It’s not perfect, but the Labor-Greens climate deal should limit emissions and fossil fuels. That matters
The safeguard mechanism is a better policy to deal with major industrial greenhouse gas emissions after a deal between the Albanese government and the Greens. It is not perfect, it is needlessly complicated and there are still things to be…
Labor agrees to absolute cap on emissions to secure Greens backing for safeguard mechanism climate bill
The Albanese government’s signature climate bill targeting big polluters is a step closer to passing after a deal with the Greens including an absolute cap on emissions. The Greens leader, Adam Bandt, announced the deal on the safeguard mechanism bill…
Oliver Stone is half right regarding nuclear energy and climate change – The Hill
Oliver Stone is half right regarding nuclear energy and climate change | The Hill Skip to content Armin Weigel/dpa via AP The nuclear power plant Isar 2 is pictured in Essenbach, Germany, on March 3, 2022. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz…
California’s Green Energy Mandates Sending Electricity Rates Even Higher
Last week, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District approved new regulations that will ban the use of residential and commercial natural gas-fired water heaters and furnaces in 2027. The regulation, which only applies to new appliances, prohibits residents in…
The Greens face one of the biggest decisions of their political lives as Labor’s climate policy hangs in the balance
The future of one of Labor’s signature climate policies – updating the safeguard mechanism to deal with industrial greenhouse gas emissions – hangs in the balance. The government held off pushing it through parliament this week while negotiations continued with…
Etihad accused of misleading customers with greenwashing in ‘net zero’ ads
Etihad has been accused of misleading customers through advertising that spruiked its emissions reductions plans, with Australia’s consumer watchdog now considering action against the airline amid its crackdown on greenwashing. Aviation emissions advocacy group Flight Free Australia alleged in the…
Major registries in the carbon offset market are allowing dubious credits, report says – CNBC
Paula Swedeen, a forest policy specialist for the Washington Environmental Council, poses for a photo next to a forest land boundary marker adjacent to Mount Rainier National Park on Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, near Ashford, Wash. The land is part…
The Never-Ending Schemes Of The Climate Change Grifters
Grifters have long fascinated us. Operating outside accepted moral standards, they excel at persuading their “marks” to hand valuables over willingly. If they ever represented a “distinctly American ethos,” they’ve been supplanted by con artists seeking bank accounts for funds…
Voters in city seats support ban on new coal and gas projects, poll shows
The majority of voters in several metropolitan areas support stopping new coal and gas projects and believe industrial polluters should not be able to use carbon offsets for all their greenhouse gas emissions, according to new polling. The progressive thinktank…
The Next Frontier in Farming? The Ocean. – The New York Times
Climate correspondent Somini Sengupta reported from South Korea with photographer Chang W. Lee, who also traveled to Australia. March 15, 2023 For centuries, it’s been treasured in kitchens in Asia and neglected almost everywhere else: Those glistening ribbons of seaweed…
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