Much has changed when it comes to climate and energy in Australia during 2022 but the country ends the year still needing an honest conversation about gas – what it is, the damage it does and the extent to which it is needed in the future.
Via #GuardianAu By #AdamMorton #Gas #Fracking #FossilFuels #ClimateChange #auspol
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/commentisfree/2022/dec/19/the-question-that-should-be-dominating-debate-is-how-quickly-australia-can-replace-gas-with-renewables
#guardianau #adammorton #gas #fracking #fossilfuels #climatechange #auspol
Australia have redefined renewable energy to exclude burning wood: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/dec/16/electricity-generated-by-burning-native-australian-timber-no-longer-classified-as-renewable-energy
I hope this does not include gasification and pyrolysis.
#australia #renewableenergy #appropriatetechnology #wood #bioenergy #biomass #biomassenergy #greenenergy #energy #adammorton
#australia #renewableenergy #appropriatetechnology #wood #bioenergy #biomass #biomassenergy #greenenergy #energy #adammorton
Adam Morton in the Guardian: "What is not in dispute is that the concerns of the protesters are real and increasingly motivated by a sense of desperation.
They are a response to a status quo bias that fails to address the scale of the worsening climate crisis."
#violetcoco #climateprotest #ClimateAction #adammorton