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Climate economist warns of $60Trillion impact of climate change

A particularly convincing interview with Dr Chris Hope Cambridge Uni UK. Emma Alberici confronts Chris with opinions from critics but he puts his finger on exactly how each one now agrees. Cause is release of methane, trapped beneath Arctic ice, … Continue reading

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Japan’s own methane threat

Japanese drilling rig, offshore by 80 km, in 1000m ocean depth, has tapped methane hydrates from 300m below ocean floor. Japan currently buys 70% of methane(LNG) output from Australia currently developing $175B of projects. Japanese reserves are big, enough for … Continue reading

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