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takvera

@takvera@c.im

Australian climate activist from Naarm (Melbourne) on unceeded Wurundjeri-Woiwurrung country. Sustainable Transport advocate and campaigner. Attended COP21, COP22, COP23, COP25. Parent to 3 adult human children. Dad to https://aus.social/@JulietAndJones (Chihuahuas) who join me in cycling everywhere local. Winner of my local #Merribek Council Award for Environmental Sustainability in 2019 for my work in climate advocacy.

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takvera, to climate
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Good news for CommsDeclare. #MerribekCouncil to impose a #FossilFuel Advertising Ban on Council Land. Also a Sports grounds surfaces policy for governance of #syntheticturf adopted, and #Extremeheat measures revised as Council has a Duty of Care.

#MerribekCouncil #FossilAdBan #ClimateDiary #ClimateCrisis
#ClimateAction

https://climateactionmerribek.org/2023/11/09/merri-bek-council-fossil-fuel-advertising-ban-approved-extreme-heat-measures-considered-sports-ground-surfaces-policy-approved/

takvera, to climate
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The 52nd Pacific Islands Forum Meeting is in Rarotonga, Cook Islands from 6-10 November 2023, in lead up to #COP28. China and Australia's climate targets on the agenda as Pacific Islands Forum meeting kicks off in Cook Islands.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-07/pacific-islands-forum-australia-climate-targets-under-microscope/103070152

🇦🇺 PM Albanese is likely to commit about $50 million for the #GreenClimateFund and a substantially larger sum for the Pacific Resilience Facility, and will continue to seek support for hosting COP31 in 2026. Australia will likely come under pressure for expanding coal and gas as Pacific nations stress the Port Vila Call to Action for a Just Transition to a Fossil Fuel Free Pacific.
https://www.pican.org/_files/ugd/923d4b_8c205a9319a645d4b4926155f49c6425.pdf

Official PIF website: https://www.forumsec.org/

#Pacific #PacificIslandsForum #ClimateCrisis #FossilFuels #CookIslands

takvera, to australia
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I have started my Australia at COP28 Diary post. This places Australia's participation at the UNFCCC climate conference in a global context. I will be updating this webpage on a daily basis.

Image: Australia scored 2 out of 15 for health in our NDC (Climate plan) according to the Global Climate and Health Alliance

#COP28 #Australia #ClimateCrisis #Health #NDC
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/11/australia-at-cop28-climate-diary.html

takvera, to climate
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The #MontrealProtocol meeting in Nairobi, Kenya concluded on Saturday. It continues making progress on Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) and in addressing #ClimateChange.

"decline in ODS emissions due to compliance with the Montreal Protocol avoids global warming of approximately 0.5–1°C by mid-century, with another estimated avoidance of 0.3–0.5°C warming by 2100 from the anticipated phase down of HFCs under the Kigali Amendment."

Very detailed summary by ENB/IISD: #MOP25 #ClimateDiary

https://enb.iisd.org/montreal-protocol-meeting-parties-ozone-mop35-summary

takvera, to random
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Researchers say Solar power expected to dominate electricity generation by 2050 – even without more ambitious climate policies.

Rooftop Solar PV, mainly residential, is already contributing 7.9% to Victoria's electricity grid, saving citizens money on power bills.

#SolarPV #EnergyTransition #ClimateSolutions

https://theconversation.com/solar-power-expected-to-dominate-electricity-generation-by-2050-even-without-more-ambitious-climate-policies-215367

takvera, to ebikes
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Decarbonising freight is critical to decarbonising the transport sector and meeting Australia's climate targets. ClimateWorks report on Delivering freight decarbonisation: Strategies for reducing Australia’s transport emissions.

"Three types of solutions to reduce freight emissions have been set out in this report. First, solutions that make trips shorter or reduce the level of transport activity. Second, solutions that shift freight to lower-emissions modes such as rail or e-cargo-bikes; these also offer major benefits in terms of reducing congestion on Australia’s roads as the freight task grows. Third, decarbonisation solutions can be achieved through improved energy intensity of vehicles and reduced carbon intensity of fuels. Enlisting a suite of solutions in an integrated way, can help Australia reach its emissions targets and also improve other outcomes, such as productivity and impacts on health and liveability"

https://www.climateworkscentre.org/resource/delivering-freight-decarbonisation-strategies-for-reducing-australias-transport-emissions/

takvera, to Victoria
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Australia: A Progress report tabled in the Victorian parliament highlights that Victoria has doubled its renewable electricity generation in the last five years to supply 37.8 percent of the state's electricity grid. The state is well on target for over-achieving its 2025 target of 40 percent renewables. Victoria has set a 95% renewables target by 2035.

In 2022/23 in the state electricity grid Brown coal still predominates with 58.4%, followed by Wind power with 20.1%, Solar PV at 7.9%, hydro-electricity at 5.5%, large scale solar at 3.4%, gas at 3.3%, bioenergy at 0.9%. There is still much to do.
#Victoria #EnergyTransition #Renewables #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDiary

https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/10/victorias-renewable-energy-generation.html

timrichards, to random
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Boring, it's only parallel parking. Come to Melbourne and try the hook turn, baby!

