emissions
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The Morrison Government’s Net-Zero Plan Will Likely Fail on These 6 Crucial Counts
The Morrison government’s recent plan to reach net-zero emissions by 2050 has been widely criticised by scientists, environmental organisations, journalists, politicians and more. Critics say the plan fails to deliver on its ambitions, including weaknesses in cuts to fossil fuel extraction and an absence of legislation to drive reforms. But does it deserve such widespread…
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Scott Morrison Threw $565M At Cleaner Tech Instead Of Committing To Net Zero, But Why Not Both?
The Morrison government pledged an additional $565.8 million towards cleaner technologies as part of of the virtual climate summit that saw other global leaders pledging much more ambitious targets. So what exactly does that mean? We already know that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has shown little (see: zero) interest in meeting the net-zero by 2050…
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Nissan Quits Trump Now Too
A week-and-a-half ago, when GM announced that it was bailing on Trump I emailed every automaker still on Trump’s side to see if they had any comment. That included Nissan, which responded then it doesn’t “typically comment on actions of competitors.” Today, Nissan said it was bailing on Trump too.
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City of Sydney Green Lights Use of 100% Renewable Energy
The City of Sydney has made the switch to 100 per cent renewable energy after signing a $60 million green deal with regional energy suppliers. From July 1, the Sydney city council will see all of its operations run off renewable energy, including street lights, pools, sports fields, depots, buildings as well as Sydney Town…