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This is on behalf of local climate change group. Material is selected by Bernie McComb and does not necessarily represent opinion of whole group.

Biden To Set 100% Tariff On Electric Cars Made In China — Solar Panels May Be Next – CleanTechnica

Electric cars and solar panels from China will be hit with higher tariffs by the Biden administration this week. — Read on cleantechnica.com/2024/05/12/biden-to-set-100-tariff-on-electric-cars-made-in-china-solar-panels-may-be-next/ But won’t this add to inflation? Economics warfare?

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Energy efficiency guru Amory Lovins on Future Made in Australia – ABC listen

Professor Lovins has made his home near Aspen so energy efficient that he is able to grow bananas during the freezing Colorado winter.  — Read on http://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/saturdayextra/amory-lovins/103862102 Nukes have always been hidden behind dodgy economics and exaggerated performance claims, in … Continue reading

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Is Australia’s brown coal hydrogen export project destined to fail? | RenewEconomy

hydrogen has a global warming potential 35 times that of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the first 20 years after its release into the atmosphere. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/is-australias-brown-coal-hydrogen-export-project-destined-to-fail/ why it doesn’t make any sense to export hydrogen or derived ammonia … Continue reading

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A Trump presidency would risk $1 trillion in clean energy investment, WoodMac says | Reuters

A victory by Donald Trump in the Nov. 5 presidential election would jeopardize a projected $1 trillion in low-carbon energy investments and carbon emissions would be 1 billion tonnes more by 2050 than under current policies, according to a new … Continue reading

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World’s biggest grids could be powered by renewables, with little or no storage – if we are smart enough | RenewEconomy

If the world learned to be smarter and more efficient, it could go fully renewable with little or no storage. But that’s not the way markets are designed. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/worlds-biggest-grids-could-be-powered-by-renewables-with-little-or-no-storage-if-we-are-smart-enough/

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Labor gas plans show party fully captured by fossil fuel industry

In a massive win for the fossil fuel industry, Labor has announced taxpayers will fund the mapping of gas reserves for industry to exploit. — Read on http://www.crikey.com.au/2024/05/09/labor-gas-plans-fossil-fuel-industry-capture/ and so proudly wearing Rio Tinto caps, more gas oil and coal … Continue reading

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China dropped a flare near an Aussie copter in its EEZ. What’s wrong with that? – Pearls and Irritations

There seem to be a large number of scoundrels around within the Australia media and also the Canberra political elite. — Read on johnmenadue.com/china-dropped-a-flare-near-an-aussie-copter-in-its-eez-whats-wrong-with-that/

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Britain’s climate action plan unlawful, high court rules | Green politics | The Guardian

Environmental campaign groups took joint action against decision to approve carbon budget delivery plan — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/03/britain-climate-action-plan-unlawful-high-court

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“Blackouts and brownouts:” The Coalition’s dystopian and misguided take on a renewable grid | RenewEconomy

The Coalition says its warning of blackouts and brownouts if Australia transitions to renewables is based on “engineering and economics.” Seriously? — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/blackouts-and-brownouts-the-coalitions-dystopian-take-on-renewables/

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Good News and Nothing But – by Bill McKibben

One Day Only–Happy Earth — Read on billmckibben.substack.com/p/good-news-and-nothing-but “Once we’ve changed over the entire vehicle fleet to electric, and all those minerals are in consumption, we’ll only have to replace a couple percent each year that’s lost in the process,” … Continue reading

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