Fighting Fake News with REAL, 24/4/21; Morrison might have a 2050 climate emissions target in 2050 but will remain an "on the water matter"

 

 

 

 

Morrison promises he might or might not have a target by 2050

 

Morrison's climate summit speech soaked in snake oil

Minister Scott Morrison’s rant at President Joe Biden’s climate summit last night was one of the worst performances I have ever seen.

Technical glitches and the dreaded mute button were the least of Morrison’s worries, as he mounted the (virtual) stage, armed with three-word slogans, self-congratulations, and downright dodgy greenhouse gas emission numbers.

Most major nations before him (and there were many) had pledged stronger climate targets or concrete policies to curb carbon pollution.  Japan and Canada vowed significant increases on their 2030 targets. India and the Republic of Korea announced new partnerships with the United States. Even Brazil, a highly problematic country in the climate space, announced it would advance its carbon neutrality target by a decade.

In contrast, Morrison’s speech was heavy on bluster, light on policy. No new commitments were brought to the table, further cementing Australia’s inadequate Paris target of a 26-28 per cent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. Then like the dinner guest that turns up to a pot-luck empty-handed and complains about what others have brought, Morrison dismissed the serious efforts of other nations whilst offering nothing himself.

 

The world is cooling to Morrison’s Australia

Peter Hartcher

 

The Prime Minister’s graceless dig at the inner city was also counterproductive.

Cities might yet have their revenge on a Prime Minister who belittled them

George Megalogenis

 

Climate is king in blue-ribbon Liberal electorate with a green heart

It’s the seat of two former Liberal PMs and some of the party’s best-known MPs. And it is straddling the complicated demographics of the city’s past and future.

Privacy Wars: Facebook, Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple ramp up fight to keep access to users’ private data

by Todd Feathers | Apr 23, 2021 | Business

Big Tech lobbyists and political donations are nixing privacy reforms across the US, reforms aimed to regulate the commercial use of personal data and provide more protection for citizens, Australia, beware. Todd Feathers reports.