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“Pouring oil on climate fire:” Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 to avoid catastrophic climate damage

Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 and be phased out entirely by 2070 at the latest if the world is to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
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Depleted batteries and very expensive gas: How a two-day heatwave led to a near doubling of quarterly prices

Batteries have been protecting consumers from price spikes in most states over summer. But they ran out of puff in one state in January, and let gas rule the roost.
Gas share in global electricity mix falls for fifth consecutive year, pushed out by cheaper renewables

Gas share in global electricity mix falls for fifth consecutive year, pushed out by cheaper renewables

Share of gas in global electricity mix has fallen for the fifth consecutive year, with nearly half of the world’s gas-generating economies already passing peak gas.

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“Pouring oil on climate fire:” Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 to avoid catastrophic climate damage

“Pouring oil on climate fire:” Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 to avoid catastrophic climate damage

Global fossil fuel use must halve by 2035 and be phased out entirely by 2070 at the latest if the world is to keep global warming below 1.5°C.
Depleted batteries and very expensive gas: How a two-day heatwave led to a near doubling of quarterly prices

Depleted batteries and very expensive gas: How a two-day heatwave led to a near doubling of quarterly prices

Batteries have been protecting consumers from price spikes in most states over summer. But they ran out of puff in one state in January, and let gas rule the roost.
Gas share in global electricity mix falls for fifth consecutive year, pushed out by cheaper renewables

Gas share in global electricity mix falls for fifth consecutive year, pushed out by cheaper renewables

Share of gas in global electricity mix has fallen for the fifth consecutive year, with nearly half of the world’s gas-generating economies already passing peak gas.
Consultants might profess a commitment to net zero, but they are core to fossil fuel propaganda playbook

Consultants might profess a commitment to net zero, but they are core to fossil fuel propaganda playbook

Fossil fuel industry wants to expand oil, gas and coal production, and win approvals through modelling that exaggerates economic benefits and ignores their harm.
Gas-powered AI could push up bills by 26 per cent without strict rules and focus on renewables

Gas-powered AI could push up bills by 26 per cent without strict rules and focus on renewables

Urgent action must be taken to regulate power and water used by data centres to avoid burdening Australian households with higher costs, a study has found.
Australia reached peak gas years ago, but it needs a ban on new home connections, and plans for a faster exit

Australia reached peak gas years ago, but it needs a ban on new home connections, and plans for a faster exit

Australia needs to take the wheel of a well-signposted gas decline and double down to meet emissions goals and protect consumers from higher prices.
How Australia’s most advanced renewables state has dropped the ball on the gas network death spiral

How Australia’s most advanced renewables state has dropped the ball on the gas network death spiral

Regulator warns that the complete lack of policies to guide this state’s customer transition away from gas is creating uncertainty that could drive up costs to consumers.
Protests called as data centre developer super-sizes plans for fossil gas generation in Southern Highlands

Protests called as data centre developer super-sizes plans for fossil gas generation in Southern Highlands

New proposal by data centre developers to super-size their twice rejected gas generation plans spark outrage and a call for protests.