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Alan Kohler: Dire labour shortage warrants moratorium on fossil fuel export projects
Alan Kohler Mar 28, 2024, updated Mar 27, 2024 When there’s full employment, as there is now, projects that are approved to create jobs can’t do that – they divert labour from somewhere else. This means, among other things, that the whole reason for politicians to approve coal mines and gas projects has evaporated. Not…
Read MoreScientists devise a new, relatable measure of climate change: “outdoor days”
Their climate forecast: The Global North will gain outdoor days, while the the Global South will lose them. By Sarah DeWeerdt March 26, 2024 inAnthropocene Climate change will bring more days of pleasant weather to the Global North while subtracting from the tally of nice days in the Global South, according to a new study.…
Read MoreEni to review plans for carbon-intensive Verus gas field to minimise ‘environmental footprint’
ABC Rural / By Daniel Fitzgerald Posted Yesterday at 8:21am In short: Italian company Eni says it is reviewing plans to develop a new gas field in the Timor Sea to reduce its environmental footprint. The gas field has a very high carbon dioxide content, making it environmentally risky and expensive to develop. What’s next? Eni has put…
Read MoreNAB recognised as Australia’s leading bank for project finance to the global renewable energy sector
NAB’s renewable energy lending book shows continued growth for global renewable projects as the bank completes its 200th renewable energy transaction with Squadron Energy. The milestone brings NAB’s committed renewable energy project funding to $16.8 billion since 2003. A track record that has seen NAB recognised as Australia’s leading bank for project finance to the…
Read MoreIf we properly priced death caused by carbon emissions, we might get to net zero a lot quicker
Figure 3. Allocated SCCMRs for the items ‘annualized personal transport alternatives’. Source: Rose, BJ, 2023 Social Cost of Carbon Mortality Rate (SCCMR). As CO2 deaths occur globally, a global VSLY of $48,000 was used. The unit of SCCMR is US$/ tCO2. The two benchmark SCCMRs were $663/ tCO2 for the base case scenario and $405/…
Read MoreWill geoengineering buy us time to cut carbon emissions or just prolong the pain?
Image; Harding, AR. 2020. Climate econometric models indicate solar geoengineering would reduce inter-country income inequality. Nature Communications. Some observers say high-tech climate fixes are a moral imperative. Others say they are a moral hazard. By Mark Harris March 21, 2024 in Anthropocene magazine One way to address our planet’s carbon dioxide problem is to stop…
Read MoreNew method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature
Loss of nature costs more than previously estimated Researchers propose that governments apply a new method for calculating the benefits that arise from conserving biodiversity and nature for future generations. Peer-Reviewed Publication UNIVERSITY OF EXETER M. A. Drupp et al. , Accounting for the increasing benefits from scarce ecosystems.Science383,1062-1064(2024).DOI:10.1126/science.adk2086 Researchers propose that governments apply a new…
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Read MoreProtected: WMO says hottest year, ocean, highest sea level, lowest antarctic ice
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Read MoreProtected: “People Power” plan gains support as a budget must – and a bridge over the energy divide
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Read MoreProtected: Outback Australia enters green hydrogen race with multi-billion-dollar project given government backing
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Read MoreThe Case for Prosecuting Fossil Fuel Companies for Homicide
Aaron Regunberg, David Arkush/ March 10, 2024 THE BUCK STOPS They knew what would happen. They kept selling fossil fuels and misleading the public anyway. BRANDON BELL/GETTY IMAGES A refinery against the Houston skyline “Climate change is not a tragedy, it’s a crime.” This refrain, increasingly common among climate activists, encapsulates rising moral outrage at…
Read MoreProtected: Fossil fuel firms face potential homicide charges over climate deceit
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Read MoreProtected: The deadly dozen: Scientists identify 11 biggest threats to nation’s survival
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Read MoreProtected: Grid – re-conductoring, sectionalization, virtual power plants(EVs)
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Read MoreProtected: Remove last 4 barriers to solar transition for a ‘cascade of tipping points’: grids, lack of finance in developing countries, rare earth metal supply chains, political opposition
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Read MoreProtected: Australia will be “front and centre in resettling entire national populations” if climate targets are not met.
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Read MoreProtected: Government scientists muzzled
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Read MoreProtected: Swiss call for international solar radiation modification (SRM) study
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Read MoreProtected: Quick action: half shower time, energy efficient shower heads
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