David Shearman, Author at Renew Economy

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Mandated home gas connection is mandating ill health for thousands
States and territories must legislate against the mandated use of gas in new houses and developments and encourage existing homes to switch to electricity.
David Shearman

Jun 5, 2022

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Policy & Planning

Australia must kick the gas habit, because it is bad for our health
Australia is scrambling to drill hundreds more gas wells, and more are planned. How could this be when the evidence of health impacts is so clear?
David Shearman

May 6, 2021

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Policy & Planning

A fossil fuel frenzy is drinking Australia’s finite water resources
Water is our life support system in a drying continent, yet the coal and gas industries consume prodigious amounts of water each day.
David Shearman

Apr 14, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Environmental collapse: It’s time economists put the planet on their balance sheets
Planet’s natural systems are on the verge of breakdown, after being ignored by economic theory and policies. That must change.
David Shearman

Feb 28, 2021

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Policy & Planning

Gas is burning any hope of science-based climate policy for Australia
The argument that Australia’s LNG is good for global emissions – pushed by Santos chief Kevin Gallagher – cannot be substantiated.
David Shearman

Mar 20, 2020

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Policy & Planning

A reprieve from oil drilling in the Bight, but a permanent ban is vital
The Equinor project has died in the Bight; so let’s have a post mortem now, rather than exhuming the corpse when its waters are threatened once more.
David Shearman

Mar 2, 2020

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Policy & Planning

Liddell: Climate change and air pollution medical negligence
With an estimated 3000 deaths pa and many illnesses in Australia due to heart and lung disease from air pollution The Prime Minister’s proposal to keep open heavily polluting Liddell as the solution to his government’s failures in energy policy must be condemned.
David Shearman

Sep 6, 2017

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Commentary

Revelations from the New Acland coal mine case
The Land Court recommendation against expansion of New Acland Coal mine has exposed Queensland’s – and Australia’s – deeply flawed environmental and health assessment process.
David Shearman

Jul 25, 2017

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Commentary

COAG: Can democracy weed out climate deniers?
Turnbull’s recent use of the word “delusional” reminds us that climate denial is still alive and kicking in mainstream Australian politics.
David Shearman

Jul 19, 2017

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Climate policy becomes trench warfare, once again
The release of Labor’s climate policy has led immediately to a resumption of World War I style trench warfare. It is a disgrace
David Shearman

Apr 28, 2016

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Government somnolence on climate change health costs
The severity of natural disasters from extreme weather events is increased by climate change and is an important cause of harms to our health.
David Shearman

Mar 8, 2016

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A letter to ARENA and Alinta: Why dump Port Augusta solar?
Alinta and ARENA head must explain why the pursuit of big solar in Port Augusta was abandoned, rather than give humbug about cheap coal.
David Shearman

Jul 29, 2013

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