Tag: emissions
‘The Australian way’: how Morrison trashed brand Australia at COP26
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As the COP26 climate talks wind up in Glasgow, Australia has again proved itself a climate laggard on the world stage. Prime...
As the world surges ahead on electric vehicle policy, the Morrison government’s new strategy leaves Australia idling in the garage
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The Morrison government will this week announced its long-awaited electric vehicle strategy, coinciding with COP26 climate change talks underway in Glasgow. The new policy contains some...
A ‘100% renewables’ target might not mean what you think it means. An energy expert explains
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In the global effort to transition from fossil fuels to clean energy, achieving a “100% renewables” electricity system is considered ideal.
Some Australian...
‘Unjustifiable’: new report shows how the nation’s gas expansion puts Australians in harm’s way
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Australia’s latest emissions data, released this week, contained one particularly startling, and unjustifiable, fact. Against all odds, in a year when emissions fell...
New report shows the world is awash with fossil fuels. It’s time to cut off supply
Australia’s coal production is expected to jump by 34% to 2030,
undercutting our climate efforts. Nikki Short/AAP
A new United Nations report shows the world’s...
Vegan food’s sustainability claims need to give the full picture
Are veggie burgers the way of the future? Ella Olsson/Flickr
The IPCC special report, Climate Change and Land, released last Friday, has found a third...