The roadmap predicts that by the 2030s, the sector could boost Australia’s annual GDP by around A$10 billion, create 26,200 jobs and reduce emissions by about 9%.
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Rich countries like the UK have almost left coal power behind, but it’s not as easy for developing countries.
Misinformation about climate change has been spreading in other ways, and social media companies have been reluctant to stop it.
Of the big pledges so far at the UN climate conference, cutting methane could have the most immediate impact.
Coal is the dirtiest fuel source – eliminating it is a priority for tackling climate change.
The goal of carbon neutrality changes everything. Canada can no longer limit itself to solutions that partially reduce emissions here and there. The chosen solution must be zero emissions.
Major international donors, including the US and UK, are pledging to stop funding fossil fuel projects overseas, but they aren’t making the equivalent cuts at home.
Four years after Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on Puerto Rico, federal money to rebuild its electricity system is finally about to flow. But it may not deliver what islanders want.
The government’s failure to insulate housing stock has meant that households aren’t insulated from record energy prices.
Natural gas was once widely seen as a bridge fuel to renewable energy. But the industry’s methane leaks make it a larger global warming threat than people realized.
The government can no longer delay decisions on the future of gas in Britain’s energy system.
A large amount of methane emissions come from natural gas infrastructure and landfills – all problems companies know how to fix.
Our new study reveals how tight the world’s remaining carbon budget is.
Hydrogen fuel derived from natural gas may be worse for the climate than the fossil fuel even with carbon capture and storage.
What if you could pay to heat your home the same way you pay to stream music? You can with heat-as-a-service.
Nord Stream 2 is a pipeline that will deliver Russian gas to Western Europe – and, by extension, increase Putin’s influence across the continent. That makes Ukraine and some other countries nervous.
Abandoned US oil and gas wells and their associated land cover more than 2 million acres, a recent study estimates – an area larger than Delaware and Rhode Island combined.
District heating can recycle waste heat and pump it where it’s needed.
The Southern African Development Community does not have a remarkable record of military interventions in civil conflicts in the region.
Natural gas may still be cheaper than electricity in some cases, but the price of gas is likely to rise if New Zealand follows the Climate Change Commission’s advice to shift to electrification.
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