climate Change

Australian gas exports will crash by 2030

Australian Gas Exports Will Crash

Australia gas strategy emphasizes new gas fields, causing concerns about climate goals due to rising emissions. Australia’s gas exports face a declining future, with major markets reducing demand and increased competition from the USA and Qatar. Thermal batteries may assist in industrial decarbonisation but the biggest threat is all countries are moving rapidly to reduce gas demand. Decommissioning liabilities heighten taxpayer risks.

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china emissions drop to 45% by 2030

Chinese Coal Drops from 70 to 45 Percent by 2030

Lauri Myllyvirta forecasts China’s coal dependency to drop from 70% to 45% by 2030, influenced by renewable expansions and energy policy shifts reported in April 2024. Despite local-global energy strategy conflicts and bureaucratic hurdles, China’s renewable energy sector is flourishing with vast solar and wind installations, and plummeting solar, battery prices. China’s energy security challenge is compounded by coal quality issues and reliance on imports.

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steel from aluminium waste

Steel from Aluminium Waste

Red mud is a hazardous waste from aluminium production and research is underway to extract the steel from aluminium waste. Using waste product from the aluminium industry to produce valuable green steel is promising. Can it scale from lab scale to production in a timely manner – technically

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