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Australia given a ‘Fail’ for first week performance in Glasgow
Climate groups give Australia a ‘fail’ score at the half-way point of COP26, after its failure to set a new interim target and its promotion of fossil fuels.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 5, 2021

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Glasgow pledges may be enough to cap global warming below 2°C, IEA says
“Landmark moment:” IEA says emissions pledges announced at COP26 may cap global warming below 2°C, but more needed for 1.5°C target.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 5, 2021

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“It’s just bullshit:” Cannon-Brookes and Joyce clash over methane and renewables
Mike Cannon-Brookes and Barnaby Joyce go head-to-head on the future of clean energy, and the future of agriculture under net zero.
Giles Parkinson and Michael Mazengarb

Oct 29, 2021

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Liberal senator tells CSIRO boss that net zero target will “destroy our plant life”
Queensland Liberal senator suggests to CSIRO boss that zero net targets could spell the end to all plant life on Earth. (Don’t worry, they probably won’t).
Staff Reporter

Oct 29, 2021

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World “way off track” as global emissions surge to new highs, WMO says
Despite the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, global greenhouse gas emissions surged to new highs last year, UN-backed agency says.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 26, 2021

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Joyce fills Morrison’s policy vacuum and says no to green energy transition
Morrison has ceded control of Australia’s climate policies to Joyce’s Nationals, and didn’t even ask them to support an increased 2030 target.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 18, 2021

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IEA says global coal use must halve by 2030, clean energy investment “far too slow”
IEA says current climate pledges not nearly enough to get to zero net emissions, more must be done to shake the “stubborn incumbency” of fossil fuels.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 13, 2021

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Australians reject “gas led recovery” as climate concern surges to new highs
New survey shows 8 in 10 Australians support the phase-out of coal power, and vast majority say economic recovery should be powered by renewables, not gas.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 13, 2021

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Not even the BCA or Murdoch papers can divert Taylor from his love of gas
The Business Council and the Murdoch media come out in support of the green transition, but they can’t sway the ideological monster they created.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 11, 2021

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Gina Rinehart peddles climate denial to students in bizarre video rant
Australia’s richest person, Gina Rinehart, uses message to school students to peddle long-discredited claims that global warming is not real.
Michael Mazengarb

Oct 7, 2021

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What is Scott Morrison doing in New York? Nothing on climate, it seems
While other world leaders arrive in New York to discuss cooperation on Covid and climate, Morrison will be trying to patch up his submarine blunder.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 21, 2021

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Black Summer bushfires released more than a year’s worth of Australian emissions
New research suggests emissions from the 2019/2020 Black Summer of bushfires were double previous estimates, and triggered a plankton bloom bigger than Australia.
Michael Mazengarb

Sep 16, 2021

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