Again – climate change is the big one. As UN climate chief calls for clear report on ‘feasibility’ of 1.5C climate goal, it’s looking as though this goal is not achievable, and climate change could already be irreversible. In 2016 atmospheric carbon dioxide will pass 400 parts per million – permanently. Speed of Arctic change shocks scientists.
But nuclear disaster could be imminent, too, as we consider the consequences of a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, with Pakistan upping the ante, with belligerent threats to India.
On the so-called peaceful nuclear scene, the focus is on South Africa. South Africa’s corrupt nuclear politics is like a nasty boil that developed slowly over years, and could now be ready to burst.
Shadow Courts – The Secret Tribunals That Corporations Use to Sue Countries.
AUSTRALIA
CLIMATE AND RENEWABLE ENERGY. An electricity blackout in South Australia gave the Turnbull government the opportunity to renew its attack on renewable energy, even though energy minister Josh Frydenberg and the grid operators admit that the source of energy had nothing to do with the catastrophic outage. However Frydenberg later toed the Coalition’s anti-renewables line. I got some amusement from ANC senior journalist Chris Uhlmann’s misguided rant against wind power. The ABC is always getting blamed for its “left wing” bias – Uhlmann showed the opposite here!
Sadly – all this political and media misinformation could affect the coming election in the Australian Capital Territory
World first wave/solar power grid for Western Australia.
Climate change shifting rain from Australia towards Antarctica. Urgent need for increased research on climate change impacts on Antarctic sea ice. Australian government has had no modelling done to show how Australia is supposed to meet Paris climate pledgen Australia’s farmers feeling the effects of climate change. Australia’s superannuation funds are backing exploration for fossil fuels.
NUCLEAR Australia’s $36 billion splurge on submarines, intended for nuclear later on.
South Australia‘s nuclear dump plan – fool’s gold? – senior Liberal MP. Premier Weatherill either dishonest or ignorant, about Finland’s nuclear waste dump plan. There would be a long delay for money in for South Australia’s proposed Temporary Nuclear Waste Storage facility. South Australian government’s barrage of pro nuclear advertising – making the unthinkable “normal”.
A week of anti nuclear protest at Australia’s top target – Pine Gap.
Northern Land Council delay agreement on Rio Tinto uranium exploration.
INTERNATIONAL
EUROPE. The 100 billion pound bill for decommissioning Europe’s old nuclear power stations.
AFRICA. Risk of war in Africa escalates with rising temperatures.
SOUTH AFRICA. South Africa’s nuclear power programme stalled. Handing nuclear project to Eskom will limit South Africa’s Parliament control, and increase corruption. South Africa’s renewable energy success.
RUSSIA. For Russia, Climate Change is Already Producing Fires that are Too Big to Fight
USA.
- Obama’s opportunity to reduce America’s nuclear arsenal, and reduce international tensions.
- Hillary Clinton – less hawkish than Obama. Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump: policies on climate change. Clinton and Trump both dance to the nuclear lobby’s tune. Hillary Clinton, evasive, contradictory on nuclear power, changed policy 9 times.
- San Onofre’s nuclear wastes a danger to public safety.
- Opposition to South Carolina becoming a nuclear waste dumping ground.
- Community protest has stopped development of deep borehole waste disposal method .
UK. Hinkley Pt. Nuclear Power Contract Signed Days AFTER New Warnings About Areva-Creusot Defects. At the end of the Hinkley nuclear power story – massive radioactive clean-up costs.
CANADA Forest fire risk in Canada much greater due to climate change.
JAPAN. Japan busting to market nuclear reactors to India, and busting the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty? Japan to formally decide to decommission Monju nuclear reprocessing reactor by end of year. Fukushima. Japan mulls legislation requiring local government approval for restarting Fukushima No. 2 nuclear plant. Fukushima ice wall failing to deliver on promise.TEPCO Delays Replacing Tainted Water Tanks. High levels of radioactive cesium pooling at dams near Fukushima nuke plant.
UKRAINE. Ukraine joining the renewable energy revolution
GREENLAND. Climate change will expose top-secret US nuclear project in Greenland.
IRAN. Iran complains that international financial sanctions are not being lifted quickly enough.
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