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Emissions from Beetaloo fracking and Middle Arm Gas Hub wildly underestimated according to independent analysis

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Independent analysis of the projected carbon emissions from the Northern Territory’s (NT’s) proposed Beetaloo Basin gas fracking project, and proposed processing at the Middle Arm gas hub, has found they’ve been gravely underestimated, as have the availability of offsets to deal with them. The findings made by researchers at Climate Analytics call into question a … Continued

Local social and environmental action propels Schneider Electric Sustainability Impact Program toward year-end target

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Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, published details of its quarterly sustainability impact performance alongside its third-quarter financial results.  Schneider Sustainability Impact (SSI) 2021-2025 program drives and measures company-wide progress towards 11 global sustainability targets, supplemented by locally-led initiatives, which collectively support Schneider Electric’s six long-term Environmental, Social … Continued

SEC electrification push is a major step to reducing carbon emissions

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Rewiring Australia has strongly endorsed the Victorian State Electricity Commission’s strategy to support household electrification. Under its strategy announced today, the SEC will support households to electrify heating, hot water and other appliances. This will include electrification pilots in 2024, an education drive to help industry and households understand the benefits of electrification and establishing … Continued

New report makes case for electrifying Australia’s homes to improve health, create jobs and reduce bills

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With cost-of-living soaring alongside rising energy prices, a new report from Monash University’s Climate Change Communication Research Hub has found electrifying Australian homes could save households $4.9 billion annually, approximately $450 per household.    The cost of gas is rising twice as fast as electricity, with low income households who can least afford it facing … Continued

Demand for fossil fuels set to plummet warns new report: Rush to renewables puts pressure on Albanese to propose new plan

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A stark warning was issued to Australia today as the world’s leading energy experts revealed that global fossil fuel demand is set to plummet.  The eagerly awaited International Energy Agency report World Energy Outlook 2023, released today, announced that worldwide demand for polluting fuels like coal and gas will peak before 2030 and then decline. … Continued

Australian green hydrogen could slash global carbon emissions while yielding billions

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Australia stands at the forefront of a remarkable opportunity to revolutionise the reduction of global carbon emissions and earn billions in export earnings, by using green hydrogen, to generate green steel, ammonia, cement, eFuels and mining explosives, according to leading global consultancy, Partners in Performance.  Partner Brian Innes believes Australia’s nascent green hydrogen industry should … Continued

WOODSIDE DOES THE RIGHT THING (ON THIS OCCASION)

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Huge steel structure removed from near Ningaloo A victory for the environment   Woodside is to be congratulated for listening to Friends of the Earth (FoE) and removing the Nganhurra riser turret mooring (RTM) from the ocean off the WA coast. The company, which makes vast profits from worsening the climate crisis, has safely lifted … Continued

Helping communities thrive through Jemena Community Grants

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18 October, 2023 Fifteen grassroots community organisations providing food relief, outreach services for vulnerable people, sustainability projects and other community services will share in $150,000 through Jemena’s 2023 Community Grants program. This year’s grant recipients announced today were selected from almost 150 applicants within Jemena’s electricity and gas distribution areas in Victoria and New South … Continued