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Coal sector may threaten Australia's emissions targets

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AUSTRALIA

Sited in Queensland and New South Wales, the four mines will collectively release some 1,250 million tonnes of carbon over their lifetimes, raising doubts about the Albanese…

China-US deal sets stage for new climate change regime

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CHINA/US

The United States has already committed, in an unprecedented deal with China in November 2014, to reducing its emissions to 26-28% below 2005 levels by 2025 (an improvement on its…

Carbon capture rollout will hit global policy gap

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US/INT

Carbon capture and storage technology.

COVID-19 global climate impact may be brief

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INTERNATIONAL

COVID-19 and climate.

Opposition threatens US-Canada transmission lines

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US/CANADA

Eastern Canada is one of the world’s largest producers of hydroelectric power, and well-placed for exporting renewable energy to the northeastern United States. However, the…

First Saudi royal energy minister faces the OPEC test

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SAUDI ARABIA

The king’s son was appointed energy minister on September 8, just one week before Iranian attacks on two key oil facilities at Abqaiq and Khurais, which temporarily halved Saudi…

COVID-19 may permanently alter long-term energy demand

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INTERNATIONAL

Policy responses to the global recession have the potential either to accelerate or retard the energy transition. Economic and social behavioural change as a result of forced…

Norway election is unlikely to alter energy policy

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NORWAY

Polls suggest that Conservative Party, which has led government for eight years, will not be re-elected. The smaller parties which the Conservatives usually rely on for…

China's Five-Year Plan puts environment centre stage

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CHINA

The environmental components of the 13th Five-Year Plan.

South Africa faces structural reforms commitment tests

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SOUTH AFRICA

That is well above the less than 1% average growth rate over the past eight years but little more than half the IMF’s forecast for global recovery, reflecting South Africa’s…