‘Unparalleled in the world’: Australian grid operator maps path to 100% renewables
This includes market behaviour, such as some renewable generators choosing not to generate at their full available resource potential when the wholesale price of energy is negative, or non-renewable generators bidding themselves into the market for commercial reasons.
Australien & Ozeanien Strom Energiewende Erneuerbare«Wir haben keine andere Wahl»: Tuvalu überträgt seine Existenz ins Metaversum
Simon Kofe, der Aussenminister des Inselstaats Tuvalu, steht am Strand und blickt ernst in die Kamera. «Während unser Land verschwindet, haben wir keine andere Wahl, als die erste digitale Nation der Welt zu werden», sagt er. Es ist eine Videoansprache seiner Regierung zur Klimakonferenz COP27.
Australien & Ozeanien Apokalypse Meeresspiegel* COP27 – AUSTRALIA * Australia told to end new fossil fuel subsidies if it wants Pacific support to host climate summit
Australia must stop subsidising new fossil fuel developments if it is to win a key Pacific nation’s support for its plan to co-host a major UN climate summit in 2026.
Australien & Ozeanien Kohle COP27 Foss.-Subventionen UnoHochwasser in New South Wales - Nach Starkregen: Siedlungen an Australiens Ostküste überflutet
Weite Teile des australischen Bundesstaates New South Wales an der Ostküste stehen nach immer neuem Starkregen erneut unter Wasser. Die Rettungsdienste stünden vor «dem grössten Hochwassereinsatz in der Geschichte des Bundesstaates», berichtete der australische Sender ABC am Dienstag.
Australien & Ozeanien ÜberschwemmungenHow to move a country: Fiji’s radical plan to escape rising sea levels
For the past four years, a special government taskforce in Fiji has been trying to work out how to move the country. The plan it has come up with runs to 130 pages of dense text, interspersed with intricate spider graphs and detailed timelines.
Australien & Ozeanien MeeresspiegelÜberschwemmungen in Australien - Wird der australische Katastrophenzustand zum Normalzustand?
Wieder grossfläche Überschwemmungen in Australien: Viele Menschen sind unterversichert. Ihnen bleibt nur die Zerstörung. Der Maribyrnong rauscht durch die australische Stadt Melbourne, braun und schmutzig.
Australien & Ozeanien ÜberschwemmungenAs demand for electric vehicles soars, Australia's only lithium mine outside WA opens for business
With demand for electric vehicles booming around the world and economies rushing to decarbonise, a major new lithium mine has officially opened south of Darwin. The Finniss Lithium Project, operated by Core Lithium, is the only current lithium mine in Australia outside of Western Australia.
Australien & Ozeanien Energiespeicherung RohstoffeIn Pivotal Climate Case, UN Panel Says Australia Violated Islanders’ Human Rights
The United Nations Human Rights Committee has declared that the Australian government violated the human rights of Indigenous Torres Strait Islanders by failing to adequately protect them from the severe impacts of climate change.
Australien & Ozeanien Indigene KlimafinanzierungAustralia passes major new climate bill
Australia has legislated a climate target for the first time, with a promise to slash emissions by at least 43% by 2030 passing the parliament. The country is one of the world's biggest emitters per capita, and the target brings it more in line with other developed countries.
Australien & Ozeanien1,5 Grad – um am Leben zu bleiben
Wir müssen lernen, in einer anderen Welt zu leben: Diesen Appell wiederholt Historiker und Philosoph Philipp Blom seit Jahren. Anlässlich der Finanzkrise, der Flüchtlingskrise und der Pandemie – vor allem aber im Zusammenhang mit dem Klimawandel.
Australien & Ozeanien Meeresspiegel Uno globale GerechtigkeitGlencore Expands Coal Mining in an Australian Methane Hotspot
New activity at the Hail Creek Mine involves digging up coal from gas-rich seams through surface mining — an approach for which the company has said there’s no reliable way to halt fugitive methane from escaping during operation.
Australien & Ozeanien Kohle MethanAustralien der grünen Möglichkeiten – Wie ein Bergbauunternehmer die Energiewende plant
Wie gross ein Problem ist, hat Andrew Forrest im Grund noch nie interessiert. «Uns hat immer die Frage angetrieben: Was ist die Lösung?» Und wenn er glaubt, die Lösung zu kennen, verfolgt er sie mit Angriffslust und Konsequenz.
