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As the Coalition goes nuclear, Labor is free to ensure fossil fuels are burned with abandon and little scrutiny

At this point you also have to ask: is it really “Australian LNG”? Australian governments don’t charge royalties for gas drilled offshore, so we give it away for free and they end up paying bugger all petroleum resources rent tax … Continue reading

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Climate change: Ban fossil fuel advertising says UN chief – BBC News

The UN leader’s call comes as new data highlights the worrying pace of global warming. — Read on http://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cv22vl99vwro.amp

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No need for countries to issue new oil, gas or coal licences, study finds | Fossil fuels | The Guardian

the concept of net zero had become a political slogan used to start a “dangerous” culture war over the climate, and may be better dropped. — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/no-need-for-countries-to-issue-new-oil-gas-or-coal-licences-study-finds no need for any new licences anywhere!!!

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Spiky questions remain for AUKUS proponents • Inside Story

There is an alternative, but the debate looks like taking some time to shift — Read on insidestory.org.au/spiky-questions-remain-for-aukus-proponents/ Way back when, proponents of nuclear pitched MAD (mutually assured deterrence) on basis that just USA and Russia would be reined in … Continue reading

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Canada-class submarine – Wikipedia

Canada-class submarine – Wikipedia — Read on en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada-class_submarine How cute is this? Why not agreed with Australia? “under a 1959 agreement between the US and Canada the US had the right to block the purchase of submarine nuclear reactors by … Continue reading

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AI dumb

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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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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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