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Seven takeaways for Warsaw climate talks from new IEA report
Despite a lack of optimism in Warsaw, IEA report shows we can still cut our emissions sharply, but only by making serious policy decisions now.
Rachel Cleetus

Nov 14, 2013

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Direct action vs carbon pricing: We can have it all
We should not be debating a choice between direct action and carbon pricing: we need both, but with credible, well-designed mechanisms.
Alan Pears

Nov 12, 2013

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Tasmania back to 100% renewables as NEM hits 17%
Rooftop PV shaves power consumption in eastern states as Tas hydro hits highest ever annual level; nationwide decline in gas-fired generation accelerates.
Pitt & Sherry

Nov 6, 2013

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Germany could nearly eliminate emissions with wind, solar, storage
Germany’s energy agency says the economy could become nearly carbon-neutral by midcentury, and it doesn’t need nuclear or CCS.
Craig Morris

Oct 28, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Burning the carbon sink
The fires in NSW remind us of the many vulnerabilities the world’s natural carbon sinks face. How important are they to the delicate climate balance?
Lindsay Wilson

Oct 25, 2013

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Study shows wind power cuts CO2 emissions, considerably
New empirical research out of Spain shows that wind power is very effective at cutting CO2 emissions, even at quite high penetration levels.
Zachary Shahan

Oct 22, 2013

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Major study projects no long-term climate benefit from shale gas revolution
Most claims that shale gas will significantly reduce US carbon emissions in the future are based on little more than hand-waving and wishful thinking.
Joe Romm

Oct 21, 2013

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Carbon capture and storage: One step forward, one step back
Survey shows why we shouldn’t expect large-scale deployment of carbon capture and storage pre-2030s – or see it as a solution to the CO2 problem.
Joe Romm

Oct 17, 2013

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Repealing the carbon tax: Hidden costs and unanswered questions
There’s a reason we have a price on carbon. Repealing it may save taxpayers a little money, but it will cause long-term problems.
Rosemary Lyster

Oct 17, 2013

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Earth may have warmed 5C in 13 years when CO2 levels doubled
PETM and associated carbon pulse “are often touted as the best geologic analog for the current” manmade rise in CO2 levels, as a new study notes.
Joe Romm

Oct 14, 2013

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Are there any major financial institutions that don’t want to act on climate?
If there is something the world’s major financial institutions can agree on, it’s that reducing carbon emissions can be good for the financial sector.
Ryan Koronowski

Oct 11, 2013

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We might blow our carbon budget sooner than we think
If global carbon emissions continue to grow at 2% each year we will blow through the 840 GtC carbon budget at the start of 2035.
Lindsay Wilson

Oct 3, 2013

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