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Three glaring holes in the Energy Minister’s Press Club speech
Energy and Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen spoke for an hour at the National Press Club last week in a speech titled “Australia’s Energy Choice in the Critical Decade.” Despite the title, and despite taking questions from Australia’s top journalists, most of Australia’s energy choices didn’t even rate a mention.
Why we need a parliamentary inquiry into South Australia’s proposed new political donation laws
Replacing political donations may sound good in theory, but in practice what matters is who gets the money – and how much they get.
Should Australia ban fossil fuel advertising?
A tobacco-style ban on fossil fuel advertising would be a decisive win for Australia – and the climate.
Over 30 organisations urge the Rockliff government to release Tasmania’s decade-overdue State of the Environment Report
Tasmania’s Government has failed to publish a State of the Environment Report since 2009,
despite having a legal obligation to do so every five years.
Why Queensland is Miles ahead of the game
Canberra doesn’t really have a fossil fuel industry, which perhaps explains why we lead the country in decarbonising our economy.
Off the Charts
Superannuation tax concessions are making inequality worse
Superannuation tax concessions were designed to encourage saving, but instead they are being used by the wealthiest to avoid paying tax
Wages are clearly not driving inflation as new data shows wage growth is falling
With wage growth already falling, further interest rate rises would only serve to punish workers who are already suffering.
Coal Mine Tracker
Since May 2022, the Federal Environment Minister has approved 4 new coal mines or expansions.
There are 28 additional proposals for new or expanded coal mines currently waiting for Federal Government approval.
If approved, the lifetime emissions from all 32 projects would be equivalent to keeping all of Australia’s coal-fired power stations operating for an additional 95 years.
Hunter Valley Mine Watch
No new coal mines are needed in the Hunter Valley. Avoiding dangerous climate change requires keeping coal in the ground, and with the world moving away from coal as an energy source new coal mines will simply compete with existing coal mines for a declining market.
Total coal production gap
Rehabilitation cost shortfall
HeatWatch
HeatWatch puts current Australian research about temperature increases due to global warming into context, using data from the Bureau of Meteorology and the CSIRO.
Adelaide: HeatWatch projects up to 49 days over 35°C per year by 2090
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