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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.

AFR misinforms IEA

Madeleine King at AFR summit: In all (IEA) scenarios, future investment in gas will be needed to meet demandIEA: No new long-lead-time upstream oil and gas projects are needed … continued investment is required in some existing oil and gas … Continue reading

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Switching The World To Renewable Energy Will Cost $62 Trillion, But The Payback Would Take Just 6 Years – CleanTechnica

As Forrest Gump said, “If you don’t know where you are going, you’re not likely to end up there.” — Read on cleantechnica.com/2022/09/06/switching-the-world-to-renewable-energy-will-cost-62-trillion-but-the-payback-would-take-just-6-years/

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Ken Loach absolutely DESTROYS Keir Starmer

We asked Ken Loach about Keir Starmer, he didn’t hold back 🔥 — Read on http://www.doubledown.news/watch/2021/september/22/ken-loach-absolutely-destroys-keir-starmer-labour-conference is Albanese the Starmer of Australian Labor?

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Sweat Is Helping You Survive Climate Change | WIRED

It’s gross. It’s sticky. Here’s the science of how it has already saved your life. — Read on http://www.wired.com/story/sweat-is-helping-you-survive-climate-change/ “It’s getting to the point that life is dangerous without air-conditioning. If a widespread power outage hit Phoenix during a heat … Continue reading

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Microsoft Cloud hiring to “implement global small modular reactor and microreactor” strategy to power data centers – DCD

Nuclear technology program manager to help data center power crunch — Read on http://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/microsoft-cloud-hiring-to-implement-global-small-modular-reactor-and-microreactor-strategy-to-power-data-centers/ Guess that settles it then if Microsoft think SMRs Ok. Wonder-if they have Plan B based on hydrogen, pink hydrogen of course!

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Carbon Capture: Five Decades of: False Hope, Hype, Hot Air

…without CCS, Gorgon’s 14% CO2 content would mark one of Australia’s biggest gas fields as a very dirty source of gas. And now the industry wants even more tax breaks for false solutions. — Read on https://priceofoil.org/2021/06/17/carbon-capture-five-decades-of-industry-false-hope-hype-and-hot-air/

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Sizing Up: The Oil Market vs Top 10 Metal Markets Combined

The oil market is bigger than the 10 largest metal markets combined, with production value exceeding $2 trillion annually. — Read on elements.visualcapitalist.com/sizing-up-the-oil-market-vs-top-10-metal-markets-combined/ How scary is this market scale?

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Regulator’s report points to outrageous gaming of South Australia energy market | RenewEconomy

Regulator’s report into July 9 event in South Australia points to outrageous gaming of the energy market in that state. Customers are getting screwed, but it’s not the fault of wind or solar. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/regulators-report-points-to-outrageous-gaming-of-south-australia-energy-market-77433/

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DACC(Direct Air Carbon Capture): a false climate solution promoted by the fossil fuel industry | One Earth

A study shows that the most successful air carbon capture project to date ended up releasing 25 times more carbon than it captured. — Read on http://www.oneearth.org/air-carbon-capture-a-false-climate-solution-promoted-by-the-fossil-fuel-industry/ can somebody convince Labor that this is a complete con by fossil fuel … Continue reading

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G20: Anthony Albanese urges world leaders to do more on climate change | SBS News

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has urged world leaders to accelerate net-zero efforts on the first day of the G20 summit in India. — Read on http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/anthony-albanese-urges-world-leaders-at-g20-to-do-more-after-record-summer/vuke3byzu when will Albanese concede that target needs to be “real” not net zero, yet … Continue reading

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