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Game on: How major sporting events boost private jet travel, and transport emissions

If those traveling by private jet to major sporting events had taken commercial flights instead, emissions could have been reduced by up to 70%.  

Electric trucks, mines and farms, low carbon fuels key to break Australia’s foreign fuel dependence

Superpower Institute releases findings from study examining ways to improve Australia’s fuel security in the wake of shortages and price hikes caused by Iran conflict. 
Thin white strips on brown slopes: Manufactured ski seasons are fuelling the climate problem

Thin white strips on brown slopes: Manufactured ski seasons are fuelling the climate problem

Ribbons of manufactured snow remind us that national parks should be front-line responses to climate change, not showcases for energy-intensive recreations that deepen the problem.

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Game on: How major sporting events boost private jet travel, and transport emissions

Game on: How major sporting events boost private jet travel, and transport emissions

If those traveling by private jet to major sporting events had taken commercial flights instead, emissions could have been reduced by up to 70%.  
Electric trucks, mines and farms, low carbon fuels key to break Australia’s foreign fuel dependence

Electric trucks, mines and farms, low carbon fuels key to break Australia’s foreign fuel dependence

Superpower Institute releases findings from study examining ways to improve Australia’s fuel security in the wake of shortages and price hikes caused by Iran conflict. 
Thin white strips on brown slopes: Manufactured ski seasons are fuelling the climate problem

Thin white strips on brown slopes: Manufactured ski seasons are fuelling the climate problem

Ribbons of manufactured snow remind us that national parks should be front-line responses to climate change, not showcases for energy-intensive recreations that deepen the problem.
New $50 million federal fund to slash energy use, build climate resilience at local sport clubs

New $50 million federal fund to slash energy use, build climate resilience at local sport clubs

Game On: A new $50m federal government funding pool will provide one-off grants to up to 500 community sport clubs around Australia to support energy efficient and climate resilience upgrades.
World Bank abandons climate lending goal under pressure from largest shareholder – Trump’s US

World Bank abandons climate lending goal under pressure from largest shareholder – Trump’s US

The World Bank has abandoned its ambitious climate lending target adopted during the Biden administration in 2023, under pressure from the Trump administration.
Judge dismisses legal bid to prevent gas fracking in the Top End

Judge dismisses legal bid to prevent gas fracking in the Top End

Activists have lost their court bid to prevent gas exploration in the Northern Territory after claiming fracking would contaminate groundwater resources.
Nuclear reactors taken offline in France, as extreme heat pushes river temperatures into danger zone

Nuclear reactors taken offline in France, as extreme heat pushes river temperatures into danger zone

EDF has taken nearly 10% of its nuclear power capacity offline this week, to avoid overheating the rivers it uses to cool its reactors. Someone tell Pauline Hanson.
Australia’s flagship climate policy “failing miserably” to cut actual emissions, says report

Australia’s flagship climate policy “failing miserably” to cut actual emissions, says report

A new report says Australia’s flagship climate policy “is failing miserably” to achieve its goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions due to its “overwhelming reliance” on carbon offsets.