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News posts tagged "Environment"

Fossil Fuel Climate Disaster Levy

Sep 05, 2022
Make fossil fuel producers pay a climate disaster levy. 'A $1 levy per tonne of carbon pollution on fossil fuel production in Australia would currently raise around $1.5 billion a year for the National Climate Disaster Fund.' (The Australia Institute, Canberra) >
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Communicating the Changing Climate

Sep 05, 2022
How climate storytelling helps people navigate complexity and find solutions. 'Making the decision to buy an EV [for example] shows how climate change and its solutions are complex systems. One tool that can help consumers navigate this complexity is an approach called systemic storytelling.' (University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada) >
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Our Future World: the Next 20 Years

Aug 29, 2022
Seven megatrends that will shape the next 20 years. "Australia is at a pivotal point. There is a tidal wave of disruption on the way, and it’s critical we take steps now to get ahead of it." — CSIRO Chief Executive Dr Larry Marshall. • Adapting to a changing climate • Leaner, cleaner and greener • The escalating health imperative • Geopolitical shifts • Diving into digital • Increasingly autonomous • Unlocking the human dimension (CSIRO, Brisbane) >
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Institutional Decarbonisation Scenarios Evaluated

Aug 29, 2022
Institutional decarbonisation scenarios evaluated against the Paris Agreement 1.5°C goal. 'This study analyses six institutional decarbonisation scenarios published between 2020 and mid-2021, including four from the oil companies BP, Royal Dutch Shell and Equinor (two from BP), and two developed by the International Energy Agency IEA. It finds that most of the scenarios would be classified as inconsistent with the Paris Agreement as they fail to limit warming to ‘well below 2°C’, let alone 1.5°C, and would exceed the 1.5°C warming limit by a significant margin.' (Nature Communications journal) >
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Fossil Gas: a Bridge to Nowhere

Aug 29, 2022
'While there is growing consensus on the need for a power sector coal phase-out, fossil gas has largely flown under the radar.' (Climate Analytics, Berlin) >
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Towards an Ecological Economics

Aug 29, 2022
'Economics has been dominated by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) as a measure of success. But ecological economics measures welfare and sustainability instead.' (The Ecologist, London) >
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World Energy Transitions Outlook 1.5°C Pathway

Aug 28, 2022
World Energy Transitions Outlook (2022) 'the report provides in-depth analysis of two areas particularly relevant for the decarbonisation of end-use sectors: electrification and bioenergy. It also explores the socio-economic impacts of the 1.5°C pathway and suggests ways to speed progress towards universal access to clean energy.' (International Renewable Energy Agency) >
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Plastics Treaty: Update After UNEA 5.2

Aug 21, 2022
Momentum Towards a Global Plastics Treaty: Update After UNEA 5.2 'Six years ago, a legally binding global treaty to end plastic pollution seemed impossible. But last month, the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) concluded with the historic passage of a mandate to do just that.' (Center for International Environmental Law, Washington DC) >
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Temperature Increase Reduces Global Crop Yields

Aug 21, 2022
Temperature increase reduces global yields of major crops in four independent estimates. 'Agricultural production is vulnerable to climate change. Understanding climate change, especially the temperature impacts, is critical if policymakers, agriculturalists, and crop breeders are to ensure global food security.' (National Center for Biotechnology Information, USA) >
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Earth's Wind Patterns

Aug 21, 2022
'current wind, weather, ocean, and pollution conditions, as forecast by supercomputers, on an interactive animated map. Updated every three hours'You can drag the map with the mouse and enlarge sections with the mouse scroll wheel. (Earth Nullschool) >
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