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Opening up new fossil fuel exploration will damage our longer-term security and undermine our climate imperatives. It is dangerous for the planet.
Texas is the No. 1 wind power producer in the U.S.
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While Congress considers new renewable energy incentives, Texas’ sprawling wind farms tell a story about renewable energy ownership in the US – and who benefits from subsidies.
Plastic pollution is a growing global problem.
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The plastic industry uses powerful tactics to convince us it’s not that bad, but in reality many of their green solutions aren’t working.
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Australia needs an honest reckoning with the fossil fuel industry’s decades-long hold over Australian politics. Without that, we cannot shift to a principled stand against ceaseless expansion.
Carbon footprints have a complex history.
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The concept of the carbon footprint can do more than just make us feel guilty about the climate cost of our everyday lives.
More countries are discouraging fossil fuel use, but the industry is still pumping.
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A study found $1.4 trillion in oil and gas industry assets would be at risk if governments follow through on their pledges to deal with climate change.
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Winning the election might be the easy part for Labor compared to weaning Australia off fossil fuel exports. But it must be done.
Costs for achieving net zero are mounting, with no clear plan to afford them.
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In the absence of a clear plan for affording the high costs of decarbonisation, it’s time for the UK Treasury to tax fossil fuel companies.
Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro and Donald Trump threw their weight behind industries that are driving climate change.
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A new book lays out the connections between industries and politicians that are both stalling action on climate change and diminishing democracy.
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If estimates are grossly inaccurate, Australia’s emission reduction targets will not be grounded in a credible assessment of greenhouse gas outputs.
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If governments auctioned off monopoly rights to produce and distribute clean fuels, Big Oil might be forced to buy into a greener transport future.
Extinction Rebellion are known for their disruptive protests.
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Extinction Rebellion’s 2022 climate action strategy needs to focus on stigmatising the fossil fuel industry if it’s to be successful.
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Shell’s withdrawal highlights unresolved tensions on the road to net zero.
The consensus-based nature of the UN climate change summits means any single country with a significant fossil fuel interest can either weaken or sink an otherwise stronger multilateral agreement.
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The recent climate conference in Glasgow, Scotland, shows that climate change deniers have shifted their tactics to thwart the efforts of countries to phase out fossil fuel use.
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As well as helping to save the planet, climate action provides huge opportunities to enhance people’s health, security and economic prospects.
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From weak 2030 targets to controversial rules around carbon trading, let’s take a look at the summit’s defining issues.
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Saudi Arabia and soon Australia are making net zero pledges, but they have no plans to wind down fossil fuel output soon.
Methane is the world’s second most abundant greenhouse gas, and it’s many times more potent than carbon dioxide.
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A large amount of methane emissions come from natural gas infrastructure and landfills – all problems companies know how to fix.
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By hiving off its oil and gas assets into a separate company, BHP is acknowledging it has no future in the carbon emissions business.
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If we’re to avert a climate disaster, we must not underestimate the power of climate misinformation campaigns to undermine this week’s IPCC findings.