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Dr Claire Asher<p>In my latest feature for <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.green/@mongabay" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>mongabay</span></a></span>, I look into the current state and future prognosis of the soil carbon sink. </p><p>It stores an astonishing 2.5 trillion metric tons of carbon (in just the top 2m!), but is at risk of becoming a net CO2 source as the climate warms. <a href="https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/soil-carbon-crucial-ally-or-potential-threat-to-net-zero-commitments/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">news.mongabay.com/2025/09/soil</span><span class="invisible">-carbon-crucial-ally-or-potential-threat-to-net-zero-commitments/</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ecology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ecology</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climate</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Soil" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soil</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a></p>
Another Green<p>Don't tell Nigel! Renewables beat fossil fuels during the last year! via <a href="https://grid.iamkate.com/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">grid.iamkate.com</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23NetZero" target="_blank">#NetZero</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23ClimateChange" target="_blank">#ClimateChange</a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Zack Polanski just rocked Britain’s Greens. Now for the hard part <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/zack-polanski-britain-green-party/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/zack-polanski-britain-green-party/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/westminsterinsider" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestminsterInsider</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/energyandclimateuk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EnergyandClimateUK</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/costofliving" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Costofliving</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/cooperation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Cooperation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/buildings" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Buildings</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/elections" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/platforms" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Platforms</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/netzero" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Netzero</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/welfare" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Welfare</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/crisis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crisis</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/rights" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rights</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/banks" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Banks</a>
Jon PENNYCOOK<p>More anti-environment clickbait about <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> from the local paper. Fortunately I have a compost bin (bought ages ago using a council discount scheme) for my food waste, but that obviously requires a garden.</p><p>Basingstoke Gazette<br>'Does the Council think we have nothing better to do than sort food waste?'</p><p><a href="https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/25430981.letter-councils-food-recycling-part-net-zero-nonsense/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/</span><span class="invisible">25430981.letter-councils-food-recycling-part-net-zero-nonsense/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ClimateChange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateChange</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/waste" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>waste</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/392022/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/392022/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> North Sea oil &amp; gas emissions cut by a third but further efforts required for UK’s net zero goals <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Decarbonization" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Decarbonization</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/EnergyTransition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EnergyTransition</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthSea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSea</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthSeaTransitionAuthority" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthSeaTransitionAuthority</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NSTA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NSTA</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a></p>
News Beep<p>Net-zero negotiations, Pocock’s housing push</p><p>Another sitting Monday, another morning of Labor MPs wringing their hands in delight as the Coalition implodes over…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/andrewhastie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>andrewhastie</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/australiaday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>australiaday</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/barnabyjoyce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>barnabyjoyce</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coalition</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/HenryPike" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HenryPike</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/janehume" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>janehume</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/netzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netzero</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/OnNotice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnNotice</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/96381/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/96381/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/388420/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/388420/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Pedal power puts London Ambulance Service in line for national health award <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ambulance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ambulance</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/ElectricBikes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectricBikes</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/frontline" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>frontline</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/london" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>london</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/LondonAmbulanceService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LondonAmbulanceService</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Keir Starmer wants to fix Britain. He’s still working out how. <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-britain-downing-street-schools-rachel-reeves/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/keir-starmer-britain-downing-street-schools-rachel-reeves/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/westminsterinsider" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WestminsterInsider</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/privateinvestment" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Privateinvestment</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/westminsterbubble" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Westminsterbubble</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/electricitygrid" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electricitygrid</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/communications" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Communications</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/infrastructure" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Infrastructure</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/electricity" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Electricity</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/department" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Department</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/innovation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Innovation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/investment" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Investment</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/parliament" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parliament</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/diplomacy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Diplomacy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/education" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Education</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/elections" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/inflation" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Inflation</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/missions" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Missions</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/patients" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Patients</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/services" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Services</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/politics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/finance" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Finance</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/history" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#History</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/netzero" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Netzero</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a>
