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A climate transition has to be informed by the best scientific understanding of climate change, the most cost-effective response and have widespread support. Yet, what is crucial for a climate transition is that it be a just transition, one that distributes any costs or benefit to the right groups and in the right way. The climate justice project aims to provide accessible discussions of some of the justice related issues that underpin an effective response to climate change.
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Carbon majors
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Do my actions make a difference?
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Climate Transitions: Ethics and Exports
In 2016 Australia signed the Paris Agreement, pledging to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 26-28% against 2005 levels by 2030. But our domestic emissions are only part of the...
(New from me): #Coal mining allowed under Sydney water reservoir for first time in 20 years https://t.co/S8blx34ijH via @smh
— Peter Hannam (@p_hannam) March 29, 2020
#COVID19 is expected to hit planned solar & wind projects in Aus particularly hard. But renewables are the cheapest form of new energy & we have them in abundance. Investing in renewables could be the economic boost we’ll need after the coronavirus hit.https://t.co/FZ7HHHI3bW
— Climate Council (@climatecouncil) March 29, 2020
Tackle climate crisis and poverty with zeal of Covid-19 fight, scientists urge https://t.co/0vxaSxepWU
— Guardian Environment (@guardianeco) March 28, 2020
Mapped: The world’s coal power plants in 2020 | @DrSimEvans https://t.co/dGDvkABrxa pic.twitter.com/fsME5F9hSW
— Carbon Brief (@CarbonBrief) March 29, 2020
The global #coal power plant pipeline dropped 16% in 2019 according to a new report from @GlobalEnergyMon, @Greenpeace, @SierraClub, and @CREACleanAir. via @Reuters https://t.co/uFIY1spUu2
— IEEFA.org (@ieefa_institute) March 29, 2020
The Covid-19 recovery plan must be delivered in such a way as to keep as many people as possible healthy, safe, and certain of their future - that means safeguarding our planet too #covid19australia #ClimateCrisis #stimulushttps://t.co/VYUrr7lFhV…
— Greenpeace Aus Pac (@GreenpeaceAP) March 26, 2020
Export emissions interactive tool
The export emissions tool displays the emissions produced from the fossil fuels exported from Australia, Norway, Canada and the USA. The tool shows exported CO2-e. The tool allows the user to view the exported emissions produced by fuel, year and country. The tool also has a ‘responsibility bar’ that allows the user to attribute responsibility for emissions based on how much responsibility they think the exporting country should have. For a discussion of this issue see the article ‘The Morality of Exports’.
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500 Megatonne CO2-e
500000 Tonne CO2-e
*Exported carbon dioxide equivalent
Data visualisation
- australian emissions
- Over time: 1970 - 2019
- Compared with other nations
- Paris target emissions
- Compared to global annual emissions
