March 2023

March 1, 1954 – Lucky Dragon incident gives the world the word “fall out”

March 1 – On journalism, climate and “nobody wants to delve too deeply” – interview with Pete Watts

March 2, 2009 –  Washington DC coal plant gets blockaded

March 3, 1990 – Energy efficiency could save billions a year, Australian government told (says ‘whatevs’).

March 4, 1998 – The Australian Greenhouse Office gets a boss…

March 4, 2003 – “Luntz memo” exposes Bush climate strategy 

March 4, 2023 –Letter in FT: Global carbon price call is a classic delaying tactic

March 5, 2011 – Australian “wingnuts are coming out of the woodwork”

March 6, 1992 – #survival emissions versus outright denial

March 7, 1988 – “We are ratcheting ourselves to a new warmer climate” 

March 7, 2001 – CNN unintentionally reveals deep societal norms around democracy

March 8 – International Women’s Day – what is feminist archival practice?

March 9, 2009 – Scientist tries to separate fact from denialist fiction

March 10, 2010 – ABC chairman gives stupid speech to staff

March 11, 1969 – NASA explains need to monitor C02 build-up to politicians

March 12, 1963 – first ever carbon dioxide build-up conference

March 13, 1992 – Australian climate advocates try to get government to see sense… (fail, obvs).

March 14, 1997 – Australian senator predicts climate issue will be gone in ten years…

March 15, 1956 – scientist explains climate change to US senators

March 16, 1973 –  North Sea Oil for the people?! (Nope)

March 17, 1976 – UK Weather boss dismisses climate change as “grossly exaggerated”

March 18, 1958 – Military man spots carbon dioxide problem

March 19, 1998 – industry cautiously welcoming emissions trading…

March 20, 1987 – The “sustainable development” Brundtland Report was released

March 21, 1768 – Joseph Fourier born

March 22, 1960 – US Television warning of carbon dioxide build up, courtesy Athelstan Spilhaus…

March 23, 1993 – UK “The Prospects for Coal” White Paper published.

March 24, 2010 – Scientists explain another bad thing on the horizon, this time on soil.

March 25, 2013 – Australian Department of Climate Change axed

March 26, 1993 – UK government to ratify climate treaty

March 27, 1966 – The “Conservation Society” to be launched

March 28, 2017 – Heartland Institute spamming science teachers

March 29, 1993 – C02 Disposal symposium takes place in Oxford

March 30, 1983-  EPA sea level rise conference

March 30, 2005 – The Millennium Ecosystems  Report is launched.

March 31, 1998 – two business-friendly climate events in UK and Australia