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State of the Climate 2016 | Bureau of Meteorology and CSIRO
Keep it in the ground: renewable energy breaks new records | The Guardian
Are global markets ready for Trump or another GFC? | Sydney Morning Herald
Coal-fired power stations: Senate committee to examine how best to close them | The Guardian
South Australia's blackout explained (and no, renewables aren't to blame) | The Guardian
Current emissions could already warm world to dangerous levels: study | The Conversation
SEC’s Exxon Probe: the ‘Tipping Point’ for Oil & Gas Climate Change Accounting? | Environmental Leader
ExxonMobil’s climate change accounting is under investigation by the US Securities and Exchange Commission — and this could have major implications for the oil and gas industry, the Wall Street Journal reports.
The SEC probe is focusing on how Exxon calculates its business risk from climate change, including the figures it uses to project future costs of complying with emissions regulations.
Obama inserts climate change into national security strategy | The Hill
Obama on Climate Change: The Trends Are ‘Terrifying’ | The New York Times
Financial experts advise against investing super in coal | The ABC
Switching banks: nearly half of all Australians would consider move over climate change | The Guardian
Demand for coal and gas in light of the Paris Agreement – what this means for Australia | Grattan Institute
Australia signed up to the Paris Agreement in December 2015 that committed to holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels. The USA and China have ratified the Agreement. Australia signed the Agreement in April and is committed to ratifying by the close of 2016. The International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook report indicated that if the world’s governments meet this commitment, then the global demand for coal and gas follows a very different path from that contemplated in the 2015 Energy White Paper and in the planning of many Australian resource and energy companies.
In this State of Affairs event co-hosted by UQ Energy Initiative and Grattan Institute, a panel of experts will present and discuss with the audience a range of perspectives on what this means for Australia’s economy, its businesses and policy makers.