fossil fuels Archives - Page 16 of 18 - Renew Economy

Germans face high fossil fuel costs
Germans are increasingly investigating “energy poverty” – and discovering that electricity is a smaller item than motor fuel and heat.
Craig Morris

Mar 20, 2014

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US govt: Climate change threatens energy infrastructure
Infrastructure that Americans rely on to heat their homes and power their lights are all becoming more exposed to failure in a changing climate.
Bobby Magill

Mar 11, 2014

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Australia’s lip service at G20; our fossil fuel subsidies to increase!
Australia has committed to higher growth as part of its G20 agenda. Perhaps it should address its previous commitment to cutting fossil fuel subsidies.
Nigel Morris

Feb 24, 2014

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What happens in Germany will affect us all
The utility and coal industry is determinaed to strangle growth of wind energy in Germany. If successful, they will also delay the Energiewende.
Paul Gipe

Feb 21, 2014

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Flurry of US coal power plant shutdowns expected by 2016
New US EPA standards mean that 90% of the power plants expected to shut down by 2020 will actually be shut down by 2016.
Bobby Magill

Feb 20, 2014

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Australia’s Energy White Paper – a prescription for poor health.
The energy white paper process is flawed. The hidden costs of health impacts are barely considered, if mentioned at all.
George Crisp

Feb 12, 2014

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Natural gas as a ‘bridge’. Or dangerous procrastination?
Natural gas has been mooted as a ‘bridge’ fuel recently, but in terms of climate change natural gas is a half measure that risks dangerous procrastination.
Lindsay Wilson

Feb 7, 2014

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However you figure it, fossil fuel subsidies are as high as ever
Estimates vary, but they all agree that fossil fuel subsidies are back up to the record, pre-GFC levels of 2008.
Ben Jervey

Feb 4, 2014

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Graph of the Day: US energy emissions rise in 2013
For the first time in three years, U.S. carbon dioxide emissions related to energy increased in 2013 as coal replaced gas.
Bobby Magill

Jan 15, 2014

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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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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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Battle for world’s largest wealth fund, and what it means for energy sector
A push to get Norway’s $720bn sovereign wealth fund to invest in renewable energy could have far-reaching effects on the global energy market.
Terje Osmundsen

Nov 29, 2013

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