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Tony Abbott named world’s biggest climate grinch in 2013
Tony Abbott heads list of climate grinches including his Canadian counterpart, Rupert Murdoch, Koch Brothers, and Bjorn Lomborg.
Ari Phillips

Dec 20, 2013

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Iceland’s vanishing ice
Iceland is shedding ice at an alarming rate, threatening a culture where ice is an everyday part of life.
Cheryl Katz

Dec 19, 2013

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Dispelling myth of energy payback of renewable energy systems
One of the many myths about renewable energy, especially solar PV, is that the life-cycle energy inputs are greater than the lifetime energy outputs.
Mark Diesendorf

Dec 16, 2013

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So if the carbon tax is not working, then what is?
NEM-wide emissions have fallen 14% over the past two spring seasons since the carbon tax was implemented. Something must be working.
Mike Sandiford

Dec 13, 2013

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Action on climate not sufficient, but COP 19 still rocked
Global ambition to fight climate change is insufficient and much remains to be done. However, the Warsaw climate conference broke new ground.
Christiana Figueres

Dec 13, 2013

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Arctic warming drives more extreme summer weather
Study links past decade’s ‘exceptional’ number of extreme weather events in US and Europe summers with record declines in Arctic sea ice and snow cover.
Joe Romm

Dec 10, 2013

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Big oil and White House agree: carbon pollution will cost money
The White House and major American businesses may be converging on how to assess the damage caused to climate by greenhouse gas emissions.
Jeff Spross

Dec 6, 2013

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Australia charts warmest spring on record
The spring of 2013 has been Australia’s warmest on record, with temperatures 1.57°C above the 1961-1990 average, surpassing previous 2006 record by 0.14°C.
Blair Trewin

Dec 2, 2013

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Indian Ocean linked to bushfires and drought in Australia
Study links Australian extreme weather events to temperature changes in the Indian Ocean – an effect that is likely to strengthen under climate change.
Wenju Cai

Nov 29, 2013

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Graph of the Day: Nine simple charts to explain the global carbon budget
From the treasure trove that is this year’s Global Carbon Budget: 9 charts showing where carbon emissions come from, where they go and what that means.
Lindsay Wilson

Nov 28, 2013

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CleanTech Bites

Tony Abbott’s climate homework: Must try much harder
As he buries the mechanisms to deliver ambitious climate targets, the PM must work out how Australia will meet its obligations to new UN treaty.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 25, 2013

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Reality check on renewables could unblock climate talks
UN climate talks get bogged down because governments fear the solutions are too difficult. But a new study will show doubling renewables and supporting energy efficiency can deliver all the abatement needed out to 2030. Governments just need to realise that the solutions are in front of them.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 24, 2013

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