Australien & Ozeanien EnergiewendeAustralia is woefully unprepared for this climate reality of consecutive disasters
Almost unbelievably, communities in New South Wales are once again having to flee the fourth major flooding event in the state in just 18 months. It’s a bitter pill to swallow, but there’s no avoiding it: this is our new climate reality of consecutive, compounding disasters.
Australien & Ozeanien ExtremwetterHolcim poursuivi en justice pour sa responsabilité dans la crise climatique
Sur cette petite île située au nord-ouest de Djakarta, l'élévation du niveau de la mer entraîne une augmentation des inondations qui endommagent les maisons, rues et commerces, affectant les revenus de ses habitants qui vivent principalement de la pêche et du tourisme.
Australien & Ozeanien Beton Schweiz“Apocalyptic”: Industry group’s desperate plea to get Australia off coal and gas
One of Australia’s largest business groups has issued a plea to the new Albanese government to accelerate the transition to renewables, saying Australia’s reliance on coal has led to “apocalyptic” electricity prices.
Australien & OzeanienAustralien wählt neuen Klimaweg
Japanischer Kohlefrachter im Hafen von Newcastle in New South Wales: Steinkohle bleibt ein australischer Exportschlager. (Foto: Daniel Norris/Unsplash) Nach fast zehn Jahren kehrt die sozialdemokratische Labor Party in Australien an die Regierung zurück.
Australien & OzeanienLa Grande Barrière de corail dévastée comme jamais auparavant
Les chiffres ne font que confirmer ceux qui les ont précédés ces dernières années: la Grande Barrière de corail se meurt. Ce sont 91% des coraux qui forment cet ensemble unique au monde qui ont subi un blanchissement, selon un rapport rendu public par le gouvernement australien le 10 mai.
Australien & Ozeanien Biodiversität Korallenriffe OzeaneAustralian election 2022: What the manifestos say on energy and climate change
As Australians head to the polls on 21 May, voters face a decision that could have significant consequences for the nation’s efforts to cut emissions and transition its energy system. Australia has developed something of a reputation as a climate laggard.
Australien & OzeanienHow a tech billionaire is forcing Australia’s coal die-hards to face the future
Australian software billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes made a dramatic $660 million market raid on Australia’s biggest coal generator and polluter AGL this week, vowing to oppose its proposed demerger and fasttrack its exit from coal.
Australien & Ozeanien KohleGreat Barrier Reef – Wird sich das Ökosystem je wieder erholen?
Schon zum vierten Mal in nur sechs Jahren haben australische Behörden ein massenhaftes Ausbleichen der Korallen am grössten Riff der Erde festgestellt. Am Great Barrier Reef hat es erneut eine Massenbleiche von Korallen gegeben.
Australien & Ozeanien Biodiversität Korallenriffe OzeaneGreat Barrier Reef authority confirms unprecedented sixth mass coral bleaching event
The Great Barrier Reef has been hit with a sixth mass coral bleaching event, the marine park’s authority has confirmed, with aerial surveys showing almost no reefs across a 1,200km stretch escaping the heat.
Australien & Ozeanien Biodiversität Korallenriffe OzeaneAustralia is relying on offsets and future technology to meet 2050 net zero target
The government claims Australians will be nearly $2000 better off on average under its plan to reach net zero by 2050 compared with taking no action. According to the modelling – which the government has yet to release – gross national income will be 1.
Australien & OzeanienAustralian carbon traders defend troubled offset market against whistleblower claims
Australia’s biggest carbon traders have sought to defend Australia’s troubled carbon offset regime, following weeks of policy upheaval and claims from one of the scheme’s architects that most of Australia’s government-issued carbon offsets did not represent genuine emissions reductions.
Australien & Ozeanien* UKRAINE WAR * Australian government welcomes high fossil fuel prices, ships coal to Ukraine
The Russian invasion of Ukraine continues to send shockwaves through global energy markets – sending the price of oil, gas and coal to near all-time highs – but Australia’s government has done little to hide its glee at the increased earnings set to be gleaned by Australia’s fossil fuel indu
Australien & Ozeanien Kohle foss. Energie‘Heartbreaking’: Australia’s east coast reels from worst floods in living memory
When Jenni Metcalfe returned to her Brisbane home to survey the damage as the nearby river peaked, water had already risen a metre up the back wall. There was nothing she could do. “I sat in the gutter and watched it and cried,” she said.
