Climate News: Australian Government walking 'both sides of the street; Emma Bacon calls for cooler rentral properties; Taylor Swift buys her way out of carbon trouble

Chris Bowen (pictured) Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister is walking "both sides of the street" with his response to the climate crisis - "COP28 makes headway on renewable energy transition"; "Kids at risk from dangerously hot homes" - Sweltering Cities executive officer, Emma Bacon. "Direct air capture: An expensive, dangerous distraction from real climate solutions"; "Taylor Swift is the world’s most carbon polluting celebrity"; "New Zealand's new government sworn in, parliament expected to open next week"; "Government quietly defunds transport climate work"; "Tracking emissions by country and sector"; "The planet’s population will get to 10.4 billion – then drop. Here’s when we reach peak human"; "The COP28 climate agreement is a step backwards on fossil fuels"; "Four Takeaways From the COP28 Climate Summit"; "COP28 makes headway on renewable energy transition"'; "Diablo Canyon, the last remaining nuclear power plant in California, gets a lifeline"; "With forests in peril, she’s on a mission to save ‘mother trees’"; "Is climate-friendly flying possible? Biden administration places a big wager."; "This seasoned electrician is helping to build a clean energy workforce"; "The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) phenomenon contributes significantly to seasonal climate fluctuations in many regions of the globe, often with social and economic implications for human populations and the environment."; "At COP28, Vanuatu and Tuvalu lead the call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty to address climate crisis"; "Nuclear expert Mycle Schneider on the COP28 pledge to triple nuclear energy production: ‘Trumpism enters energy policy"; "Direct air capture: An expensive, dangerous distraction from real climate solutions"; "Starmer’s £28bn green pledge is a vote winner. Labour must ignore Tory attacks and keep the faith"; "A Gallery of Hope: Art + Climate"; "Record-setting storm wallops East Coast with flooding, high winds"; "Taylor Swift is the world’s most carbon polluting celebrity"; "Heroic flood rescues as town evacuation postponed"; "Planting pine or native forest for carbon capture isn’t the only choice – NZ can have the best of both"; "From laggard to leader? Why Australia must phase out fossil fuel exports, starting now"; "North Queensland’s record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what’s to come under climate change"; "Who Gets the Water in California? Whoever Gets There First."; "When the heat hits, inland waters look inviting. Here’s how we can help people swim safely at natural swimming spots"; "Rich countries are desperate to convince us their hollow Cop28 deal is a triumph. They’re lying"; "Uncounted Emissions: The Hidden Cost of Fossil Fuel Exports"; "Fossil Fuel Ideologues Are Desperate to Keep Coal Alive, No Matter the Costs"; "Private landholders control 60% of the Australian continent – so let’s get them involved in nature protection"; "Alan Kohler: When the world burns, China will be driving the fire engine"; "Inside the world's first reactor that will power Earth using the same nuclear reaction as the Sun"; "Buried under the ice"; "What Would It Take to Degrow the Economy?"; "Shock and dismay as Cyclone Jasper defies expectations to inundate far north Queensland"; "‘It will be a tough ask’: Stricken town’s plea for help as flood rescue drags on"; "The planet is warming so fast, it could cross a key climate limit in 2024"; "Billionaires Are Bad for Us" - George Monbiot.