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15 Aug, 4 tweets, 2 min read
is it significant that @ScottMorrisonMP’s tik tok account acknowledges the climate crisis?

(if “its part” is ~nothing, then he’s also right about australia doing its part.). #auspol
yes, he has tik tok:
i take it back… the “scott_morisson” #TikTok account seems — weirdly — to be a fan account!

misspelled account name, not verified… 🤦‍♂️

who would do this!

vm.tiktok.com/ZSJnTsDVq/
no he doesn’t:

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28 Aug
☢️it doesn't help the nuclear power 'debate' that the industry can be very "loose with the truth".

eg. 1: @NuScale_Power gives clear impression its product is available now — though it won't be fully licensed before 2024/5, with pilot plant *maybe* 2030.

eg. 2: @SmartEnergy1 claims that the nuscale modules in their proposed #CFPP project have flexibility to ramp up/down to complement renewables — yet project investors have been advised recent design choices limit load following capability.

eg. 3: @SmartEnergy1 claims the LCoE of their #CFPP project is US$58/MWh… neglecting to mention that this is a *target* assuming a $1.4bn grant, PTC subsidy and concessional finance.

real cost will likely be closer to $85/MWh, maybe higher.

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24 Aug
📢 it’s time to share a *big* project i’ve been working on.

…and ask for *your* support. 🙏

#Climate200 is aimed squarely at restoring integrity to politics and delivering the climate action that australians want. 🧵

climate200.com.au #auspol #ausvotes #independentsday
firstly, on climate…

the closer we get to november's #cop26 climate conference in #glasgow, where most nations will outline their stepped up net-zero CO₂ plans…

…the clearer it becomes that @ScottMorrisonMP will not — cannot — take the climate action most australians want.
the recent IPCC report issued a 'code red' climate warning.

for many the main message isn't new, but a potent reminder that our gov't is in deep denial.

morrison’s response to the report was to blame china, to deflect attention from australia’s lost decade of climate inaction.
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8 Aug
example #2 of 🐂💩 from a #nuclear zealot:

@simonot_daryl claims "there is no landfill waste from a nuclear reactor".

truth: here is Waste Control Specialists' site in andrews, texas that landfills radioactive waste from nuclear power stations.

WCS takes low-level waste from the nuclear power sector and other industries that produce radioactive waste.

WCS does not take spent fuel, which is high-level waste.

wcstexas.com/our-services/d…
spent fuel contains ~97% of the radioactivity of the nuclear power sector's waste.

in the US, spent fuel sits at each reactor in cooling ponds or in large concrete & steel casks, awaiting resolution of the political impasse holding up long term storage/disposal of that waste.
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23 Jul
actual photo of @sussanley just now successfully urging the world heritage committee *not* to list the #GreatBarrierReef as “in danger”.

😞

(our gov’t made more calls to stop recognition of the reef’s perilous state than it did to secure covid vaccines.) #auspol
the committee did recognise:
• the long-term outlook has deteriorated from ‘poor’ to ‘very poor’
• progress to date has been insufficient
• climate change remains the most serious threat

…and…
…australia is required submit a report next february, to be considered at the 45th meeting of the committee in russia this time next year.

hopefully our _next_ minister for the environment will urge the world to save the reef.
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22 Jul
🤓 what does japan's new electricity plan (released yesterday) mean for australia?

firstly, summary of new targets…

analysis w/ thanks to brainstrust: @LlewelynHughes, @Tom_Swann, @SStapczynski, @barobertson111, @TimBuckleyIEEFA & @BobBurtonoz

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for power sector:
• total renewables set to double over next decade, as they did over the last decade
• LNG to halve, back to levels not seen since ~1993
• coal down 45%, back to 1998 levels
• nuclear to recover to ~70% of pre-fukushima levels
• consumption set to fall by 9%
the new plan is expected to reduce electricity emissions by 46%.

(nb. there are plans for reducing emissions from other sectors of the economy… this is just the electricity sector.)
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5 Jul
i absolutely share @juliahbanks vision.

the shortest path to good government in australia is a minority government forced to work with progressive, crossbench.

if you care about our country, please try to get your head around this vision. we don't have long. #auspol
…you _absolutely_ can vote for a minority government.

if there's a progressive independent or minor party candidate in your electorate, put a "1" beside their name.

DYK, there have been only ~30 conscience votes since 1945!

in almost every other vote, the major party members have voted as directed by the party whip.

this is why, for example, #TrentZimmerman and @PeterDutton_MP have 99.99% the same voting record.

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