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Australian Utility Exec Declares the End of 24/7 Baseload Power
An executive with Australian utility Origin Energy is declaring the end of baseload power, noting that wind and solar farms are now less expensive ... -
AustraliaBiodiversity & HabitatCanadaDrive to 1.5Drought, Famine & WildfiresFailure Is Not An OptionForests & DeforestationHealth & SafetyUnited StatesWater
Intense, Repeat Wildfires Pollute Rivers, Threaten Water Supplies
Wildfires are increasingly polluting rivers and threatening water supplies, according to a new study by the Yale University School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. -
BREAKING: $40-Billion LNG Canada Project to be Announced as Early as Today
The biggest infrastructure project in Canadian history could be finalized as early as today, with news reports yesterday that Royal Dutch Shell and its ... -
Offshore Seismic Testing for Oil and Gas Could Endanger Marine Food Chains
U.S. fossils are pushing back after research found that a common technique used in offshore oil and gas exploration endangers marine food chains by ... -
AustraliaCarbon Levels & MeasurementDrive to 1.5Energy PoliticsEnergy/Carbon Pricing & EconomicsMedia, Messaging, & Public OpinionNational Plans & ResponsesPost-Carbon Transition
Backbenchers Work Across Party Lines to Craft ‘Credible’ Climate Policy for New Zealand
Two years of consensus building through “clear-eyed analysis and good faith engagement” between policy-makers, industry, and civil society has left New Zealand with a ... -
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Flurry of Low-Carbon Announcements Marks First Day of Global Climate Action Summit
The Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco is entering its second day, with media and other observers scrambling to keep up with a ... -
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Australia Can Still Build Coal Plants Under ‘Voluntary’ Paris Agreement, Resources Minister Asserts
Australia doesn’t need to withdraw from the Paris Agreement because it “doesn’t actually bind us to anything in particular” and won’t impede the country ... -
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Business Lobby Gives Up on Seeing Climate Action from Australia Government
The Australian business community has given up on seeing any meaningful climate and energy action from the country’s Coalition government, now led by Prime ...
