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Australia | Climate Action Tracker

CAT has upgraded Australia’s overall rating to “Insufficient” from “Highly Insufficient”. — Read on climateactiontracker.org/countries/australia/ Will Climate Crisis get any mention in Budget tonight? “CAT has upgraded Australia’s overall rating to “Insufficient” from “Highly Insufficient”.“

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Reduce emissions? That’s nowhere near enough

Grim report about carbon sequestration being vital on top of reducing emissions to save Earth scored scant media attention. That’s a tragedy. — Read on thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/05/08/emissions-climate-crisis-kohler/ Tragedy is insistence that more renewables will fix warming. They might help but won’t … Continue reading

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Are Australia’s climate–security risks too hot to handle? – Pearls and Irritations

Climate-related risks to human and regional security is our biggest risk, but there is a big black hole in the government’s discourse. — Read on johnmenadue.com/are-australias-climate-security-risks-too-hot-to-handle/ When a declassified version of the Defence Security Review (DSR) was released on 24 … Continue reading

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Europe’s longest cycling tunnel

reasonstobecheerful.world/europes-longest-bicycling-tunnel-opens-in-norway/ Also cheaper than car ferry COWES/Stony Point, all weather, non-polluting, healthy

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Bloomberg Green – Bloomberg

Climate news and data-driven insights from Bloomberg’s global newsroom covering the latest in science, environmental impacts, zero-emission tech and green finance — with a focus on solutions. — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/green Will government step up to subsidise premiums for insurance … Continue reading

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Cargo electric bikes are 60% faster at deliveries than vans. Here’s why

Cargo electric bikes are 60% faster at deliveries than vans. Here’s why — Read on electrek.co/2021/08/13/electric-cargo-bikes-faster-at-deliveries-than-delivery-vans/ Is it time yet? As roads get bigger, don’t you just get bigger traffic gridlock?

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Emissions from WA gas project with world’s largest industrial carbon capture system rise by more than 50% | Carbon capture and storage (CCS)

Chevron development off Pilbara coast was approved on condition the company store about 4m tonnes of CO2 a year — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/emissions-wa-gas-project-chevron-carbon-capture-system-pilbara-coast But watch Canberra turn a blind eye, despite Chevron huge profits while paying zero tax

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CATL shares energy-dense battery that will power electric planes

CATL shares energy-dense battery that will power electric planes — Read on electrek.co/2023/04/19/catl-energy-dense-battery-will-soon-power-electric-passenger-planes-ev/ But any chance possible pigs might fly any time soon? Remarkable possibilities.

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UK still well off track on pledge to cut methane emissions, study says

Analysis suggests government policies would achieve reduction less than half target of 30% by 2030 — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/12/uk-off-track-on-pledge-to-cut-methane-emissions-study-30-per-cent-2030 $100M taxpayers money invested to find ways to make in-natural gas viable when as much as 30% CO2 coming out of … Continue reading

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Safeguards and Offsets per Bowen/Abbot, inadequate

https://www.crikey.com.au/2023/01/11/australia-ambitious-emissions-plan-offsets-reforms/?su=QWZQbUdxMTgvMUQxRW8vSEozblcyUT09

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