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Sky News: Half of France’s nuclear reactors taken offline, adding to electricity demand on European grid
And we are still being told that “reliable” nuclear energy will solve climat breakdown Read Here
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Michael Roberts – Australia: turning for the worse
For Australia everything that could go wrong seems to be happening. Michael Roberts is an Economist in the City of London and a prolific blogger Cross-posted from Michael’s Blog If you agree that there is an […]
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Robin McAlpine – Climate Breakdown: global phenomenon that needs local solutions
Although Robin focuses on Scotland, there is much to be learned for other nations. Robin McAlpine is the director of the Scottish think and do tank Common Weal Cross-posted from Common Weal Photo: Vincent van […]
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Ian Sinclair: We need to talk about the politics of climate experts
There is a left and right to environmentalism – and indeed a right and wrong: those who think infinite growth can continue under ‘green capitalism’ and those that face up to the truth of degrowth […]
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Katie Kedward: Forget greenflation, central banks need to tackle fossilflation
Monetary policy needs to evolve to meet rapid changes in the macroeconomic and ecological landscape Read Here Photo: Kenueone / Wikimedia
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ICCT: What if I told you cruising is worse for the climate than flying?
Cruising is a way to visit some of the most pristine and spectacular places on earth, and we hear a lot about how flying is bad for the climate, right? Right. But what if I […]
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Euractiv: Netherlands to ban fossil heating from 2026, make heat pumps mandatory
The Netherlands bans new natural gas heating systems, requiring heat pumps, hybrids, or district heating by 2026. Subsidies for installing clean heat accompany the ban. Huge move in a country where gas currently provides 70% […]
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Politico – EU climate emissions higher than before pandemic
With the German hypocrites forcing through the green (Russian) gas taxonomy in the EU to maintain its export economy and subventioning car fuel prices, who is surprised? This is the price to pay for having […]
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DeSmog UK – How Car and Airline Advertising ‘Misleads’ the Public and Threatens Climate Action
Major car and airline companies are using adverts that greenwash their business while continuing to push highly polluting products that put the world’s climate goals at risk By Rachel Sherrington Lead Researcher and Reporter at […]
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Corporate Europe Observatory – EU plans to import hydrogen from North Africa
The EU’s plan to drastically increase imports of renewable hydrogen from North Africa is not realistic from a cost or energy perspective, and instead diverts renewable electricity away from local needs and local climate targets. […]