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"Unphased by the growing urgency for a rapid decarbonisation of the global
energy system and the existential risk posed by climate change, Australia’s
largest fossil fuel companies believe they have a duty to supply the world with
more oil and gas.
Australia’s fossil fuel industry is gathering in Brisbane this week for the
latest conference hosted by industry lobbyist, the Australian Petroleum
Production and Exploration Association (APPEA).
The speeches – coming as new climate research points to a “tipping point” in
rising temperatures (see below) – made it clear that it is not as though the
fossil fuel industry fails to understand the threat posed by climate change, it
just don’t care.
“Decarbonisation, not defossilisation” is the bizarre new catchcry.
The confidence amongst conference delegates – at least those leading some of
the world’s largest oil and gas companies – that the industry will continue to
grow is on clear display.
It highlights just how little concern the industry has about the impacts of
climate change, the urgent need to decarbonise our energy system and their
conviction that they can continue to strong-arm governments into adopting weak
climate policies."
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
