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The UK has enormous capacity to increase its energy supply from offshore wind. Australia too has vast potential for wind and solar power
Wherever you are on the planet, the last 12 months have been very difficult.
In seeking the strongest economic recovery from the pandemic, it is understandable that many on the centre-right in particular want to focus on boosting existing industries. But when it comes to the energy sources of the future, investing in coal power would be an expensive mistake, not just for the environment but for the economy too.
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The UK is adding jobs in the low carbon sector ... Australia too can create thousands of jobs
Continue reading...Australian Conservation Foundation calls for reform to tackle Australia’s declining environment funding ahead of this year’s budget
The proportion of federal budget spending on environment and climate programs has fallen by nearly a third since the Coalition was elected eight years ago, according to a new conservation group analysis.
The Australian Conservation Foundation found that for every $100 spent in last year’s budget just 37 cents was spent protecting the environment and 16 cents on addressing the climate crisis.
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Continue reading...Taps are now shut off two days a week, and worse is to come unless action is taken on climate crisis
Taiwan’s Sun Moon Lake is so low that parts of it have dried and turned to grass. Jetties that normally float are sprawled awkwardly on dry land, and tour boats are crowded at the tail ends of pontoons still in the water.
Usually one of the island’s most famous tourist destinations, the lake has recently become a star of a different kind. Following the worst drought in 56 years, it is now famous for all the wrong reasons. These days, Instagram influencers photograph themselves posing in a dust-coloured, dinghy half-buried in a cracked and cratered lakebed.
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Continue reading...Energy experts believe weaning fossil-fuel industries off the rebate would push heavy industry towards using renewables
Weaning fossil-fuel industries off diesel fuel rebates could save Australian taxpayers $7.8bn a year, a move energy experts say would accelerate heavy industry’s pivot towards using renewables.
Winding back old schemes like the diesel excise rebate was the next best measure should Australia fail to develop a carbon price policy, said Tony Wood, director of the energy and climate change program at the Grattan Institute.
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Continue reading...After the recent acquittal of climate activists by a crown court jury, it’s clear public sentiment is on their side
In the face of resistance by juries, surely there is a strong case to halt all the pending trials of Extinction Rebellion activists? With nearly a thousand trials still waiting to be heard in the courts, six members of the group were recently acquitted at Southwark crown court in XR’s second trial by a jury.
They had been charged with criminal damage against the oil giant Shell, yet the jury decided that all six were not guilty, despite the judge ruling that only one had any kind of defence in law.
Lord Hain is a former Labour cabinet minister and anti-apartheid campaigner
Continue reading...Children and young adults around the world are demanding action from governments on global heating and the ecological crisis
Sofia Oliveira is one of six young Portuguese people who have filed a lawsuit against 33 countries with the European court of human rights, demanding that governments do more to reduce emissions and safeguard their future physical and mental wellbeing. Last October the Strasbourg-based court granted the case priority status.
Continue reading...Demand for metals used in solar panels, wind turbines and batteries is outstripping supply
High mineral prices could delay the global transition to clean energy as the demand for metals in solar panels, wind turbines and batteries outstrips supply, the International Energy Agency has warned.
A lack of investment in new mines risks substantially increasing the cost of producing clean energy technologies and hampering the effort to meet the world’s climate goals, the IEA says in its new report The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions.
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Continue reading...Energy minister Angus Taylor will confirm the new funding, including up to $32m to support the Golden Beach project in Gippsland
The Morrison government will allocate another $58.6m to “gas-fired recovery” measures in Tuesday’s budget and is continuing to hold out the prospect of building a new power plant in the Hunter Valley despite experts questioning the need for it.
The energy minister, Angus Taylor, will confirm on Friday new funding to support gas infrastructure projects, including a short-term loan of up to $32m to support early works for the Golden Beach gas production and storage project in Gippsland in Victoria.
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Continue reading...Fossil fuels, cattle and rotting waste produce greenhouse gas responsible for 30% of global heating
Slashing methane emissions is vital to tackling the climate crisis and rapidly curbing the extreme weather already hitting people across the world today, according to a new UN report.
In 2020 there was a record rise in the amount of the powerful greenhouse gas emitted by the fossil fuel industry, cattle and rotting waste. Cutting it is the strongest action available to slow global heating in the near term, Inger Andersen, the UN’s environment chief, said.
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Continue reading...Electrification of cars and home boilers best choice to fight the climate crisis, say scientists
Using hydrogen-based fuels for cars and home heating risks locking in a dependency on fossil fuels and failing to tackle the climate crisis, according to a new analysis.
Fuels produced from hydrogen can be used as straight replacements for oil and gas and can be low-carbon, if renewable electricity is used to produce these “e-fuels”. However, the research found that using the electricity directly to power cars and warm houses was far more efficient.
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