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Surge in WA emissions puts Australia’s net zero targets in doubt

The Guardian: Energy

Modelling results presented to the state government late last year and obtained by Guardian Australia showed that the state’s carbon emissions in 2024 are on track to reach 91.5m tonnes of carbon dioxide-equivalent, or about 20% above 2005 levels.

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Biden’s proposed increase in solar power would remake the US electricity system

Renewable Energy World

Department of Energy that found that solar power could generate up to 45% of the U.S. Why such a heavy focus on solar power? The Energy Department’s Solar Futures Study lays out three future pathways for the U.S. million solar panels or 364 large-scale wind turbines. power grid.

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Could COP27 trigger a new era of partnerships to rev up the global energy transition?

Business Green

It stresses that strategies should be closely aligned to national priorities, but that all approaches should focus on mobilising financing for clean energy projects that can displace fossil fuel from the power grid and deliver system-wide improvements in energy efficiency that can reduce overall demand for energy.

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Natural Gas Performed Heroically In Texas, Until It Didn’t

R-Squared Energy

In a recent article for WIRED — The Energy Sector Must Prepare for More Extreme Weather — I detailed some of the primary causes behind the recent power outages in Texas. One aspect I didn’t cover in that article was the political finger-pointing that went on as the incident unfolded.

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Solar, Wind Tax Credit Extensions and Energy R&D Package in Spending Bill Before Congress

GreenTechMedia

Congress is under pressure to pass both bills Monday to ensure continued funding of the federal government and complete a politically pressing extension of coronavirus pandemic relief measures passed in March. ” Wind tax credit impacts. Wind power will also benefit from the tax extensions provided for in the bill.

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Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition

DeSmogBlog

.” More recently, Morano has been talking about whales—specifically, the idea that the higher-than-usual number of dead ones washing ashore along the East Coast is the result of President Joe Biden’s push to develop 30 gigawatts of offshore wind power by the end of the decade.

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What could a Biden presidency mean for climate change investing?

Business Green

Myriad other issues also compete for voters' attention, and climate change often takes lower billing on the US political agenda than it does in Europe. This incorporates roads and bridges, but also a green power grid and improved water infrastructure. Ending subsidies for fossil fuels is part of Biden's proposal.