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Slowly moving ideas here as a summary of work, sort of a weird timeline.

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PS Photoshop
AE After Effects

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Some twitter hashes
#auspol #climateAction #emmissionsGap

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DRAFT:
"Can animation be a good way to change thoughts? Would it be better if it was interactive?"

NOTE
Not concise enough and different from the assignment

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After the project is done to a reasonable level, I want to conduct a user test ※ to see if their thoughts had changed.

※Criteria:

Participants self-rated short answers: feelings & thought about the topic, compassion etc

still need to think of Q's

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The name: a while back there was this whole issue about chlorofluorocarbons (used in fridges, etc) causing a "hole in the atmosphere".

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Somewhat anthropomorphized cartoon characters with as little features as possible. Perhaps they're not expressive enough

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A really ridiculous situation to start off each EP

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Pretend video thumbnail for the river on fire topic -->

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Natural gas or fracking?

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A RIVER ON FIRE! Gas explodes from Australian river near fracking site.

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【NEWS】APR'16 Of course it's not fracking

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【NEWS】APR'16 Of course it's not fracking

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But it sure makes for a good story
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/24/river-on-fire-in-greens-mps-video-is-natural-not-fracking-says-csiro

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HP website on ocean plastics characterized as a monster

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Break Down The Beast | HP Recyclable Cartridges

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Our monster plastic problem is growing by the minute. Find out how HP are breaking down the beast, turning plastic waste into recyclable cartridges.

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【REF】JAN'19: Joined a Climate Change Discussion group

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【REF】JAN'19: Joined a Climate Change Discussion group

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Very strange both sided discussions.

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''While the federal government says it's on track to meet emissions targets, new figures show pollution continues to climb" SBS 2018

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Ahead of the start of climate talks in Poland next week, the latest report shows Australia's greenhouse emissions are at their highest level since 2011.

The National Greenhouse Gas Inventory figures for the June quarter show total emissions were the equivalent of 533.7 million tonnes, up 5.1 per cent since the carbon price was abolished in June 2014.

However, while emissions from the production, processing, transport, storage, transmission and distribution of coal, crude oil and natural gas increased by 5.2 per cent over the year to June 2018, there was a 2.8 per cent fall in emissions from the electricity sector.

This was due to an increase in the use of renewable energy in the national electricity market.

Transport sector emissions increased 2.6 per cent over the year to June 2018, mainly due to higher use of diesel fuel.

Environment Minister Melissa Price, who will attend the United Nations COP24 conference in Katowice, said the figures showed Australia was on track to beat its 2020 emissions reduction target.

"These results were driven by stronger than-expected growth in LNG production for export, with volumes increasing by 18.4 per cent," she said in a statement on Friday.

"Our LNG exports have the potential to save importing countries 130 million tonnes of emissions per year."

Australian Conservation Foundation economist Matt Rose said it was the steepest increase in emissions in a quarter since 2004.

"Australia is smashing climate pollution records and doing it in a canter," Mr Rose said.

"Unfortunately, the Morrison government has no policies to address this pollution blowout."

Ms Price will underline Australia's commitment to a 2030 target of a 26-28 per cent cut in climate pollution against 2005 levels.

However, Mr Rose said there was no sign Australia would meet its 2030 commitment under current policy.

Labor climate spokesman Mark Butler said the government could no longer say the Paris target would be met "in a canter", as it was expressed by Prime Minister Scott Morrison this week.

"The government's own data doesn't lie."

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'Pollution blowout': Australian emissions hit seven-year high

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Ahead of the start of climate talks in Poland next week, the latest report shows Australia's greenhouse emissions are at their highest level since 2011. The National Greenhouse Gas Inventory figures for the June quarter show total emissions were the equivalent of 533.7 million tonnes, up 5.1 per cent since the carbon price was abolished in June 2014.

