Murray Watt says ‘it’s not the government’s intention to stop old growth logging’ as Greens and academics press for total haltSign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter hereThe Albanese government is being urged to end old growth logging “at a minimum” in order to meet a 2035 emissions reduction target recommended by the Climate Change Authority.Australia’s most respected forest scientists, Prof David Lindenmayer, of the Australian National University, has also written to the authority questioning why it did not go further in its advice and recommend an end to all native forest logging.Sign up to get climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s Clear Air column as a free newsletter Continue reading…
Observations from the Little Bunker
Last updated: October 16, 2025 04:11 AM
Atmospheric CO₂
424.4 ppm
+18.2
ppm/year
Atmospheric CH₄
1933.54 ppb
+12.29
ppb/year
Global Temperature
+1.48 °C
Peak: +1.73°C
World Population
8.1 billion
+67
million/year