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  1. Pinned Tweet
    11 Dec 2020

    How an expected emissions cut over the next decade of just 6.8% was spun as a great success.

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    Worth a look at some responses in Japan's story. eg Keith Pitt is unconcerned cos "fast-growing nations such as India, China, Vietnam, Pakistan, Thailand, Bangladesh will likely take more Aus LNG". Is working to create new fossil fuel markets consistent with the Paris agreement?

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  3. 20 minutes ago

    Cheeky bastards is a reference to the video. Watch the video.

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  4. 28 minutes ago

    In the US: ‘Nowhere is safe’: heat shatters vision of Pacific north-west as climate refuge. By

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  5. 29 minutes ago

    Coles bins Stikeez and minis for good following criticism of plastic promotions - by

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  6. 30 minutes ago

    Cockatoos across Sydney are learning from each other to bin-dive for food, study finds. Story by and there's a video of the cheeky bastards

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  7. 36 minutes ago

    Japan this week released plans to slash the amount of fossil fuels it uses for electricity over the next decade. It is Australia's biggest export market for gas (alongside China) and outright for thermal coal. As says, this is a big deal.

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  8. 40 minutes ago

    . on how we got here and what lies ahead as the world heritage committee considers tonight whether to list the Great Barrier Reef as ‘in danger’.

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  9. 42 minutes ago

    Many types of environmental and climate news this morning. Something for everyone etc.

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  10. Jul 21

    Australia has huge untapped potential to develop offshore windfarms near existing substations: ⁦⁩ report

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    Jul 21

    World leaders must step up to avoid worst impacts of , says - He singled out China, the world’s biggest emitter, which has yet to submit to the UN a national plan for emissions cuts before 2030 Story by

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    Jul 20

    🚨 BREAKING: Japan revises its 2030 power mix targets, cutting fossil fuels and raising renewables in a bid to reduce pollution The biggest loser? LNG Under the draft plan, annual LNG power generation is slated to fall roughly 50% by the end of the decade. That's more than coal

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    Jul 20

    New Hope mining company referred to Asic, accused of misleading investors over future of coal

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    Jul 20

    Widespread vaccination hasn’t eliminated the disease, or anything close. But it has completely changed the relationship between cases and deaths, eliminating the overwhelming majority of overall mortality risk.

    This picture paints about 3000 words.
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  15. Jul 20

    More on the reef and its world heritage status on the Full Story pod with and

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    Jul 20

    Incredible story this. Instead of landing policies to curb emissions that lead to warmer waters & coral bleaching, Australian officials have twisted arms of 9 countries to stop Great Barrier Reef being listed as ‘in danger’

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  17. Jul 20

    Document tabled to World Heritage committee overnight shows Australia's committee backers. They are Bahrain, St Kitts & Nevis, Ethiopia, Hungary, Mali, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Biosnia & Herzegovina, Russia and Spain.
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  18. Jul 20

    Diplomatic email suggests Coalition believes it has numbers to stop Great Barrier Reef being listed as ‘in danger’ - exclusive by ⁦⁩

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  19. Jul 20

    Australia increased fossil fuel subsidies by 48% between 2015 and 2019 - the biggest rise in the G20 - according to Bloomberg report. By ⁦⁩

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  20. Jul 19

    Emissions will hit record high by 2023 if green recovery fails, says IEA

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    Jul 19

    In 2016-17, Gorgon’s annual emissions limit – known as a baseline – was 8.34m tonnes of CO2. It released 9.02m tonnes in 2017-18 & 8.97m tonnes in 2018-19. Rather than be penalised for the breaches, it was allowed to set a new baseline calculated across a three-year period.

    Said to be the world's biggest CCS project
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