Quick Climate Links: John Pettigrew on climate floods in Nicholls; Struggle for the Seat of NIcholls heats up; Nicholls the worst affected electorate in Australia

President of the Goulburn Valley Environment Group, John Pettigrew (pictured), argues for leadership to help Australians navigate the climate crisis. Mr Pettigrew was interviewed by the ABC about the flooding in Nicholls and the fact that some 25% of homes in Shepparton will be uninsurable in the story - "Climate Council finds 25pc of homes in Nicholls electorate will be uninsurable by 2030 as flood risk climbs". And Nicholls remains in the news via the "Full Story" podcast from The Guardian. Other Quick Climate Links for today are: "Big Ideas Into Action #49: the IPCC reports on climate change"; "Climate Change and Ecological Collapse in Yellowstone National Park"; "Please talk me out of a grim climate crisis analysis and forecast"; "5 Ways to Build an Equitable Ocean Economy"; "5 Ways to Cut Oil and Gas Use Through Clean Transportation"; "In Hunter, where coal is king, a Labor heartland seat faces a strong Coalition challenge"; "Trauma, disbelief and plenty of ideas shared at NSW flood inquiry hearing in Lismore"; "‘Not a plan’: Cannon-Brookes, AGL chief clash over future of Australian energy giant"; "Cannon-Brookes puts his money where his mouth is to try to derail AGL’s grand plan"; "What Regions Need On The Path To Net Zero"; "The $150 Billion Road Electric School Buses Can Ride To Create American Jobs And Protect Kids’ Health"; "McArthur River Mine representatives sat on government tender panel that chose new independent monitor"; "Europe should levy a high tariff on Russian energy"; "How Europe’s biomass appetite is harming the US south"; "Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they’re at risk from human activity"; "How our bushfire-proof house design could help people flee rather than risk fighting the flames"; "It was a toxic wasteland. Now it’s a national park.": "In India, Summer Heat May Soon Be Literally Unbearable"; "Temperatures break monthly records in India as heat wave scorches region"; "Dust-Thunderstorm/Rain Predicted during Eid Holidays"; "Integrating attribution with adaptation for unprecedented future heatwaves"; "Actionable Climate Science for policymakers": "Where Lawns Are Outlawed (and Dug Up, and Carted Away)": "Colorado River Reservoirs Are So Low, Government Will Delay Releases"; "Biden Administration Begins $3 Billion Plan for Electric Car Batteries"; "How phantom forests are used for greenwashing"; "I’m a Fashion Editor, and I Shop at the Dump"; "Can the warming ocean supply the world’s meat?"; "Better Cotton brings together global fashion brands to ensure cotton traceability"; "‘We cannot afford greenwashing’ UN Secretary-General warns at Net-Zero Expert Group meeting"; "India and Pakistan heatwave is 'testing the limits of human survivability,' expert says". Enjoy "Music for a Warming World". Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/climateconversations