The majority of drivers are anxious about this manoeuvre, survey finds https://www.drive.com.au/caradvice/anxiety-about-parking-survey-australia/

takvera,
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@timrichards
Parallel parking often is the cause of holding up traffic and trams on in and . There are thousands of car parks in off street car parking close to Sydney Rd. Victorian State Government is dragging its heels in removing parking, implementing protected bike lanes, accessible tram stops and enlarging footpath space for pedestrians, cafes, and street vegetation making a more liveable, enjoyable shopping environment..

takvera, to cycling
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My poem to Amsterdam after one night there in October 2015
#Biketooter #poem #poetry #Amsterdam #cycling

takvera, to random
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How Megafires Are Remaking the World (NYT)
"This incendiary age, which some scientists have called the could lead to “a wholesale conversion of what habitats are where on the planet,” Dr. Hodges said. “Right now, everybody is talking about fires and smoke and who dies, because of the immediacy of this fire year. But really, truly, the long-term consequences are much more severe and sustained.”


Gift article link:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/15/science/climate-wildfires-ecosystems.html?unlocked_article_code=48TJQnE1e0_ELibPKbc1vb9CSKduqZSDQZZiBp9Uk8GAHZ_I5Rnmc10Pt6NVFG7jtTEq6f-VD9EL57ZJuSYz32q8kl_6UuTm2QYzbtnirKAjzzhZzyID5oRodYwaNJzQMQQcfSrU3nVlHWrlaIUKuIGWElzpLZvFgTMPC-PcEEG-kj0bGJcv8oWLW_TVgrRoHNTm0PfXCtBGNXWJA-WY08JeS5dX5daH3zx2Cn1mdepfinpubuSFxeTuwgDCpXzmHUaqNTwpgU827DMCcnE8pjOhwQXlQDmaEFTd9-Oq50HNWjGcw3kzQmYnEAr1OJrpwmVDZ_wcERoUF-CTHan6YE6Y179tyg&smid=url-share

takvera, to australia
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The Critically Endangered Swift Parrot named as the Guardian Australian Bird of the Year 2023.
There are only a few hundred breeding pairs of this bird which migrates between Tasmania and Victoria and is reliant on native forest habitat (which is still being logged and cleared)
I voted for the Gouldian Finch facing threats from gas fracking
#SwiftParrot #Conservation #AustralianBirdOfTheYear #BiodiversityCrisis #Australia
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/06/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-winner-announced-swift-parrot

takvera, to australia
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The High-level Pledging Conference for Green Climate Fund second replenishment (GCF-2) is taking place today in Bonn
https://www.greenclimate.fund/event/high-level-pledging-conference-second-replenishment-gcf-gcf-2

Australia is not there, although this morning Australia's Foreign Minister did commit Australia to rejoin and make a 'modest' financial commitment. It is a small ray of sunshine.
#GreenClimateFund #Australia #ClimateFinance #ClimateDiary
https://takvera.blogspot.com/2023/10/australia-rejoining-green-climate-fund.html

takvera, to random
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My mum (deceased 2021) did a crayon drawing of Gouldian Finches in the 1990s, after a visit to the NT. This week I’ve been voting for them in The Guardian Australian bird of the year 2023. One day I might even visit Larrakia country and hope to see them myself. If we can stop #fracking #Nonewgas #birdoftheyear2023 #GouldianFinch #Larrakia #climateDiary

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/sep/25/australian-bird-of-the-year-2023-vote-the-guardian-bird-life-australia-poll

takvera, to wildlife
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First-time planetwide analysis of PFAS impact on #wildlife found more than 600 species risk harm from #PFAS.

Alarming discovery amid a #biodiversitycrisis in which half of world’s species are in decline, already threatened by numerous other stressors

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/09/pfas-forever-chemicals-harming-wildlife-the-world-over-study/

NatureMC, to nature
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    takvera,
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    @NatureMC
    An interesting episode on climate shift baselines. Thankyou.

    Australia still coming to terms with our first nation indigenous knowledge encompassed in oral tradtition of story lines and songlines and Caring for Country. A continuous culture that stretches back over 60,000 years, of Storylines that encompass last ice age ecosystem changes and sea level rise from 12.000 years ago. Knowledge of managing wildfire, vegetation and wildlife.

    Thanks for updating us on Bilbo.🐕

    #CaringForCountry #Climateshift #ClimateCrisis #ConnectWithNature #Australia
    https://theconversation.com/caring-for-country-means-tackling-the-climate-crisis-with-indigenous-leadership-3-things-the-new-government-must-do-183987

    takvera, to random
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    Perth has set a new record for its hottest-ever September day as a mass of hot air moves across Western Australia.

