Nic Clyde

Despite not being a digital native, I occasionally chirp 140 characters ...

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Idemitsu - a coal miner - has proposed a SOLAR PROJECT. If approved or refused, either side can challenge decision on merits in Court. If the project were a COAL EXPANSION, practice has been to deny merits appeal rights. This make no sense @paulscullymp

https://t.co/Q6mczVUp5Z

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Tanya Plibersek's decision to approve a new coal expansion (Boggabri Mod 8) in NSW yesterday just made the NSW Government's job harder.

NSW is not on track to meet any of its legislated targets, including the 70% cut by 2035, which this decision will impact.

[Joelle Gergis @joellegergis]

Attended a very informative seminar about the BoM–CSIRO State of the Climate 2024 report. A finding that hit me hard was that the extreme year of 2019, Australia's hottest and driest on record, will become an average year between 2021-2040. As a reminder, 2019 looked like this...

[RisingTideAustralia @RisingTideAus]

Last night we kicked off our 2 day occupation of Parliament lawns! See stills of our march and beautiful night time vigil 🌛

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Thank you all @RisingTideAus for a magnificent, bold and joyous Protestival (contender for word of the year 2025?). So many great Australians coming together. Huge effort from you mob and all the volunteers. Respect.

[RisingTideAustralia @RisingTideAus]

Hear why our arrestees crossed the shipping channel boundary today 🛶

“The people arrested today are everyday Australians, driven to direct action by the Albanese Government’s refusal to act to avert a climate catastrophe”

[RisingTideAustralia @RisingTideAus]

Epic shot of the sun setting over The People's Blockade.

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

The job of the NSW Productivity and Equality Commission is to provide "objective, evidence-based advice to the Government".

As @RisingTideAus and community gather in Newcastle this weekend, I'm asking @ChrisMinnsMP to heed this advice:

https://t.co/12XpSPjv6H

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Hats off to @RisingTideAus for a great snap demo @johaylen's office today re govt attempt to shutdown Newcastle coal protest this weekend. Disappointing that when forced to make a decision between supporting community or coal expansions, the Minns Govt chose coal.

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Port of Newcastle protestors blindsided by court challenge https://t.co/AlLJ4VQzLA via @Newcastle Weekly

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

"If Minns wants to live in a society where protest isn’t allowed then he should move to North Korea.”

Port of Newcastle protestors blindsided by court challenge https://t.co/AlLJ4VR7B8 via @Newcastle Weekly

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Environment Minister Plibersek approved three thermal coal mine expansions today. Protest tomorrow (lunchtime in Sydney)

https://t.co/gjceUNZRSY

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Tanya Plibersek's government's Climate Change Authority's 2023 ANNUAL PROGRESS REPORT:

"The actions taken in the next 18 months are crucial to staying within the temperature goals of the Paris Agreement.”

https://t.co/u2QebA6Gkf

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Tanya Plibersek's approval of coal expansions (in a climate crisis) this afternoon is bad news for NSW's newly-minted Net Zero Commission. NSW is not on track to meet 2030 and 2035 GHG targets. These projects make their job a lot harder. A short 🧵

https://t.co/9sYl60CB9N

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Narrabri U/ground is the 6th highest-emitting coal mine in NSW. It's Scope 1 GHGs increased by 51% in FY23. Whitehaven Coal predict they will keep increasing (they think the can abate less than 1% of Scope 1 GHGs from the expansion that Tanya Plibersek just approved). #shocker

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Magnificent speech.... First Lady Michelle Obama speaks at then 2024 Democratic National Conven... https://t.co/hZZPcLVBST via @YouTube

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

Re methane - here's 1 reason why the EPA needs to step in where NSW Planning has failed. Russell Vale coal mine promised an annual 4% cut in their GHGs. There was no cut. GHGs increased by 90% in 2022-23. But no penalty or consequences for them. @NSW_EPA

https://t.co/2yMjczYSaZ

[Nic Clyde @clydotweet]

SYDNEY: Protest coal expansions with me next Wed morn (8am, 28 Aug): https://t.co/VFeRCjrldq

Why?

👉 "It's up to governments to make decisions that deal with the issue of climate change. Not pretend they're doing something while they keep approving new [coal] projects." #nswpol

[Elaine Johnson @Elaine_EnvLaw]

"I think that when we see a multi-billion-dollar corporation, hiring a multi-billion-dollar US law firm to go after environmental charities for legal costs, we do have to ask whether people ought to be protected from this type of legal strategy." https://t.co/28qcXp8rUv