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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.

Offshore wind farm projects in the pipeline to accelerate new renewable energy sector – ABC News

Offshore wind farm projects in the pipeline to accelerate new renewable energy sector – ABC News — Read on amp.abc.net.au/article/100446630 Australia lucky or unlucky country? As offshore wind is taking off around the world, we obviously won’t be at the … Continue reading

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Amazon fires are rising threat to Brazil’s great rainforest

9 September, 2021 − Brazil’s great rainforest is a reservoir of global richness. Its government has reduced that wealth and burned a resource. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/amazon-fires-are-rising-threat-to-brazils-great-rainforest/

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Extreme sea levels could soon become annual events

7 September, 2021 − Extreme sea levels are inevitable. Researchers now know more about their scale. Prepare for high tides almost every year. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/extreme-sea-levels-could-soon-become-annual-events/ Still not erring on the side of caution, Aussie, Aussie, Gurgle…

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The dubious modelling behind Energy Security Board’s capacity market proposal

Angus Taylor’s claims of a $1.3 billion saving from a capacity market for fossil fuel generators are based on a model that doesn’t exist. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/the-dubious-modelling-behind-energy-security-boards-capacity-market-proposal/amp/ How low can they go and still get away with it? “September … Continue reading

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Turf wars in the energy transition over who gets to own battery storage

Networks and generators are in the midst of a turf war over who gets to own battery storage, which straddles both their business models. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/turf-wars-in-the-energy-transition-over-who-gets-to-own-battery-storage/ Could this stimulate more community owned local retailers to make sure energy … Continue reading

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Sussan Ley approves first coal project since court rules she owes children duty of care

Environment minister’s decision on Wollongong Coal expansion follows finding she has a duty to protect children from climate crisis — Read on amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/sep/03/sussan-ley-approves-first-coal-project-since-court-rules-she-owes-children-duty-of-care How unlucky is Australia with Sussan?

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Climate change deniers are as slippery as those who justified the slave trade | Nick Cohen | The Guardian

Global warming sceptics should be hiding in corners. But still some defend the indefensible — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/04/climate-change-deniers-are-as-slippery-as-those-who-justified-the-slave-trade “Like late 18th-century opponents of abolishing the slave trade, Lord Lawson and the claque of Conservative cranks who filled the comment pages … Continue reading

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Without help for oil-producing countries, net zero by 2050 is a distant dream

To meet climate targets and avoid economic collapse, countries such as Iraq need international support in the transition to clean energy, say Iraq’s deputy PM Ali Allawi and IEA executive director Fatih Birol — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/01/oil-producing-countries-net-zero-2050-iraq if Australia can’t … Continue reading

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Global health journals warn on climate and nature

6 September, 2021 − The world’s major health journals say the climate and nature crisis is an emergency demanding we transform our societies. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/global-health-journals-warn-on-climate-and-nature/ …if it’s not too late

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Climate laggards to be banned from booking Glasgow’s public venues for COP26

Glasgow City Council has passed a motion to prevent companies that “contribute towards catastrophic climate change” from its venues during COP26. — Read on http://www.edie.net/news/9/Climate-laggards-to-be-banned-from-booking-Glasgow-s-public-venues-for-COP26/ will supreme laggard Scomo even go?

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