Australia
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Some New Habits May Continue as Coronavirus Drives 38% Drop in Airline Emissions
Airlines’ greenhouse gas emissions are set to fall 38% this year as the coronavirus pandemic drives down travel demand, and the Australia Institute says ... -
‘Epic’ Oil Crash Crowns Coal as the Priciest Fossil
Coal—once the world’s cheapest form of energy—is now the most expensive after oil prices crashed through March. But analysts say the price point will ... -
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Scarce Details, ‘Quid Pro Coal’ Undercut Australian State’s 17.7-GW Renewables Plan
The Australian state of New South Wales has released a new net-zero plan that promises up to 17,700 MW in new wind, solar, and ... -
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A Metaphor in a Shipment of Masks: “We Are Waves of the Same Sea”
The “narrative collapse” attending the coronavirus as this “tiny bundle of protein, 120 nanometres in diameter, carrying just eight kilobytes of genetic code” leapfrogs ... -
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Countries Are ‘Way Off Track’ from Meeting Climate Targets, Latest UN Assessment Warns
Ocean and surface temperatures last year were the highest on record, average global temperature was 1.1°C above pre-industrial levels, the Earth lost more ice ... -
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Buckley: Delayed Shift Out of Fossil Fuels Could Leave $20 Trillion in Stranded Assets
Investors and financiers will find themselves confronted with up to US$20 trillion in stranded fossil energy assets by 2050 unless they embrace the shift ... -
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Australia Working Toward Net Zero Despite Federal Stonewalling
Continued attempts by Scott Morrison’s government to downplay the climate crisis and obstruct solutions in Australia are proving to be increasingly out of step ... -
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Equinor Scuttles Offshore Drilling Plan for Great Australian Bight
Norwegian colossal fossil Equinor announced late last month that it is abandoning a US$200-million plan to drill for oil in the deep waters of ... -
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Above-Average Heat, Drought-Fueled Fire Risk On Tap for 2020
Despite the absence of El Niño conditions this year, many parts of the world will still see above-average temperatures through 2020—proof that climate change ... -
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World’s Biggest Insurance Company Considers Whether to Drop Adani Coal Mine
The world’s biggest insurance company is rethinking its role in underwriting one of the biggest, most controversial carbon bombs anywhere, with Marsh LLC senior ... -
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Australia Has Technology to Hit Net Zero, But No Time to Waste, New Decarbonization Study Finds
Australia has the technology in hand to bring its greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, but will have to speed up adoption to ... -
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Siemens Support for Adani Mine Drives ‘Largest Climate Destruction Project on Planet’
After the storm of protest and mockery that greeted President and CEO Joe Kaeser’s decision to supply essential signalling equipment to the Adani mega-coal ... -
Australia ‘Megafires’ Hit Wildlife Harder than Regular Blazes
The unprecedented speed and ferocity of Australia’s “megafires” wiped out far more animals than a normal fire would, and those that survived face a ... -
‘Absolute Welcome Disruption’ as Torrential Rains Help Quell Australian Bushfires
Hot, dry, windy conditions in the Australian state of New South Wales have given way to torrential rains that have reduced the number of ... -
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Agroforestry Can Reduce Wildfire Risk for Mediterranean, Australia
Bringing together crops, trees, livestock, and local farmers in a land management system based on agroforestry can significantly reduce wildfire risk in the Mediterranean, ...
