Lighter Footprints

Lighter Footprints aims to influence Australians to take strong action on climate. This account is no longer in use. Head to our website for our social accounts

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Like many groups before us we are farewelling this platform, which is no longer the best place to discuss the climate crisis or advocate for saving forests, going electric or accelerating the renewables transition. Head to our website for our other social accounts.

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"Although Labor committed to environmental standards in 2022, passing the reforms proved challenging. It took three years, an election, a new Environment Minister, and a slew of compromises, to secure the deal."
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"According to its annual report, BHP pumped 8.7m tonnes of CO2 into the atmosphere last financial year – more than about 80 individual countries."
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"The UN General Assembly voted overnight to endorse last year's International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling, which found countries can he held legally responsible for their greenhouse gas emissions."
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"Multiple sources told Guardian Australia that CSIRO planned to sack a third of the team working on the national climate model that provides projections relied on by governments, councils, industry and farmers as they plan for the future."
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"The Australian Energy Market Operator said in late April that 4,445 megawatts (MW) and 11,219 megawatt hours (MWh) of new large-scale batteries had been added to the grid in the 12 months to March 31, more than doubling the installed capacity."
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"Federal budget cuts to national pest and weed control programs have been labelled "savage" and "tragic" as feral animal numbers rise across the country."
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"Possums were seen being removed from trees this morning, as workers continued work which will see almost 600 trees cut down as part of the $45 million revamp of the golf course."
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"The government will instead implement other targets for its decarbonisation efforts, but climate analysts argue those targets could be useless without directly addressing emissions."
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"Australia’s coal mine methane are emissions are falling, according to official data, through a combination of offset use, operational disruptions, and accounting shifts rather than any actual significant abatement, a new study has found."
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"A hot summer saw Australians use record amounts of electricity, but the growing share of renewable energy continues to push fossil fuels out of the grid, driving gas generation to its lowest level in 25 years."
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"The native monotreme is classified as endangered in South Australia, and vulnerable in Victoria."
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"The couple said if the Mahalo gas project went ahead, there could be an additional 14 wells on their property, taking up more than one-third of their land."
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Thank you to Jono La Nauze and Minister Lily D‘Ambrosio!

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Tonight we‘re glad to have Minister Lily D’Ambrosio tonight to talk all things energy!

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We are at time!
The Minister finishes off by hitting at the Opposition and their lack of policy, and says they could be the end of electrification and the transition.