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Geothermal reservoirs supply more than 15% of New Zealand’s electricity. The heat energy stored in geothermal fields is vast but not infinite.
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We are now at the start of the sixth great wave in economic disruption, driven by renewables, electomobilty and smart-city technologies.
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To reverse the current climate and ecological crises, governments must put an end to the damaging forms of technology, innovation, investments and incentives that contribute to it.
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Energy efficiency and electrification should lead the effort to decarbonise society, not hydrogen.
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In Australia, methane emissions from fossil fuels are rising due to expansion of the natural gas industry, whereas agriculture emissions are falling.
A fisher presents his meagre catch from a polluted creek in Ogoniland, Nigeria.
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Chronic pollution has robbed many young Nigerians of a stable future in the place where they grew up.
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Renewable energy projects are often in direct competition with fossil fuels for the hearts and minds of communities. There’s a way to win people over though, with ongoing local employment.
Australian Resources Minister Matt Canavan.
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Contrary to the Morrison government’s claims, it does prop up the fossil fuel industry. But the money doesn’t create many jobs or much profit.
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Our environmental laws work in the favour of mining interests – even when the industry itself claims otherwise.
Clear skies over Los Angeles, April 17, 2020.
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From Nairobi to Los Angeles, pandemic lockdowns have cleared pollution from the skies. But those blue vistas may be temporary, and shutdowns aren’t slowing climate change.
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Environmentalists say the new film has caused untold damage at a time when change has never been more urgent. So why is it so controversial?
Wind turbines in the first rays of sunlight at the Saddleback Ridge Wind Project in Carthage, Maine, March 20, 2019.
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How should the United States power its economy in 2050? A recent survey finds surprising agreement from Americans of all political stripes.
Shutdown in Seattle to slow the spread of coronavirus empties the streets, March 26, 2020. Less economic activity means less revenue for utilities.
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The US is gradually shifting to lower-carbon energy sources, but the COVID-19 pandemic, an oil price crash and a likely recession are big speed bumps.
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There’s still a long road ahead in the electric car revolution. But Australia can learn from New Zealand’s policies to boost electric car sales.
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Social tipping interventions have the potential to pave the way for rapid change and avert climate change.
The Garzweiler surface mine produced 35 million tonnes of brown coal (lignite) in 2017. Germany plans to phase-out coal-fired power by 2038.
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Plans to reduce emissions quickly are seductive but can stall. Climate initiatives should end dependence on fossil energy and pursue a path towards a more just and equitable society.
Few people would have predicted in 2010 that by the end of the decade, electricity generation from renewables would outpace nuclear.
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Britain greets a new decade with substantially cleaner electricity, but challenges lie ahead to decarbonise its transport and heating.
Tesla CEO Elon Musk introduces the Cybertruck – with shattered windows – at Tesla’s design studio in November 2019 in Hawthorne, Calif.
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There’s no question Tesla’s Cybertruck will face stiff competition in the electric pickup truck market. Here’s why it has the edge.
Nuclear power will likely remain part of the global energy mix.
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Recent debates about the future of nuclear power in Australia make much of the potential of the next generation of reactors.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn visits a community affected by flooding in Doncaster, November 9, 2019.
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The Australian Labor Party’s failure to turn climate change into a winning campaign issue holds lessons for the UK Labour Party.