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Trying to reach an emissions target but of course the data vis lies

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"We're going to be meet Paris in a canter" †‡

† Mainly by using an accounting trick, (something missed in the @FinancialReview graphic this morning. Version with 'Climate solution package' in context below)
‡ And by splashing $3.5bn (including on $2bn on on ERF) 

#auspol https://t.co/2PGvWdDqnV

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"We're going to be meet Paris in a canter" †‡

† Mainly by using an accounting trick, (something missed in the @FinancialReview graphic this morning. Version with 'Climate solution package' in context below)
‡ And by splashing $3.5bn (including on $2bn on on ERF) 

#auspol https://t.co/2PGvWdDqnV

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"We're going to be meet Paris in a canter" †‡

† Mainly by using an accounting trick, (something missed in the @FinancialReview graphic this morning. Version with 'Climate solution package' in context below)
‡ And by splashing $3.5bn (including on $2bn on on ERF) #auspol pic.twitter.com/2PGvWdDqnV
— Dylan McConnell (@dylanjmcconnell) February 25, 2019

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"We're going to be meet Paris in a canter" †‡

† Mainly by using an accounting trick, (something missed in the @FinancialReview graphic this morning. Version with 'Climate solution package' in context below)
‡ And by splashing $3.5bn (including on $2bn on on ERF) 

#auspol https://t.co/2PGvWdDqnV

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"We're going to be meet Paris in a canter" †‡

† Mainly by using an accounting trick, (something missed in the @FinancialReview graphic this morning. Version with 'Climate solution package' in context below)
‡ And by splashing $3.5bn (including on $2bn on on ERF) 

#auspol https://t.co/2PGvWdDqnV

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"We're going to be meet Paris in a canter" †‡

† Mainly by using an accounting trick, (something missed in the @FinancialReview graphic this morning. Version with 'Climate solution package' in context below)
‡ And by splashing $3.5bn (including on $2bn on on ERF) 

#auspol https://t.co/2PGvWdDqnV

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<- related to the graph here. The article is apparently biased in the sense that it says AUS meet their emissions targets

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The biggest component will be the revival of the emissions reduction fund, which is budget money used effectively to purchase carbon dioxide emissions.

The fund has about $250 million left and was not funded beyond 2020. Mr Morrison will commit another $2 billion at $200 million a year, between 2020 and 2030. The fund will be renamed the Climate Solutions Fund and its remit will be broad.

As well, the Prime Minister is expected to unveil up to $1.5 billion in other environmental measures, taking the total to be committed today to around $3.5 billion.

The Climate Solutions Fund will be available for numerous uses ranging from paying farmers to revegetate degraded land and drought-proof their farms, to subsidising small businesses to install energy efficiency lighting and equipment.

Local councils could be helped with waste reduction and recycling initiatives, including greenhouse gas abatement from landfill, while remote Indigenous communities could be supported in reducing bushfire risk.

The policy follows a push by moderates in the aftermath of the Wentworth byelection in October. Progressive Liberal voters, angry at the dumping of Malcolm Turnbull by the hard right due ostensibly to his pursuit of emissions reduction in the energy sector, rounded on the party and elected independent Kerryn Phelps.

Moderates were rattled and warned Liberal seats with similar economically conservative but socially progressive demographics could also fall at the general election, expected in May.

Mr Abbott's seat of Warringah is a prime example. His independent challenger Zali Steggall lists climate change as the key point of difference between her and the former prime minister.

At the same time, some moderates are agitating internally against plans by Energy Minister Angus Taylor to underwrite new coal-fired power.

Mr Morrison will be hoping the climate policy takes the fight to Labor on climate change. Labor's Paris target is 45 per cent.

Last year Labor dumped the concept of an economy-wide price on carbon and also announced a policy of direct action measures in the energy sector. This included underwriting clean power generation and $2000 rebate for 100,000 home battery systems for households on combined annual incomes of less than $180,000.

It remains open to implementing the National Energy Guarantee, the policy that ended Mr Turnbull's career, but only if the Coalition changes its mind.

But it left open imposing a baseline and credit scheme on the 350 biggest polluters, ranging from manufacturing to LNG production. Trade-exposed, emissions-intensive companies which would lose out to international competitors would be given exemptions.

Labor has previously signalled, too, that the transport sector would also have to do its bit to reach an economy-wide emissions reduction target of 45 per cent on 2005 levels by 2030. Labor is working on emissions standards for petrol and diesel vehicles as well as policies to prepare for an anticipated rush towards electric cars over the next decade.

Agriculture is likely to have land-clearing restrictions reimposed.

Mr Morrison will say today that his policy is superior because no one has to give anything up.

"We acknowledge and accept the challenge of addressing climate change, but we do so with cool heads, not just impassioned hearts," he will say.

