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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/no-need-for-countries-to-issue-new-oil-gas-or-coal-licences-study-finds>
"The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy demand
forecasts to 2050 and governments should stop issuing new oil, gas and coal
licences, according to a large study aimed at political leaders.
If governments deliver the changes promised in order to keep the world from
breaching its climate targets no new fossil fuel projects will be needed,
researchers at University College London and the International Institute for
Sustainable Development (IISD) said on Thursday.
The data offered what they said was “a rigorous scientific basis” for global
governments to ban new fossil fuel projects and begin a managed decline of the
fossil fuel industry, while encouraging investment in clean energy
alternatives.
By establishing a “clear and immediate demand” political leaders would be able
to set a new norm around the future of fossil fuels, against which the industry
could be held “immediately accountable”, the researchers said.
Published in the journal
Science, the paper analysed global energy demand
forecasts for oil and gas, as well as coal- and gas-fired electricity, using a
broad range of scenarios compiled for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change that limited global heating to within 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
It found that in addition to not needing new fossil fuel extraction, no new
coal- and gas-fired power generation was needed in a net zero future.
The paper is expected to reignite criticism of the UK’s Conservative
government, which has promised to offer hundreds of oil and gas exploration
licenses to boost the North Sea industry, a policy that has emerged as a key
dividing line with the opposition Labour party before the 4 July general
election."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
Thu, 4 Jul 2024 12:27:52 +1000
Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/may/30/no-need-for-countries-to-issue-new-oil-gas-or-coal-licences-study-finds>
"The world has enough fossil fuel projects planned to meet global energy demand
forecasts to 2050 and governments should stop issuing new oil, gas and coal
licences, according to a large study aimed at political leaders.
If governments deliver the changes promised in order to keep the world from
breaching its climate targets no new fossil fuel projects will be needed,
researchers at University College London and the International Institute for
Sustainable Development (IISD) said on Thursday.
The data offered what they said was “a rigorous scientific basis” for global
governments to ban new fossil fuel projects and begin a managed decline of the
fossil fuel industry, while encouraging investment in clean energy
alternatives.
By establishing a “clear and immediate demand” political leaders would be able
to set a new norm around the future of fossil fuels, against which the industry
could be held “immediately accountable”, the researchers said.
Published in the journal
Science, the paper analysed global energy demand
forecasts for oil and gas, as well as coal- and gas-fired electricity, using a
broad range of scenarios compiled for the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change that limited global heating to within 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.
It found that in addition to not needing new fossil fuel extraction, no new
coal- and gas-fired power generation was needed in a net zero future."
Via
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https://fixthenews.com/good-news-water-sanitation-hygiene-poverty-cambodia-barn-owls-uk/>
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
--
mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
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