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The fourth episode of our podcast takes on fuel – from Olympic diets to conflict over oil in the Niger Delta.
Gas exports are driving massive growth in Australia’s gas demand.
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South Australia’s recent electricity price spike has seen calls for more gas. But Australia already has plenty.
The Greens are the party of climate action - but do they embrace enough technologies to get there?
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The Greens have successfully cast themselves as the party of climate science. But to hit their climate goals they may need to become even more radical, by embracing technologies like nuclear power.
A year after Pope Francis called for action to protect the environment, Australian Catholic groups have announced plans to divest from fossil fuels.
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A year ago Pope Francis called for better protection for the environment. Now Catholic institutions look poised for widespread divestment from fossil fuels.
Coal is the biggest source of electricity.
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From formation to export, the key facts and figures.
Coal is a relatively cheap, abundant and well-established source of energy.
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Millions of people live without access to electricity. Now it’s a battle between coal and renewables to bring cheap power.
A singular focus on divestment from oil and gas companies to counter climate change could be detrimental.
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The broad principle of companies, government bodies and universities divesting from oil, gas and coal companies is sound. But its application needs more sophistication.
Trinidad and Tobago is no longer the liquid petroleum gas export powerhouse it once was.
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Ghana could learn a great deal from Trinidad and Tobago about how to manage its energy sector – and about what pitfalls to avoid.
La Trobe University becomes the first in Australia to move towards fossil fuel divestment after pressure from students, staff and alumni.
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La Trobe University is the first Australian university to commit to divesting fully from fossil fuels, but will it have any impact?
Labor has promised half of Australia’s electricity will come from renewables in 2030.
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There’s a wealth of climate policies to choose from this election – but what will they do electricity prices?
Building more renewable energy will be part of the effort to decarbonise energy systems.
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We have the technology to phase out fossil fuels, but it will take more than that.
Time to cooperate.
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Dealing with fossil fuels means working out how to deal with shared resources. While economists might argue that we tend to selfishness, psychology offers another way.
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Renewable resources are being exploited to the extent that there is a loss of species and future generations are threatened.
Despite the benefits of going renewable, it may be harder to get there than we thought.
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Phasing out fossils fuels would go a long way to stopping dangerous climate change – but it might be harder than we thought.
The earth is a finite place.
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The global economy is already unsustainable – let alone if it gets bigger.
The era of coal is coming to an end.
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Peabody, the world’s largest private coal company, has filed for bankruptcy, symbolising the world’s swing away from coal.
Glacier melt is one of the major contributors to global sea level rise.
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Global average sea level has risen by about 17 cm between 1900 and 2005, but we didn’t know how much of that was due to us, until now.
Woodside’s Karatha Gas Plant on Western Australia’s northern coast.
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Woodside’s deferral of its floating gas project in Western Australia is just the latest blow low oil prices have dealt the industry.
Because knowledge is power.
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Small nuclear reactors are one step closer to powering the UK’s future energy requirements.
Rice cultivation is one of the ways food production pumps methane into the atmosphere.
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Fossil fuel emissions are slowing, but another major climate problem is becoming clear: food production.