The Japan Times<p>Sky-high electricity costs, coupled with the piecemeal support successive governments have given to big industrial power user, are said to have made power prices an obstacle to the U.K.'s shift towards cleaner energy. <a href="https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/28/energy/electricity-costs-britain-net-zero/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">japantimes.co.jp/environment/2</span><span class="invisible">025/08/28/energy/electricity-costs-britain-net-zero/?utm_medium=Social&amp;utm_source=mastodon</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>environment</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uk</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>energy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/electricity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>electricity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/coal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coal</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/netzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netzero</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>emissions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fossilfuels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fossilfuels</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/wind" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>wind</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>solar</span></a></p>
Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Meet the very online Tories trying to end the party’s gloom <a href="https://www.politico.eu/article/tories-gen-z-conservatives-uk-nigel-farage-reform-uk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.politico.eu/article/tories-gen-z-conservatives-uk-nigel-farage-reform-uk/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&amp;utm_medium=RSS&amp;utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/westminsterbubble" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Westminsterbubble</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/britishpolitics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Britishpolitics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/infrastructure" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Infrastructure</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/assisteddying" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Assisteddying</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/costofliving" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Costofliving</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/fossilfuels" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fossilfuels</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/immigration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Immigration</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/socialmedia" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SocialMedia</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/parliament" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Parliament</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/elections" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Elections</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/migration" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Migration</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/platforms" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Platforms</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/equality" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Equality</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/northsea" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NorthSea</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/religion" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Religion</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/services" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Services</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/politics" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Politics</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/digital" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#digital</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/farmers" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#farmers</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/netzero" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Netzero</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/crisis" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Crisis</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/energy" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Energy</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/rights" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Rights</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/bonds" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bonds</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/books" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Books</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/islam" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Islam</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://social.espeweb.net/tag/uk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UK</a>
Maude Nificent<p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/GinaRinehart" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GinaRinehart</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/SussanLey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SussanLey</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Liberal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Liberal</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Labor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Labor</span></a> <br><a href="https://aus.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a></p><p>Jason Koutsoukis. The Saturday Paper 23 Aug 2025<br>‘Long may she reign’: How powerful is Gina Rinehart?</p><p>“Back in March, when Coalition strategists still gave themselves half a chance of winning the coming election, Gina Rinehart asked to meet Sussan Ley. </p><p>If the gift link here does not work, and you would like to read more, please let me know<br>…<br>“When Dutton became leader two years earlier, he quickly fell under Rinehart’s sway, flying to Perth just days after taking the Liberal leadership and later adopting much of her policy wish list – especially on nuclear power, public service cuts and attacks on “wokeness”.<br>…</p><p>In a blistering opinion piece this week in Rupert Murdoch’s metropolitan tabloids, she denounced net zero as a threat to industry and the basic functions of daily life. She branded the Paris climate accord as “living standards-destroying”.</p><p>wrt Labor:</p><p>“The optics were clear: while Rinehart has not sought a private audience with Albanese, her companies have a reserved seat under his imprimatur…</p><p>It is a neat division. As a political actor, Rinehart is kept at arms-length – no private audiences, no privileged channel to the prime minister or the kind of closeness she enjoyed with Peter Dutton. As a business owner, however, her company is treated like any other major player in the resources sector…”</p><p>The mining companies, [former treasurer] Swan recalled, never grasped the democratic fact that Australians owned the resources being dug from the ground…</p><p>“As Rinehart presses her campaign against net zero while doubling down on her Trump investments, the question for both sides of politics is no longer whether she matters but rather how much longer they can afford to let her set the terms of the debate.<br>If she succeeds, she won’t just be shaping the Coalition’s platform – she’ll be pulling the centre of Australian politics further to the right than it has been in a generation.”</p><p><a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/21408/Vt3NO1yb" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">thesaturdaypaper.com.au/share/</span><span class="invisible">21408/Vt3NO1yb</span></a></p>
Whiskers 🇦🇺<p>"Yesterday...we made an important decision to abandon <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> target policies...because across regional Australia, and particularly in my electorate of Capricornia, the consequences of Labor’s reckless race to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>renewables</span></a> are already being felt" - <a href="https://aus.social/tags/MichelleLandry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichelleLandry</span></a> Rockhampton LNP MP</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/straya" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>straya</span></a> 🤦‍♂️</p>
