The Port Kembla industrial area in NSW. Industry emissions can be cut by improving efficiency, shifting to electricity and closing old plants.
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The UN has asked world leaders to bring concrete climate action plans to this week’s summit - and Australia is likely to cop heavy criticism.
Evidence shows electric vehicles have significant economic, social and health benefits.
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Despite the overwhelming evidence that electric vehicle technology can deliver huge benefits, misinformation continues to muddy debate. Let’s look at the facts.
Our consumption is not without impacts.
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Putting all of our eggs in the net zero basket is merely kicking the can down the road.
Tourists snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef, the outlook for which has been officially rated “very poor”.
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It’s official. The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef has been downgraded to “very poor”, and the window to act is closing.
Are veggie burgers the way of the future?
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We don’t know enough about the carbon footprint of vegan foods, and that needs to change.
Farming emits greenhouse gases, but the land can also store them.
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The world has no hope of reaching the goals of the Paris Agreement without seriously reducing emissions from agriculture, forestry and land clearing.
It’s been four decades since the first credible, global report on the effect of carbon dioxide on the global climate.
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Scientists introduced credible climate change to the world in 1979, but it’s taken decades for their message to sink in.
The coal plant would be about 20km from Lamu town - a Unesco world heritage site.
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The court case highlighted that key environmental challenges were not adequately covered by the Environmental Impact Assessment
An activist scales a coal heap in Queensland to protest against Australia’s intensive fossil fuel use.
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Yes, Australia’s greenhouse emissions are a small part of the global total. But we’re a rich, emissions-intensive country that could and should be setting a much better example to the world.
Australia’s future prosperity will require bold action on a number of fronts and a deliberate commitment to careful and considered long-term thinking.
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If the right changes are made today, Australia’s living standards could be up to 36% higher in 2060. This translates into a 90% increase in average wages (in adjusted, real terms) from today.
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A scientist explains how global warming is affecting the entire world – from the mountains, to the sea.
Powering up.
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Electricity consumption will grow as more people switch to electric cars – but this could drive up emissions, unless power is sourced from renewables.
China has invested hundreds of billions of dollars in renewable energy.
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China is rapidly greening its economy, but that doesn’t mean authoritarian governments are best placed to handle climate change.
It’s not cows’ fault they fart, but the methane they produce is warming the planet.
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Removing human-related methane from the atmosphere could reduce global warming by 15%.
Landcorp’s WGV residential development in Fremantle is demonstrating the benefits of making the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy.
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The debate about the transition away from fossil fuels has focused on costs, but right here in Australia we have examples of the benefits of sustainable new energy sources for our cities.
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To hit emissions targets, Wales will need to drastically reassess how 90% of its landscape is used.
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Labor’s policies have to get a lot more ambitious if they want to see real reductions in emissions.
Nobuteru Taniguc drifting a Tesla Model S in Tokyo, Japan.
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Electric motors are used in everything from utes to mining trucks – because they pack plenty of oomph.
There are plenty of economic reasons to change our gas-guzzling habits.
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The transport sector is the fastest growing contributor of greenhouse gases. Electric vehicles are a cost-effective solution.
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