Smoothing the transition to clean energy for fossil fuel workers and their communities requires local leadership and the support of a new federal authority
The Greens wanted Australia to rule out new coal and gas projects. Instead, we have a hard cap on emissions – and that should make many fossil fuel projects unviable
Richard Denniss, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University
Australia continues to support unlimited growth in fossil fuel production and export, flying in the face of the latest IPCC report. Mapped: 67 new coal, and 49 gas/oil projects.
Several oil projects are active in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska.
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To operate properly, combustion engines inevitably waste a certain amount of fuel. But it may be possible to reduce fuel consumption by reducing friction between engine parts.
Political will is necessary for governments to move away from oil. But alternative energies are not all that they seem, and should be considered carefully beyond the appearance of sustainability.
Energy-efficient heat pumps can wean households off oil and gas heating systems.
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Developing countries are expected to quit coal faster than any energy transition in history.
The building blocks of the Giza pyramids contain trillions of fossilised remains of an ocean-dwelling organism called foraminifera.
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Researchers looked at a decade of political spending by the oil and gas industry and others engaged in climate policy. If money talks, one side had a giant megaphone.
A pumpjack draws oil from underneath a canola field as a haze of wildfire smoke hangs in the air near Cremona, Alta., in July 2021.
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Canada has no choice but to adapt its energy sources and industries in a ‘just transition.’ If it doesn’t, the inevitable transition will be much more disruptive — and much less just.
The Los Angeles area has over 20,000 active, idle or abandoned oil wells. The city and county have voted to ban new ones after studies showed health problems in residents living nearby.
Electrifying trucks and cars and shifting to renewable energy are crucial for California’s zero-emissions future.
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California is one of the world’s largest economies, and it’s aiming for net-zero emissions by 2045. A transportation expert involved in the plan explains why it just might succeed.
The current energy transition could herald a new copper world. But will it be a long-anticipated resource blessing or yet another global scramble for the precious metal?