While the G7 summit this year was disappointing to some, mainly due to unambitious contributions to the climate fight and vaccine donations, one interesting thing they did manage to get through was “Build Back Better World” (B3W). It is intended to be an alternative to China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) which has been one…
At the moment the mouse plague afflicting Australia feels almost biblical following extensive fires, drought and rain in recent times. Millions of mice are on the move in Western NSW and parts of Queensland, Victoria and South Australia, causing millions in property damage. The mice arrived with the First Fleet in 1788 and have been…
Gas’s role in the future is a highly debated topic, and not without reason. It is a fossil fuel, and its use emits CO2 into the atmosphere, furthering the climate crisis. On the other hand it is the lowest emission fossil fuel, and could provide backup power generation to complement renewables and help the transition….
The Nord Stream 2 project is an under-construction gas pipeline that would go from Russia to Germany which has been the subject of a lot of controversy recently. So let’s look a bit deeper into it. Nord Stream 2 is an expansion of the original Nord Stream gas line, creating two additional pipelines along the…