Australien & Ozeanien Extremwetter Überschwemmungen«Uns reicht’s wir gehen.» Tausende Australier verlieren alles in katastrophalen Überschwemmungen
Entlang der australischen Ostküste stehen Tausende Häuser unter Wasser oder versinken in stinkendem Schlamm. Mindestens 21 Menschen sind bei den Überschwemmungen bereits ums Leben gekommen. Die Flutgebiete erstrecken sich über Hunderte von Kilometern.
Australien & Ozeanien Überschwemmungen‘So angry’: climate activists distraught after court reverses climate change 'duty of care' ruling
Emotional climate activists have gathered outside the federal court after it overturned a groundbreaking ruling from last year that required the country's environment minister to consider the harm to children from the climate crisis as part of the approval process for a coal mine.
Australien & OzeanienKlimawandel in Australien - Dem Koala droht das Ende
Dem australischen «Teddybären» geht es miserabel. Der Koala, der kein Bär ist, sondern ein Beuteltier – wie das Känguru –, leidet nicht nur unter der Verdrängung aus seinen traditionellen Lebensräumen in den Wäldern der Ostküste.
Australien & Ozeanien BiodiversitätAustralia’s largest coal-fired power station, Eraring, to close in 2025, seven years early
The owner of Australia’s largest coal-fired power plant, the Eraring station on the shore of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, has signalled it will close in 2025, seven years earlier than previously planned.
Australien & Ozeanien KohleL'Australie investit dans la protection de la Grande barrière de corail
Le Premier ministre Scott Morrison lance ce nouveau plan d'investissements sur neuf ans, dans l'espoir d'éviter que cet écosystème unique ne soit retiré de la liste du patrimoine mondial de l'Unesco.
Australien & Ozeanien OzeaneIn Tonga, a volcano-triggered tsunami underscores islands' acute climate risk
As sea levels continue to rise in coming decades, tsunamis and storm surges will likely be reaching further inland with even more risk of damage SINGAPORE, Jan 20 (Reuters) - For the South Pacific island nation of Tonga, the tsunami unleashed by Saturday's volcanic eruption laid bare some of the wa
Australien & Ozeanien MeeresspiegelAustralia equals hottest day on record at 50.7C
Australia has equalled its hottest day on record after a remote coastal town reported temperatures of 50.7C (123.26F). The temperature in Onslow, Western Australia, on Thursday matched a record set in 1962 in South Australia.
Australien & Ozeanien HitzeMöglicher Todesstoss für das Great Barrier Reef
Schon wieder bedroht eine Unterwasser-Hitzewelle das Great Barrier Riff vor Australien. «Korallen sind sehr hitzeempfindlich. Bleiben die Wassertemperaturen länger hoch, bleichen sie aus», so SRF-Mitarbeiter Urs Wälterlin in Australien.
Australien & Ozeanien Biodiversität OzeaneAustralian government’s plan to protect Great Barrier Reef falls short, environment groups say
The Morrison government has released an update to Australia’s cornerstone policy to protect the Great Barrier Reef as it tries to stop the ocean icon being placed on a list of world heritage sites in danger.
Australien & Ozeanien Biodiversität OzeaneGreat Barrier Reef could face another mass bleaching by end of January, forecast says
Corals across large parts of the Great Barrier Reef could be hit by mass bleaching for the fourth time in just seven years by the end of January, according to a forecast from a United States government agency.
Australien & Ozeanien Biodiversität OzeaneFirst Fires, Then Floods: Climate Extremes Batter Australia
WEE WAA, Australia — Two years ago, the fields outside Christina Southwell’s family home near the cotton capital of Australia looked like a dusty, brown desert as drought-fueled wildfires burned to the north and south.
Australien & Ozeanien Überschwemmungen WaldbrändeAustralia to expand gas industry under Morrison infrastructure plan
Scott Morrison is doubling down on fossil fuel production with new gas basins and pipelines in a plan slammed by climate campaigners Scott Morrison’s government will back the development of yet more gas basins and the construction of new gas pipelines, as part of a new infrastructure plan that see
Australien & Ozeanien foss. Energie‘Subversion and treason’: Australian minister attacks independent climate body
Australia’s assistant minister for energy and emissions reduction, Tim Wilson, has labelled a proposed independent expert body on climate change “subversion and treason” – in an extraordinary attack ahead of the final parliamentary sitting for the year.
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