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"The past three years have been the world’s hottest on record. In 2025, Earth
was 1.44°C warmer than the long-term average, perilously close to breaching the
Paris Agreement goal of 1.5°C.
This warming is fuelling Australia’s current record-breaking heatwave. Other
consequences are visible globally, from Iran’s crippling drought to
catastrophic wildfires and unprecedented floods in the United States to deadly
cyclones hitting southern Asia.
We know what to do to tackle the climate crisis: replace fossil fuels with
clean energy technologies such as solar, wind, electric vehicles and batteries.
We are well on our way. Globally, the power produced by renewables overtook
coal last year.
Petrostates such as Saudi Arabia and the US have made trillions from oil and
gas. Now they are fighting a rearguard action to prolong fossil fuels. The US
is pushing European nations to buy its gas, for instance.
But most countries have seen the writing on the wall. In November, the COP31
climate talks in Turkey are expected to deliver a global roadmap away from
fossil fuels. Dozens of countries will meet in Colombia in April to fast-track
the transition. The road ahead is bumpy. But the end of fossil fuels may
finally be coming into view."
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
