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Electricity should be a main focus, but big improvements are also needed in transport, industry, agriculture and buildings.
H as in hot air.
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The UK prime minister has been setting out ambitions to be a world leader in the coming hydrogen economy.
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After some prevarication, the prime minister is heading for the COP 26 meeting, But first, he needs to sort out the position on climate within the coalition.
What needs to happen to get the world to net zero?
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This is a transcript of part 2 of Climate Fight: the world’s biggest negotiation, a series from The Anthill podcast.
Boundary Dam coal-fired power station, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Listen to the second episode of a new series from The Anthill Podcast ahead of the COP26 climate change summit in Glasgow.
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The National Party’s position on net-zero is wrong, for so many reasons. Not least, it’s a betrayal of rural Australia.
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Some Nationals want agriculture carved out of any net-zero target. Cutting emissions from farms won’t be easy, but it’s essential.
Angela Merkel 2015 portrait by Colin Davidson.
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Germany was steady under its longstanding chancellor, but also stagnant.
Without proper planning, an influx of electric vehicles could cause problems for the economy and our energy supply.
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Electric vehicles are poised to take over our roads: so how do we make sure this change doesn’t exacerbate social and energy inequality?
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A new report says sometimes the best decision to reduce emissions is to invest in new technology before it’s fully proven. Government will have to share the risks.
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Secondary forests are growing on deforested land in the Amazon – but not enough to offset emissions from logging.
Andrey Andreyev
At the bottom of our carbon fears is a big black problem.
Mangrove captures four times more carbon than a same area of rainforest.
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A plan for humanity’s surviving and thriving through our planetary crisis.
Green hydrogen has unprecedented support from business and political leaders. But several challenges remain.
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Hydrogen could replace fossil fuels, but it’s only as clean as the techniques used to produce it. Almost all production comes from high-carbon sources, but new investments could change that.
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Our team of 40 researchers combined natural and social sciences to assess the plausible limits of future climate change.
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At the end of the day, net-zero by 2050 is a risky and inadequate goal, especially for wealthy nations such as Australia.
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On Monday Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will produce projections stretching out 40 years, well beyond 2050 when the government says it wants to cut net carbon emissions to zero
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In reaching a policy for net zero by 2050, Scott Morrison will face conflicting internal and external pressures.
Bankside Power Station operated in central London between 1891 and 1981. Today, the building hosts the Tate Modern art gallery.
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Countries that industrialised early will still have a massive ‘carbon debt’ to repay.
Factories like this one in Serbia will have to pay carbon duties to export to EU in future.
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In setting new tax on the carbon emissions of goods being imported into the bloc, there are two potential disasters for EU to avoid.