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  • Collapse of G20 talks sparks fear of ‘backtracking’ on climate pledges
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    Collapse of G20 talks sparks fear of ‘backtracking’ on climate pledges

    Climate and energy ministers clash over climate finance, methane, shipping, carbon levies and the world’s warming limit at talks in Bali.
    Joe Lo
    Sep 5, 2022
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  • Morrison fumbles in Rome, but his main game is to block progress at Glasgow
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    Morrison fumbles in Rome, but his main game is to block progress at Glasgow

    Morrison’s mishandling of major international relationships has come back to bite the PM, as Australia isolated on the eve of COP26.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Nov 1, 2021
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  • Ahead of COP26, Australia ranked among worst in G20 on climate action
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    Ahead of COP26, Australia ranked among worst in G20 on climate action

    Australia again ranked amongst the worst for climate action, lagging behind on renewables uptake, EV adoption and fossil fuel phase-out.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Oct 14, 2021
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  • Australia’s climate effort slammed as ‘simply embarrassing’, among worst in the G20
    Policy & Planning

    Australia’s climate effort slammed as ‘simply embarrassing’, among worst in the G20

    Australia labelled one of G20’s worst for climate action in latest Climate Transparency Report, lagging behind its international peers on green transition.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Nov 19, 2020
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  • World’s leading researchers implore G20 to apply Covid lessons to climate response
    Policy & Planning

    World’s leading researchers implore G20 to apply Covid lessons to climate response

    Dozens of the world’s leading climate research institutions issue joint call for G20 leaders to apply lessons of Covid-19 to lead decarbonisation.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Nov 18, 2020
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  • Fossil fuels get four-times more Covid stimulus than renewables, report says
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    Fossil fuels get four-times more Covid stimulus than renewables, report says

    New analysis of Australia’s Covid-19 economic response finds governments have funnelled four-times more financial support into fossil fuel sector than to clean energy.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Jul 16, 2020
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  • G20 Nations still spending $63.9 billion – annually – on coal
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    G20 Nations still spending $63.9 billion – annually – on coal

    G20 nations continue to double-down on coal, spending at least $US63.9 billion on the fossil fuel annually, according to a new report published this month.
    Joshua S Hill
    Jun 26, 2019
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  • G20 baulks at ending fossil fuel subsidies,  “dumbest” policy of all
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    G20 baulks at ending fossil fuel subsidies, “dumbest” policy of all

    G20 fudges on fossil fuel subsidies, now labelled world’s “dumbest policy”. But Paris climate deal likely to come into force this year, four years earlier than thought, and China has announced a major “green finance” boost, just as Australia looks to strip its own green funds.
    Giles Parkinson
    Sep 6, 2016
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  • Australian fossil fuel subsidies put at $5.6bn a year in new report

    Australian fossil fuel subsidies put at $5.6bn a year in new report

    As Turnbull heads to Turkey’s G20 Summit, a new report reveals Australia still subsidising fossil fuel production to tune of $A5.6 billion a year.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Nov 12, 2015
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    How John Howard could help turn Tony Abbott around on climate

    Next time Abbott seeks advice from John Howard, he might just ask him about how best to respond to the clear geopolitical momentum on climate change.
    Nick Rowley
    Nov 25, 2014
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  • G20 reveals Tony Abbott’s climate change denial is complete
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    G20 reveals Tony Abbott’s climate change denial is complete

    G20 underlines how complete climate change denial is within the Abbott government. If not for the science, then at least for the political and economic implications. This is quite possibly the most incompetent government in Australia’s history.
    Giles Parkinson
    Nov 17, 2014
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  • Pic of the Day: Farmer sends solar message to G20
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    Pic of the Day: Farmer sends solar message to G20

    Queensland farmer uses ploughs giant solar message for G20 into landscape, as Ricky Muir pledges continued support for 41,000GWh renewable target.
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    Nov 6, 2014
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