Climate change and the move to net zero is a compelling challenge, and this category sets out the science, the costs and the politics. Our posts cover the state of the climate, the Earth’s energy imbalance, sea level rise, the risk of tipping points such as the AMOC, high-intensity rainfall, lethal humidity and the loss of Arctic ice. They also count the costs, from becoming uninsurable and the damage to GDP at 3 degrees of warming to the bill for communities such as New South Wales.
A second theme is who is responsible. Posts examine how a small number of companies drive most emissions, how fossil fuel subsidies run at millions of dollars a minute, and what Big Oil knew about climate science and when. Our latest articles compare a major report built on 101 documents with the growing number of climate court cases worldwide.
We also take on misinformation, with guides to climate denier arguments, the signs of a denier, greenwashing claims and memes for deniers and delayers. Posts on carbon capture and direct air capture ask what works, while others show real progress in shipping, vehicle standards and falling coal use in China. Start here to understand the problem, the people slowing the response, and the solutions that are already working.
Climate change and the move to net zero is a compelling challenge, and this category sets out the science, the costs and the politics. Our posts cover the state of the climate, the Earth’s energy imbalance, sea level rise, the risk of tipping points such as the AMOC, high-intensity rainfall, lethal humidity and the loss of Arctic ice. They also count the costs, from becoming uninsurable and the damage to GDP at 3 degrees of warming to the bill for communities such as New South Wales.
A second theme is who is responsible. Posts examine how a small number of companies drive most emissions, how fossil fuel subsidies run at millions of dollars a minute, and what Big Oil knew about climate science and when. Our latest articles compare a major report built on 101 documents with the growing number of climate court cases worldwide.
We also take on misinformation, with guides to climate denier arguments, the signs of a denier, greenwashing claims and memes for deniers and delayers. Posts on carbon capture and direct air capture ask what works, while others show real progress in shipping, vehicle standards and falling coal use in China. Start here to understand the problem, the people slowing the response, and the solutions that are already working.
Carbon Capture and storage is a strategy for reducing carbon emissions but the evidence is that it is a scam for fossil fuel companies to use government subsidies while at the same time increasing carbon emissions. Even worse, taxpayers will be responsible for end of life projects.
Governments try to pick winners and provide subsidies. The subsidies for fossil fuel industry is enormous and is over $5.9 trillion or more than 6.8% globally. In Australia direct and indirect subsidies are over $44 billion and 3.2% of GDP
Making aluminum green is easy with renewable energy. While there are some more substantial technologies to make sure that aluminum is even lower emissions, an easy start is to contract for renewable energy and storage.
With the reduction in coal mines and gas fields, will shipping emissions fall? Explore how much shipping there is, and what the phase out of fossil fuels will do to shipping.
Coal plants are decreasing globally but that does not stop the false information that coal plants are increasing. The number of retirements is greater than new plants. For a full detailed analysis check out Global Energy Monitor.
A major global disruption will be the exit of coal from thermal electricity generations. Much coal is consumed within the country, but the 6 major exporters of coal will be impacted the most. New mines will not replace the loss of existing coal mines.
The EU commission has voted to ban sales of all internal Combustion engines in cars buses trucks motorcycles by 2035 to achieve the carbon emissions reduction by 55% by 2030 from 1990 levels.
An image can say a thousand words – and facts and figures won’t sway a climate denier or climate delayer. But humour may do. Lets see
The 5 signs of climate deniers or climagte delayers. The arguments may appear reasonable but they are generally anonymous, selective, persistent diversionary and irrational. Spot them easily.
47 of Luxury cruise liners owned by Carnival emitt more sulfur dioxide than all of Europes 260 million cars. Globally, the 70,000 ships emit 2.5% of CO2 emissions