    Today's maximum temperature so far is 34.9°C, and the minimum overnight was 9.3°C. The average of the two is 22.1 °C , which is hotter than 99% of daily average temperatures at Perth Airport for this time of year over the period 1910–2021.
    #heatwave #temperatures #ExtremeHeat #IsItHotRightNow
    https://www.9news.com.au/national/western-australia-weather-geraldton-sets-september-temperature-record-38-degrees/

    A new September Tmax temperature record was set today at Perth. Chart showing Perth daily average temperatures for the two weeks around 27 September. Today the Tmean at Perth airport was 22.1C, which is hotter than 99% of daily average temperatures at Perth Airport for this time of year over the period 1910–2021.

    takvera, to climate
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    Australia🇦🇺 : Where is the Climate Trigger for the EPBC Act? Catastrophic fire🔥 danger in First heatwave of 2023 Aussie Spring, BOM declares ELNino and positive IOD
    #ElNino #ClimateCrisis #heatwave #ClimateDiary

    https://climateactionmerribek.org/2023/09/19/where-is-the-climate-trigger-for-the-epbc-act-catastrophic-fire-danger-in-first-heatwave-of-2023-aussie-spring/

    takvera, to climate
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    In Naarm (Melbourne) we kicked off #EndFossilFuels with a protest Friday 15 Sep for Whale song not Seismic blasting, led by First Nation Gunditjmara people to end #FossilFuels from Sea country. Protest organised by XR Victoria
    #ClimateCrisis #FastFairForever #ClimateDiary #Australia

    https://climateactionmerribek.org/2023/09/16/whale-song-not-seismic-blasting-melbourne-rally-against-offshore-oil-and-gas-exploration/

    takvera, to worldwithoutus
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    Antarctica warming much faster than models predicted is ‘deeply concerning’ sign for #SeaLevelRise
    Study finds ‘direct evidence’ of polar amplification on continent as scientists warn of implications of ice loss, ocean warming, global ocean circulation, and marine ecosystems.
    #Antarctica #climateCrisis

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/sep/08/antarctica-warming-much-faster-than-models-predicted-in-deeply-concerning-sign-for-sea-levels

    takvera, to climate
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    The Canadian🇨🇦 Government has made a new tourism ad and it’s surprisingly honest and informative!...
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u7s-BgfcFXw&t=7s

    Another masterpiece of #TellThetruth by @thejuicemedia
    #ClimateCrisis #CDNPoli #CoastalGaslink #MontneyPlay #FossilGas #LNG #wetsuweten #Canada

    takvera, to climate
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    Major Australian review of the science of health and environmental impacts of oil and gas, including .

    Health evidence against gas and oil is piling up, as governments turn a blind eye.

    Prepared to inform on major risks in expansion of gas, particularly in the Northern Territory such as Beetaloo Basin and the Commonwealth subsidised ($1.5bn) Darwin Middlearm petrochemical hub

    https://theconversation.com/health-evidence-against-gas-and-oil-is-piling-up-as-governments-turn-a-blind-eye-212459 via @theconversationau

    takvera, to colombia
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    Colombia🇨🇴 announces support for the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance by becoming a Friend of BOGA.

    #Colombia is the largest fossil fuel producer to date to join BOGA. The announcement comes as the Colombia Congress is considering a proposed law that will ban #fracking and extraction of non-conventional oil and gas deposits

    https://consejotransicion.org/boga-en

    #FossilFuels #ClimateCrisis

    takvera, to australia
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    Bye bye #GreatBarrierReef.🐠🪸
    Bye bye Tasmanian Kelp forests 🐙

    #marineHeatwave #Australia #ClimateDiary
    https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/aug/27/south-east-australia-marine-heatwave-forecast-to-be-literally-off-the-scale

    takvera, to Hydrogen
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    Coal to Hydrogen with CCS such a bad idea. Say no to Victoria’s Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project for #Coal to #Hydrogen for export to Japan. The hydrogen is marketed as clean, but it is based on the supposition that proposed carbon capture and storage will work. Industrial scale #CCS projects from Western Australia and Norway show CCS is failing to meet its targets and comes with complex risks.

    https://climateactionmerribek.org/2023/08/28/say-no-to-victorias-coal-to-hydrogen-project/

    takvera,
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    @publius
    not to mention about 40% boil off loss of hydrogen in transporting it in liquid form for 9,000kms to Japan.
    See Andrew Gorringe, IEEFA, 3 July, 2023, Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain project viability remains uncertain in wake of Hydrogen Headstart scheme for green hydrogen, https://ieefa.org/resources/hydrogen-energy-supply-chain-project-viability-remains-uncertain-wake-hydrogen-headstart
    #CoalToHydrogen #BlueHydrogen #Hydrogen

    dgar, to random
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    Happy 32nd birthday Linux. Here’s your damn cake. Go ahead and compile it yourself!

    takvera,
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    @dgar
    Would go well with
    Sudo apt-get plum-shrub or sudo apt-get apricot-Ratafia
    I have been compiling my fruit liqueurs about 37 years, using Linux about 23 years. Each gets better with age. 🎂🎉🍹

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