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Let Africa exploit its natural gas reserves, says Mary Robinson
Ex-UN climate envoy says continent’s need for energy is so great it should be able to widely use the fossil fuel
African countries should be able to exploit their vast natural gas reserves despite the urgent need to cut global greenhouse gas emissions, the former UN climate envoy Mary Robinson has said.
Robinson, the chair of the Elders group of former world statespeople and business leaders, said African countries’ need for energy was so great that they should use gas widely, in contrast to developed countries that must halt their gas use as quickly as possible to stave off climate breakdown.
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Funding needed for climate disasters has risen ‘more than 800%’ in 20 years
Only about half the funds required are being provided by rich countries, according to a report by Oxfam
The funding needed by UN climate disaster appeals has soared by more than 800% in 20 years as global heating takes hold. But only about half of it is being met by rich countries, according to a new report by Oxfam.
Last year was the third costliest on record for extreme weather events such as droughts, floods and wildfires with total economic costs estimated at $329bn, nearly double the total aid given by donor nations.
Continue reading...What is the real cause of our energy crisis – and what should we do?
There are several things we can do to address the energy crisis, but a capacity mechanism is not one of them.
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Energy crisis reminds us why we need a rapid shift to renewables, says AEMO chief
AEMO chief says "getting enough energy into the system" is top of his list of worries - and firmed renewables are the lowest cost way to go.
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“Calm the chaos”: Peak groups want ministers to accelerate energy transition to address market crisis
Ahead of a meeting of Australia's energy ministers, a coalition of peak industry bodies call for an accelerated energy transition to "calm chaos".
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EU faces legal challenge over plan to fast-track gas projects
NGOs argue priority list was drawn up without consideration of methane emissions
An EU plan to fast-track funding and permits for 30 gas projects is facing a legal challenge from NGOs including ClientEarth and Friends of the Earth Europe.
The European Commission has been asked to review its backing for infrastructure projects such as the EastMed pipeline, a 1,180-mile (1,900km) gas pipeline to connect offshore gas fields in Israel and Cyprus to Italy.
Continue reading...It’s time Labor started waving Angus Taylor’s big stick at energy market
Australia finds itself hopelessly ill-prepared and vulnerable to an energy crisis made raw by its continued dependence on fossil fuels.
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The Driven Podcast: The end of queue anxiety?
Finnish company Kempower has redesigned EV chargers to utilise what power is available with as many cars as possible.
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Biden targets solar, green hydrogen and fuel cells in new manufacturing push
Joe Biden looks to boost US solar production capacity, as well as green hydrogen and fuel cell production.
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Why the collapse of an Atlantic ocean current could mean La Niña becomes the norm | Matthew England, Andréa S. Taschetto and Bryam Orihuela-Pinto for the Conversation
Global La Niña-like conditions could result in more flooding rains in east Australia and bushfires in south-west US
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Climate change is slowing down the conveyor belt of ocean currents that brings warm water from the tropics up to the north Atlantic. Our research, published today in Nature Climate Change, looks at the profound consequences to global climate if this Atlantic conveyor collapses entirely.
We found the collapse of this system – called the Atlantic meridional overturning circulation – would shift the Earth’s climate to a more La Niña-like state. This would mean more flooding rains over eastern Australia and worse droughts and bushfire seasons over south-west US.
Continue reading...Gas industry regulator sued by Tiwi Islands Traditional Owners over Barossa gas project approvals
Tiwi Islands Traditional Owners sue NOPSEMA, after it granted Santos approval to drill for gas despite never consulting with the group.
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