News Beep<p>Barnaby Joyce’s net zero repeal bill to be debated, as Labor presses Coalition over climate divide</p><p>Labor will seek to maximise pain over internal Coalition divisions on whether to keep or scrap its net…<br><a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/NewsBeep" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsBeep</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Headlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Headlines</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/AU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AU</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/barnabyjoyce" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>barnabyjoyce</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Climatechange" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Climatechange</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>coalition</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/davidlittleproud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>davidlittleproud</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/Emissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Emissions</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/lnp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>lnp</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/nationals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>nationals</span></a> <a href="https://newsbeep.org/tags/netzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netzero</span></a><br><a href="https://www.newsbeep.com/82643/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">newsbeep.com/82643/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p>
Dennis Bours<p>"Net zero! It’s not even a real thing so why does everyone hate it?" I Love First Dog on the Moon... <br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/aug/25/net-zero-its-not-even-a-real-thing-so-why-does-everyone-hate-it?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Autoposting" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">picture/2025/aug/25/net-zero-its-not-even-a-real-thing-so-why-does-everyone-hate-it?utm_source=mastodon&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=fedica-Autoposting</span></a><br><a href="https://sciences.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/ClimateDebate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDebate</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/Sustainability" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Sustainability</span></a> <a href="https://sciences.social/tags/CarbonPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonPolitics</span></a></p>
Marcus Baynes-Rock<p>One of the problems with net zero<br><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/aug/25/net-zero-its-not-even-a-real-thing-so-why-does-everyone-hate-it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">picture/2025/aug/25/net-zero-its-not-even-a-real-thing-so-why-does-everyone-hate-it</span></a><br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/netzero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>netzero</span></a></p>
EndemicEarthling<p>While I was remembering <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FDotM" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FDotM</span></a> scribblings from last November, Primus Canis himself was making new ones:</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/picture/2025/aug/25/net-zero-its-not-even-a-real-thing-so-why-does-everyone-hate-it" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/commentisfree/</span><span class="invisible">picture/2025/aug/25/net-zero-its-not-even-a-real-thing-so-why-does-everyone-hate-it</span></a></p><p>Key line: "Did you know that since 2001 almost every federal resources minister has gone to work for the fossil fuel industry shortly after leaving parliament?"<br><a href="https://todon.eu/tags/RegulativeCapture" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegulativeCapture</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/DirtyEnergyDirtyPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DirtyEnergyDirtyPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/RevolvingDoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RevolvingDoor</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/corruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>corruption</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>auspol</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ALP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ALP</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/Coalition" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Coalition</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/FossilFuelExports" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FossilFuelExports</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/CarbonAccounting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CarbonAccounting</span></a> <a href="https://todon.eu/tags/ClimateDisruption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateDisruption</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/371796/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/371796/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Energy &amp; Climate Intelligence Unit <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Debate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a></p>
RaymondPierreL3<p>Driving today, I happened to listen to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Parliament" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Parliament</span></a> (I know, stupid thing to do, right?), the reading of a bill to do with renewables or net-zero, and some <a href="https://aus.social/tags/numpty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>numpty</span></a> from the <a href="https://aus.social/tags/LNP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LNP</span></a> mob took the floor to <a href="https://aus.social/tags/debate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>debate</span></a> the bill from (and I quote) an engineering perspective (end-quote). Well…</p><p>He started talking about social licences, then moved on to lack of profitability, dropped a few sentences about offshore wind turbines being an eyesore (who’d wnat to look at them all day from their beach side living rooms? Dear, dear.) and ended up talking about poor marketability… that’s when I switched off. Judging by the content of his speech, he wouldn’t know what <a href="https://aus.social/tags/engineering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>engineering</span></a> is if it smacked in full in the face.</p><p>Are all these anti-renewable dunces complete and utter idiots or are they having us on? The former I think. </p><p>I seriously think that if more of the electorate heard their representatives debating bills and at QT, 80% of these members of Parliament would’nt get back in at the next election. Perhaps we ought to have street corner speakers blarring away for the entire sitting of Parliament (a la North Korea) to wake the electorate. We’d start with the Feds and then State and Territories. We’d only have to do it for a couple of days I reckon.</p><p><a href="https://aus.social/tags/AusPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AusPol</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/Renewables" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Renewables</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://aus.social/tags/ClimateAction" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ClimateAction</span></a></p>
Mark Burton<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.energy/@drsimevans" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>drsimevans</span></a></span> <br>However, "This is not a statement of government policy."<br><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/BuildingsEmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BuildingsEmissions</span></a></p>
UK<p><a href="https://www.europesays.com/uk/365773/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="">europesays.com/uk/365773/</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> Energy &amp; Climate Intelligence Unit <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Britain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Britain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/climate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>climate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Debate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Debate</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Energy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Energy</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/England" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>England</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/GreatBritain" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GreatBritain</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NetZero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NetZero</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/NorthernIreland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NorthernIreland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Scotland" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Scotland</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UK" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UK</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/UnitedKingdom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedKingdom</span></a> <a href="https://pubeurope.com/tags/Wales" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Wales</span></a></p>
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