"Our approach is to take care of our environment but also take responsibility to ensure we acknowledge, understand and manage the consequences of our decisions."

He will say Labor's 45 per cent target "requires more than three times the amount of emissions reduction by 2030, compared with our government's sensible and achievable target".

"Sure you can have higher targets. But they come at a tremendous cost. A cost far worse than the carbon tax Labor said they wouldn't introduce, but they did and our government had to abolish.

"Labor runs around the country telling industries and businesses they will be exempted. But if that is true then they have no hope of meeting their targets. Their targets depend on shutting industries and businesses down."

Mr Morrison will note Australia's 2030 target is the equivalent of reducing emissions per capita by around 50 per cent, which is one of the largest reductions of any G20 country.

"In terms of the emissions intensity of our economy, our effort is even greater a reduction of up to 64 per cent below 2005 levels by 2030,"' he will say.

"So our target is no slouch. We are playing our part. But nor is it reckless."

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Coalition to announce $3.5b environment policy including climate 'solution' fund

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The biggest component will be the revival of the emissions reduction fund, which is budget money used effectively to purchase carbon dioxide emissions. The fund has about $250 million left and was not funded beyond 2020. Mr Morrison will commit another $2 billion at $200 million a year, between 2020 and 2030.

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https://www.wikihow.com/Write-Satire-About-Current-Events

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Who is to blame?

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Updated January 15, 2019 16:13:28

Fish experts have said the mass die-off of fish in the Darling River could result in lower native fish stocks in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria.

Up to a million Murray cod have died across a 40-kilometre stretch of river at Menindee, near Broken Hill, with the New South Wales State Government confirming another fish kill has occurred at Lake Hume.

Previous research has found much of the Murray Darling Basin's native fish population comes from the Menindee Lakes and the lower Darling River.

Some of the fish killed off in the mass fish death are already endangered species of Murray cod and silver perch.

RecFish SA executive director, Danny Simpson, said the Lakes are the "engine room" for fish breeding, particularly the golden perch.

"Fish die-offs such as this, which are extremely large, have the potential to really have a detrimental impact on recreational fishing in this state," Mr Simpson said.

"The water management practices of some upstream areas really need to change immediately so that we don't have these die-offs occurring in the future."

Freshwater fish ecologist Lee Baumgartner said it would take a number of years before the impacts on other states could be estimated.

"In certain years the Darling has a really big influence ... but not every year," Dr Baumgartner said.

"If this year was a really strong year, where fish were going to breed in the Darling, it could have a really big impact.

"In 2012 there was a really big fish kill event which had a big impact for a few years but the fish recovered fairly quickly, within five years we saw fish communities coming back."

Water policy reform suggested

The Federal Department of Environment and Energy said the crippling drought conditions in the area had affected water temperatures in the river and sparked the algal bloom.

Numerous experts have called the fish deaths a preventable catastrophe.

Australian National University professor, John Williams, co-authored a paper on the health of the Murray-Darling Basin.

He said too much water is being removed from the northern Basin and irrigators need to reduce their take by 40 per cent.

"Any water management policy must be able to deal with the conditions we currently have, and clearly the policy is not doing that," Professor Williams said.

"The Murray Darling Basin Plan (MDBP) has not removed water back to the environment in sufficient amounts to actually keep the river flowing so we avoid these conditions."

Federal Minister for Agriculture and Water Resources, David Littleproud, proposed using $5 million for a native fish recovery strategy and will seek agreement for the money to come from Murray-Darling Basin funds.

Professor Williams said fish deaths will continue to occur until flow regime is corrected.

"We've got some very difficult times ahead. We need to stop what we're doing and audit what's going on in this water reform process," he said.

The NSW Irrigator Council chief executive, Luke Simpkins, said a 40 per cent reduction in water uptake for NSW irrigators would "destroy" the cotton industry.

"Already our people have suffered greatly as a result of the drought," he said.

"A lot of people have a go at cotton but the reality is people are working within their license conditions given to the farmers by Water NSW."

Mr Simpkins also took a stab at the MDBP before he hopefully pleaded for rain.

"On the environmental side people are saying the plan isn't working ... and where farmers are using irrigation people are saying it's not working either," he said.

