paris Archives - Renew Economy

Policy & Planning

Coalition conjures another accounting trick as it dodges climate commitment
Updated: More climate sleight-of-hand from federal Coalition, with $500m of existing aid money for the Pacific to be diverted into renewables, disaster resilience.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 13, 2019

0
Policy & Planning

Greens accuse Coalition of “cooking books” – and planet – on emissions
Greens call out federal Coalition’s “dodgy accounting” efforts to minimise emissions targets, as government says heatwaves and droughts will reduce abatement because it is killing crops.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 21, 2018

0
Policy & Planning

PM admits Australia Paris target toothless, Coalition completely at sea on energy
Prime Minister Scott Morrison confirms Australia will not be pulling out of Paris climate agreement: Why? There is no need, because it will have precisely zero impact on anything.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 17, 2018

0
Australia could be 100% renewable by 2030s, meet Paris targets by 2025
ANU study says current pace of solar and wind deployment in Australia could deliver equivalent of 100% renewables by early 2030s, and achieve emissions reduction task “for whole economy” by 2025.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 10, 2018

0
Other Good Stuff

Paris wants no conventional cars on its streets by 2030
Paris to limit the number of cars powered by internal combustion engines on its streets and eventually move beyond polluting cars.
Steve Hanley

Oct 16, 2017

5
Policy & Planning

Cheap wind and solar mean US will meet beat Paris targets despite Trump
Morgan Stanley says renewables will be cheapest new generation almost everywhere by 2020, helping many countries exceed their Paris goals – even Trump’s America.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 7, 2017

4
Markets

Coalition backtracks on Paris deal, ABC cuts corners on energy
Coalition appears to be rapidly backtracking on Paris climate treaty as ABC’s Four Corners falls into the same trap of relying too heavily on lobbyists. They interviewed the wrong people.
Giles Parkinson

May 9, 2017

43
Policy & Planning

How to think about the 1.5°C climate target
What does a global aim of 1.5 degrees mean? Is it achievable? How much difference would it make?
Clive Hamilton

Oct 4, 2016

0
India, world’s fourth-largest emitter, ratifies Paris climate agreement
Getting India on board is a huge deal for global climate action.
Natasha Geiling

Oct 4, 2016

3
Policy & Planning

What does the Paris 1.5˚C warming limit mean for Australia?
What does last year’s Paris agreement mean for Australia’s climate policy and decarbonisation?
Niklas Roming

Aug 25, 2016

0
Policy & Planning

Paris climate targets aren’t enough, but we can close the gap
Under existing Paris pledges, the world would be facing 2.3-3.5℃ of warming by 2100, and Australia doesn’t have the policies to meet its own modest targets.
Malte Meinshausen

Jun 30, 2016

0
ACT zero net emissions target fast-tracked to 2050
ACT passes law to bring forward target for net zero carbon emissions to 2050, to complement its recently fast-tracked 100% renewables by 2020 target.
Sophie Vorrath

May 3, 2016

0