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"Global warming from Woodside’s massive Scarborough gas project off Western
Australia would lead to 484 additional heat-related deaths in Europe alone this
century, and kill about 16 million additional corals on the Great Barrier Reef
during each future mass bleaching event, our new research has revealed.
The findings were made possible by a robust, well-established formula that can
determine the extent to which an individual fossil fuel project will warm the
planet. The results can be used to calculate the subsequent harms to society
and nature.
The results close a fundamental gap between science and decision-making about
fossil fuel projects. They also challenge claims by proponents that climate
risks posed by a fossil fuel project are negligible or cannot be quantified.
Each new investment in coal and gas, such as the Scarborough project, can now
be linked to harmful effects both today and in the future. It means
decision-makers can properly assess the range of risks a project poses to
humanity and the planet, before deciding if it should proceed."
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