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First posted January 15, 2019 15:05:22

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Darling River mass fish kill could impact other states

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Updated January 15, 2019 16:13:28 Fish experts have said the mass die-off of fish in the Darling River could result in lower native fish stocks in South Australia, Queensland and Victoria. Up to a million Murray cod have died across a 40-kilometre stretch of river at Menindee, near Broken Hill, with the New South Wales State Government confirming another fish kill has occurred at Lake Hume.

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What a cool data vis

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UN Environment's 2018 Emissions Gap Report takes a close look at the pledges that countries have made to reduce their emissions.

It calculates how far those pledges will go to prevent dangerous levels of warming, and it shows just how much more action is needed to keep us on a safe path. So what will happen to greenhouse gas emissions in the future? It all depends on how much countries choose to do to reduce their emissions. Scientists have modeled a number of scenarios, taking into account the climate pledges - known as "nationally determined contributions," or NDCs - that countries committed to in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.

To keep global warming well below 2°C, global greenhouse gas emissions will have to peak by 2020, and decline rapidly thereafter. At the moment, our greenhouse gas emissions show no sign of peaking. In fact, after holding steady from 2014 to 2016, global emissions went up again last year. But there's reason for hope. If we act together - and if we act quickly - then it's still possible for us to prevent dangerous levels of warming. All countries, whether developed or developing, have a role to play in this fight. And the good news is that it's possible to reduce emissions without sacrificing economic growth.

All countries need to work to bring down their emissions, but the biggest impacts will come from the top four emitters - China, the United States, the European Union, and India - which together account for more than 56% of all the greenhouse gases that were emitted over the last decade. If we act quickly, it's still possible for us to meet the Paris Agreement's more ambitious goal of limiting warming to 1.5ºC.

Even if countries follow through on all of their "unconditional" climate pledges, the planet's average temperature will probably still rise by about 3.2°C by the end of this century, well beyond the goal of Paris Agreement. So where to go from here? The message is clear: countries will need to be much bolder in their climate commitments if we are to avoid crippling levels of climate change. They will also need to put in place smart domestic policies that can translate those commitments into real progress on the ground.

We have a lot to do, but the good news is that we're already learning what works.

Ambitious policies that kickstart and sustain innovation can go a long way towards helping us close the emissions gap. Governments can lead the way by actively supporting innovation and shaping markets for new emissions-cutting technologies. Such policies can have an enormous impact, as we've seen with solar panels.

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Visual feature: The Emissions Gap Report

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This year has seen some outstanding progress in the fight to protect the climate, with impressive commitments from cities, countries, and companies around the world. But the truth is, there is still a big gap between what we need to do and what we're actually doing to prevent dangerous levels of climate change.

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Zero Waste living is uh, weird
She keeps mentioning toxics in normal tap water?

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My Furniture-Free Minimalist Apartment Tour

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“Australians should rightly ask whether allocating more money to the emissions reduction fund at this time will mean more cash for big industrial players to burn coal, oil and gas,”

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Emissions reduction fund to pay for fossil fuel plant that would be built anyway

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Exclusive: miner Gold Fields to get $1m from Coalition fund for gas power plant for its Western Australian mine

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Perhaps composited in AE. There looks like CC Ray effect. Rigged lil boii

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Some frames are painted on glass for special effect

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【STYLE REF】Parody of the very hungry caterpillar

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【STYLE REF】Parody of the very hungry caterpillar

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Very nice textures!
Looks like some inverse kinematic tool was used. Can probably replicate with a PS character in AE

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Fish Diversity and Abundance on Subsea Infrastructure

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Makes videos about Our Changing Climate.

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environment "video essay" "climate change"

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Our Changing Climate is a weekly video essay series that investigates humanity's relationship to the natural world.

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Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

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Office in the Ocean: Artificial Reef Team - Texas Parks and Wildlife [Official]

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Office in the Ocean A profile of two biologists working with Texas Parks and Wildlife's Artificial Reef Team. This story takes place on a ship in the Gulf of Mexico as biologists inspect and check up on some of the artificial reefs they've created.

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https://skepticalscience.com/Welcome-to-Skeptical-Science.html

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sO76q932VOo

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Zero Waste Is Not the Only Solution - 4 Tips to Have a Bigger Impact

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https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=2826336434058158&set=a.169413866417108&type=3&theater&ifg=1

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https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/feb/18/the-lights-go-on-and-off-in-the-environment-ministers-office-but-no-ones-there