Dr Peter Ridd, Jordan Dittloff & Catherine Blaiklock with Mike Ryan on The Country Telegraph.

Environmental Damage caused by Renewables & National Climate Risk Assessment Report with Dr Peter Ridd, Adjunct Fellow IPA, Geophysicist.

The report paints a dire picture for all - including natural environment and Agriculture

Risk to the natural environment is expected to be severe by 2050.
Important ecosystems and species will be lost by the middle of the century. At 3°C warming, species will be forced to move, adapt to the new conditions or die out. Some 40% to 70% of native plant species are at risk.
Ocean heatwaves and rising acidity, as well as changes to ocean currents, will massively alter the marine ecosystems around Australia and Antarctica. Coral bleaching in the east and west will occur more frequently and recovery will take longer.

Ocean warming and acidification also degrades macroalgae forests (such as kelp) and seagrasses. Freshwater ecosystems will be further strained by rainfall changes and more frequent droughts.

Loss of biodiversity will threaten food security, cultural values and public health. The changes will disrupt the cultural practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their connection to Country.

By 2050, risks to the primary industries and food systems will be high to very high. This increases food security risks nationwide.

Variable rainfall and extreme heat will challenge agriculture, reducing soil moisture and crop yields. Farming communities will face water security threats.

Hotter climates and increased fire-weather risks threaten forestry operations. Fisheries and aquaculture are likely to decline in productivity due to increased marine temperatures, ocean acidity and storm activity.

The livestock sector will face increased heat stress across a greater area. At 3ºC warming, more than 61% of Australia will experience at least 150 days a year above the heat-stress threshold for European beef cattle.
Biosecurity pressures will increase.

Rainfall changes and hotter temperatures are expected to help spread of pests and diseases.

Dr Peter Ridd is a geophysicist with over 100 publications and 35 years' experience working on the Great Barrier Reef and developed a wide range of world-first optical and electronic instruments for measuring environmental conditions near corals and other ecosystems.

He was head of Physics at James Cook University for over a decade before being fired, in 2018, for questioning the quality assurance systems used by reef science institutions. He is an Adjunct Fellow of the Institute of Public Affairs.

Victorian Statewide Treaty Bill and its impacts with Jordan Dittloff, Libertarian Advocate For Capitalism & Civil Liberties: Free Speech, Free Humans, Free Money.

Jordan Dittloff is a law graduate and works in civil litigation. Formerly Federal Secretary of the Libertarian Party, Jordan worked to help guide the party through the challenges of constitutional and structural reform, and the adoption of its new party name. Jordan maintains a keen interest in policy and in legislation before the parliament.

Illegal Halal Slaughter with Catherine Blaiklock, Founder of the Brexit Party.

Catherine Blaiklock was UKIP economics spokesman and Founder of The Brexit Party. Nigel Farage considers her 'too based' because speaks her mind and will not be shut up as many in Reform are. She has worked all over the world in big and small business.

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