Australia's targets are pathetic and a con job, everyone knows that. Australia uses 2005 as a base year because we started to reduce our land clearing after then - so we are getting credit for no longer doing a ridiculous amunt of land clearing. Electricity generation is slowly moving but introducing policies like being able to charge households for exporting solar power to the grid is indicative of the attitude of the current government. Transport is a disaster in this country, emissions are rising when they should be falling.
Yep, China needs to do their bit, but we have to stop hiding behind the rubbish targets we managed to negotiate. Everyone knows they are rubbish.
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& in that you finally indirectly note Aust is meeting its targets. (even if u note those targets are BS in yr view or others views). Thats fine.
Those targets were though agreed on & what Aust is acting on. It got that agreement just like other countries did that many (me on that boat) didnt like (Eg for China, or other big polluters). I blv we will improve and achieve more than the next 2030 target.
Interesting to see the research data coming from that Tasmania facility that monitors air quality. How things are going the last 18 mths with CV19 restricting a lot of movement (international travel & lockdowns)
Yeah heard charging people on exporting solar. Thats poor. Couldnt blv it. They mentiioned by 2025 a guy from the enegy sector I believe from S.A. could look at charging people to feed in during peak times of sunlight as he was stated they are already maxed out in capacity from feeding in. Couldnt use the excess energy coming in. Intersting, I didnt know.
He mentioned there were heaps of solar farms & people taking up solar panels. He was hoping people begin to learn shift their energy needs into those part of the day were they are maxed out. He didnt go into to too much details how though. One suggestion mentionedby programming dryers, dishwasher to work during the sunniest part of the days.
Transport: yeah we need to start improving on cleaner fuels or pushing more research on improving equipment to covert. Eg better hybrid, electric and even LPG. Not everyone can just go buy a new hybrid or electric car or afford charging stations.
Actually - A new big apartment complex I am aware of in Essendon. Saw the plans last year. The builder is installing electric car charging stations in the underneath owners car park for people to be able to charge their cars. Thought that was awesome. Very attractive. Should be more of it to encourage change
Anyway leave u with those final thoughts