriously. If they don’t believe in it, then why not at least strive for less pollution, more efficiency, and less reliance on fossil fuel corporations?
Is it the political donations?
Hans Lovejoy, editor
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Hans let’s break it down shall we ..
Firstly Mr Newsom is and has been an abject failure
to Californians..they are leaving in droves
to get out of his racial policies…
More debt than any state in the US
Not to different to Victoria really..
Let’s once and for all debunk and put to bed
To notion of the reef is in trouble.. Han’s
It is not ..record coral cover …please no more BS ..
Han’ s this country cannot afford or survive
Without the receipts from the resources industries
Period.. has keep this nation afloat for the past
30 years ..addicted governments are on the reliance
On the profits they bring in..What do you think
Kept this nation going during the Pandemic?
Please !!
“Is it the political donations?”, 1000%, yes!!!
The ALP ( just like LibNat ) has been bought by $’shundredsofthousands Fossil Fuel Industry ‘political donations’
Lab and LibNat, have turned into subsidiaries of the Fossil Fuel Industry .
It doesn’t matter if it Lab or LibNat with their hand on the tiller of Government, they take their turn delivering the ROI ( on political donations ) to their Fossil Fuel Masters.
It is only the Greens that take the Climate Science seriously and have climate policies that follow the science that tells us what we need to do to avoid a climate catastrophe.
If you care about your children and grandchildren, don’t vote for climate criminals Lab or LibNat.
Only fringe parties are to dodge responsibility for their pontifications, knowing they don’t ever have to implement what they say they are going to.
I’m tired of saying it but this government, and the states, are ploughing into renewable energy projects and powering the grid to cope with them. Unfortunately “Stralia” is ten years behind in this endeavour than it need have been.
Responsible governments have to consider also the need to keep the light on. Imagine the hysteria in the face of a massive failure. How enthusiastic would we western softies be for climate action after that?
A L P to Climate Science, we / ALP not having it – cue ALP for Adani Coal, Beetaloo Frackup, Middle Arm Gas Hub and Minister Tanya approving 4 New coal and 1 New gas project in 2023.
A L P to Climate Science, we /ALP not having it – cue ALP for Chevron’s years ongoing Gorgon CSS FAIL, environment condition of approval not worth the paper it was printed on.
But hey, this is what happens when a political party turns into a subsidiary of the Fossil Fuel Industry.
You know, Thorium-Salt reactors provide reliable power, can’t melt down, and the spent fuel only stays radioactive for 500 years. They also don’t require bulldozing all the trees down, unlike windmills.
“It’s only the Greens that take climate seriously”, what a load of f*****g bull, just what have the hopeless Greens ever accomplished apart from inconveniencing the general public due to stupid counter-productive protests. The Greens were even to ideologically stupid to back Kevin Rudd’s CPRS policy way back in 2008, f*****g hopeless doesn’t even go close.
The White leftists have been fleeing California for years as it has become more unlivable. Texas has been the hardest hit by them. Then they start voting for all the same things that created the nonsense they fled from. I say cut the oil and gas off for a month and see what they think. It worked in Atlas Shrugged.
The old evil fossil fuel donation conspiracy theory at work here. I have never read such a lefty load of clap trap in my entire life. Thats right Hans, cut off the hand that feeds the nation. You are so radically left you can not see reality. Joachim, no better. You are both economic, social and morally bankrupt. Why don’t you go join WEF, they love your types.
Government just posted a 22 billion profit.. really ? Anyway
how much of those receipts are as a result
Of the resources industries AGAIN !
Why would Hans go anywhere? he’s the Editor.
If you just want more of the same nothing BS, stick with the Daily Terror & other Murdoch campaign rags.
The Echo has always provided valid, thoughtful & factual reporting.
This is what’s happening in California. Our climate problems are what scientist have been warning of for four decades. No conspiracy, no claptrap. Clearly some angry men cannot see reality eh Greg & Craig?
How ironic N.See that the” left” and you in particular
Resort to name calling when you become frustrated
Because the majority don’t follow the narrative
As you expect regarding the outlandish
Alarmist nonsense you thrive on ..”Climate change
What ever that means..the hypocrisy on the
Subject is alarming alone ..like your Guru
Mr Bandt circumnavigating the countryside
Spewing out hydrocarbon’s sitting at the pointy end of the plane Lecturing all on Global warming..
Nothing to see here N.See.. “if it were not for double standards The left would have no standards at all “
Government blamed witches for the crop failures for centuries. 97% of experts agreed.
Did they have the supporting data and who deemed them “experts”?
They were trained by government accredited institutions at great expense. Every time there was a crop failure, disease out break, flood – they would always find a corresponding number of witches in the area. By the time they tracked and burnt all of them, the disaster would abate, thus proving the scientific validity of what they were doing. They kept maliciously records, that are still available to the public today. You can request their studies and data yourself, so you can review their findings. It was all reviewed by the authorities at the time, and shown to get reliable and consistent results.
Go Barrow. You have a way with words. Good work.