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King coal’s stages of grief, part 1: Facing the facts
Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. The 5 stages of grief for coal.
Jeremy Richardson

Jul 1, 2015

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… and why China has announced a national carbon market
China announces it would launch a national carbon market in 2018 based on the 6 regional pilot programs launched in past year.
Silvio Marcacci

Jun 2, 2014

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Steep emissions cuts needed or we’ll blow our carbon budget
The CCA’s budget approach to emissions reduction makes it crystal clear that whatever we do now cannot be divorced from what must be done later.
Clive Hamilton

Feb 27, 2014

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Raising bar on car emissions could halve fuel costs: report
Report says adoption of best practice light vehicle emissions standards could cut Australian fuel use – and cost to consumers – in half.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 25, 2014

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Study debunks IPCC report, calls for more severe carbon budget
A new study by an interdisciplinary group of scientists and economists has led to calls for more severe emissions cuts, and a tighter carbon budget.
Andrew Freedman

Dec 5, 2013

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Global carbon budget gets a massive haircut
IPCC report suggests we may have used two thirds of our carbon budget already. That would mean less than 10 per cent of world’s fossil fuel reserves could be exploited if the world is to have a better than even chance of avoiding runaway global warming.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 27, 2013

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Time to act quickly on carbon budget, says Climate Commission
Climate Commission adds voice for tight carbon budget, calls for major changes to energy production, says most fossil fuel reserves must stay in the ground.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 17, 2013

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Australia’s ‘carbon budget black hole’: Fact or political fiction?
Is the falling European carbon price as dangerous as everyone is saying, or is the hype around it mostly politically opportunistic?
Stephen McGrail

May 16, 2013

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Why the 400 ppm climate milestone is irrelevant
We were always going to blow past 400ppm. What matters now is whether humanity can avoid the positive feedback spiral.
Karl-Friedrich Lenz

May 14, 2013

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What’s driving climate action? It’s the market, stupid
When it comes to the shift to a low-carbon economy, many are so busy looking at politics for signs of change, they’re missing the signs in the market. Policy might be essential, but markets deliver solutions – and the signs are that this process is now well underway. Meanwhile, that carbon bubble just keeps getting bigger.
Paul Gilding

Apr 4, 2013

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Graph of the Day: The world’s carbon budget made simple
The world has burned most of its carbon budget. This graph of the day explains what we have consumed, what’s left, and what it means.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 13, 2013

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Unburnable carbon – value of fossil fuel giants at risk
The IEA last year said if the world wanted to meet climate targets, it would have to leave two thirds of its fossil fuels in the ground. So what does unburnable carbon mean for oil and gas giants? HSBC crunches the numbers and says up to 60 per cent of the value of fossil fuel companies could be at risk.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 29, 2013

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