The U.S. podcast "Rigged" tells us about the disinformation that nation is living with, and through.

It's just day one of the Australian federal election campaign and already I'm exhausted - the election has been set for Saturday, May 21.

Other Quick Climate Links for today are:

"Michelle Grattan: An election fought on the political low ground";

"Wood and Gassco partner with European energy supplies";

"Nuclear and renewables to spearhead UK energy security";

"India joint venture aims to produce green hydrogen at scale";

"Lhyfe and wpd Offshore plan 600MW green hydrogen site";

"Acting on climate" - David Pocock;

"In an election following years of disasters, Australians need more than campaign trail soundbites";

"Fireproof Australia: who are the radical Extinction Rebellion splinter group?";

"‘This is an emergency’: Australia’s extreme weather crises spark anger at climate inaction";

"In Chablis vineyards, fear grows that destructive frosts may become the norm";

"Welcome to Climate 200";

"Hysteria, hyperbole, hubris and denial are driving foreign and defence policy";

"Rio Tinto investors vote against financial statements in climate protest";

"The Ukraine war reveals the biggest problem with humanity's approach to climate change";

"An overlooked danger of climate change";

"Marchons, marchons! Defenders of climate and social justice rally across France";

"One Last Climate Warning in New IPCC Report: ‘Now or Never’";

"Environmentalists in Chile Are Hoping to Replace the Country’s Pinochet-Era Legal Framework With an ‘Ecological Constitution’";

"Texas A&M Shut Down a Major Climate Change Modeling Center in February After a ‘Default’ by Its Chinese Partner";

"Coastal Commission Votes to Move Forward with Humboldt Offshore Wind Exploration";

"Opinion: The Senate’s climate change inaction ought to be the scandal of the century";

"Climate change protest prompts large police presence in DTLA; Activists chain themselves to doors of Chase Bank";

"'Swallowing a toad': Progressives warm to Manchin's fossil fuel demands to clinch climate package";

"Extinction Rebellion stages mass protest in central London";

"Show your support for climate action with animal posters!";

"Top economists care about climate change more than any other election issue";

"Rio Tinto investors vote against financial statements in climate protest";

"We can't just abandon our Pacific neighbours to the climate crisis";

"Businesses in the Hunter want more from politicians than a fear campaign about job losses in the coal industry";

"‘Simply put, they are lying’: Businesses all talk on climate action";

"Anthony Albanese speaks to SBS as federal election campaign formally begins";

"Scott Morrison speaks to SBS after setting date for federal election";

"One issue matters more to top economists than any other this election: climate change";

"How climate-friendly is an electric car? It all comes down to where you live".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

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