Goldman Sachs Leads Among US Banks with Commitment Not to Fund Arctic Drilling | Sierra Club

How good is this? Could we even forgive Goldman, just a tiny weeny bit for their destructive part in GFC?

Today, multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs announced an updated energy policy that rules out financing for new oil drilling or exploration in the Arctic, including the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.
— Read on www.sierraclub.org/press-releases/2019/12/goldman-sachs-leads-among-us-banks-commitment-not-fund-arctic-drilling

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UN climate talks: Australia accused of ‘cheating’ and thwarting global deal COP 25: Madrid climate change conference 2019

It was surely only ever delusion by Australia, one of many, peddled as loophole by ex-adman MP.

Morrison government criticised for planning to use accounting loophole to meet emissions target
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/16/un-climate-talks-australia-accused-of-cheating-and-thwarting-global-deal

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‘Not winning friends’: Australia cops blame as climate talks extended

‘Not winning friends’: Australia cops blame as climate talks extended. Angus Taylor already gone so why was he sent? Advocating wait for new technology, has he morphed into disciple of Bjorn Lomborg?
— Read on www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.smh.com.au/environment/climate-change/not-winning-friends-australia-cops-blame-as-climate-talks-extended-20191214-p53jyk.html

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Like a furnace, weather next week

How good is this after PM & Co so condescending about Climate Emergency at COP25 Madrid?

www.theage.com.au/environment/weather/like-a-furnace-massive-heatwave-could-roast-australian-records-20191213-p53jps.html

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What Albanese could have said: we lied – Australian coalmines have no future

Richard Flanagan imagines an alternative speech from the Labor leader this week as the climate crisis rages
— Read on amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/dec/12/what-albanese-could-have-said-we-lied-australian-coalmines-have-no-future

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AEMO maps out path to 90 per cent renewables for Australia by 2040 | RenewEconomy

Australia will need at least 30GW of new wind and solar capacity to replace expected coal generator retirements, over the next two decades, and up to 47GW in the case of a “step change” scenario.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/aemo-maps-out-path-to-90-per-cent-renewables-for-australia-by-2040-2040/

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Renewables supply 30% of NEM demand over entire week for first time

Say no more…nudge, nudge @angustaylor.com.au

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It’s the climate, not immigration, that keeps Australians awake at night

We’re even shy of confessing to strangers that we don’t much like Christians – only 4% would own up to that on the telephone in 2019, but 14% said so clearly online.

TheGuardian

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Scott Morrison and the big lie about climate change: does he think we’re that stupid?

As Australia burns, what we are witnessing nationally is no more or less than the criminalisation of democracy in defence of the coal and gas industries..

….Richard Flanagan, inspires us again.

TheGuardian

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World’s largest “green” hydrogen pilot commences operation

But Austria, not Australia, look out for Ronny Raygun type confusion by Trump

RenewEconomy

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