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"Australia and Turkey have flagged they will put vehicle electrification in the
fast lane at the 2026 United Nations climate summit, as the world grapples with
the fallout from fuel shortages stemming from conflict in the Middle East.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen and his Turkish counterpart, Murat Kurum,
co-hosted a ministerial meeting of 40 countries in Copenhagen on Wednesday and
Thursday that will help shape the agenda of the COP31 conference in Antalya.
The annual Copenhagen talks are a pit stop on the way to the main summit and a
chance to road test fresh ideas in an informal setting.
Mr Bowen and Mr Kurum nominated electrification as their big-ticket priority.
The transport sector accounts for 15 per cent of total greenhouse gas
emissions, the UN says.
“Higher oil prices are putting pressure on all our citizens from Suva to Sydney
to Stockholm,” Mr Bowen said.
The talks emphasised that the renewables rollout also helps shore up energy
independence, as countries deal with the biggest oil shock in world history.
“No one can sanction the sun, no one can blockade the wind,” Mr Bowen said.
“Solar energy has to travel 150 million kilometres to earth, but it does not
have to travel the 150 kilometres of the Strait of Hormuz.”"
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
