#fossilfuel — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/15/private-equity-firms-energy-assets-greenhouse-gas. "The #energy #portfolios of 20 #private #equity #firms produce 1.5bn tons of #greenhouse #gases a year, more than the #annual #emissions of any #country except #China, the #US, #India & #Russia, according to a new #report. Together, these firms manage $7.3tn in #assets of all kinds... their energy #investments include significant #fossilfuel assets including... #gas & coal-fired #power #plants."

Judges Rule Trump Can’t Just Make Up An Emergency to Keep Coal Plant Open

Donald Trump’s administration loves declaring arbitrary emergencies to justify pretty much every part of its agenda, from immigration…
#NewsBeep #News #Headlines #Climatechange #coal #conservation #DepartmentofEnergy #DonaldTrump #fossilfuel #UnitedStates #Us #USA
https://www.newsbeep.com/731353/

Australia must double down to meet our climate targets. Our new study shows how

* "Australia is also one of the world’s biggest fossil fuel exporters, producing roughly 4.5% of global carbon dioxide emissions."

"Yet, the Albanese government has approved 37 new, expanded or extended fossil fuel projects since coming to power. It has 42 more in the pipeline for approval."

"This goes directly against the International Court of Justice which, in its 2025 advisory opinion on climate change, found licensing new fossil fuel projects can constitute an “internationally wrongful act". We already have a pathway to keep global warming below 1.5°C. What’s missing is the political will to take it." >>
https://theconversation.com/australia-must-double-down-to-meet-our-climate-targets-our-new-study-shows-how-291668

* A fossil fuel free Australia
https://climateanalytics.org/publications/a-fossil-free-australia
#FossilFuel #climate #ICJ #Australia #Pacific

Cartoonjournaal 14 september 2026:

'Uitgelekte miljoenennota blaakt niet bepaald van klikaatambitie...'

#Miljoenennota #klimaatbeleid #FossieleSubsidies #ClimateChange #FossilFuel #GlobalWarming #Prinsjesdag #CO2 #politics #economie #ecologie

Trump's forced coal plant extensions thrown out by judge https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/09/court-rejects-governments-energy-emergency-that-kept-coal-plant-open/

#environment #fossilfuel #fossilfuels #coal #Trump #USpol

The risks of normalising cycling in a car-dependent infrastructure
Where is the safe cycling infrastructure?

"Many Australians are interested in cycling but feel intimidated by riding in traffic. Others are uncertain about route planning, road rules or cycling infrastructure. In highly car-dependent places, cycling can feel unfamiliar, risky or at odds with car-related norms. Simply providing technology and infrastructure does not overcome this."

"Australia’s investment in cycling infrastructure remains essential. We need safer bike lanes, secure parking and better integration with public transport."
https://theconversation.com/people-are-more-likely-to-ditch-the-car-and-use-an-e-bike-if-they-feel-confident-and-safe-288102
#MobilityDesign #cycling #CarDependency #motorists #CarMinds #risks #infrastructure #FossilFuel #transition #PublicInfrastructure #PrivateVehicles #PublicTrabsport

The new Banking On Climate Chaos report reveals just how much big banks are pouring into fossil fuels, contributing to the climate crisis and locking us into fossil fuel dependency. Is your bank one of them? https://www.bankingonclimatechaos.org

#climate #ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #BankingOnClimateChaos #DefundClimateChaos #bank #banks #fossilfuel #fossilfuels

RE: https://mastodon.social/@chrisstoecker/116552248321561696

Neue #Gaskraftwerke für den ungebremsten #KI-Hype und #Rechenzentren-Wahn sind völlig unterschätztes Problem. Man braucht dabei aber gar nicht nur auf den #EU-Rahmen verweisen, wie es @chrisstoecker eindrücklich macht. Auch hierzulande könnte das soeben in Überarbeitung befindliche #Energieeffizienzgesetz #EnEfG neuen #FossilFuel-Kraftwerken via fortschrittlichen #Mindeststandards und #ErneuerbareEnergie-Vorgaben Grenzen setzen. Etliche Verbände haben die EnEfG-Novelle kommentiert, z.B. @algorithmwatch (🔗 https://algorithmwatch.org/de/stellungnahme-energieeffizienzgesetz/). #lessismore #Effizienzwende #EnergieverbrauchRunter

Suburban sprawl and public transport deserts

"From the 1950s, sprawling low-density suburbs have been built on the assumption that households would own cars and that public transport was unnecessary."

“It’s really too late to do much in the short term, because we’ve spent 70 years planning in the other direction...The hole has been dug.”

“If we’re interested in equity and justice in our cities, then we need to be providing people, no matter where they live, with a good quality level of public transport access that allows them to get jobs, services and education that are available to people in inner-city areas." >>
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/apr/10/fuel-crisis-australia-public-transport-not-an-option
#FossilFuel #petrol #CarDependency #Suburbia #sprawl #biodiversity #extinction #PublicTransportDeserts #MobilityDesign #inequality #war #ClimateDisruption #CarMinds #malls #parking #obesity #walking #infrastructure #SmallShops #TyrannyOfDistance

Ach, wer hätte das gedacht? #FossilFuel-Abhängigkeit macht uns erpressbar? Ist ja ganz was Neues. Ich bin sicher, unsere prinzipientreue @Bundesregierung mit #FriedrichKannEsNicht und #Gaskathi @BMWK tun alles, damit die deutsche Industrie (äh, ich meine: Bevölkerung) nicht darben muss (❌ not: um #Grönland vor Despoten zu schützen).
Schnipsel aus dem heutigen #Background #Tagesspiegel, merci!
#GasExit #Energiesicherheit #Effizienzwende #Energieeffizienz #EnEfG

The car-road complex, Big Car is like the military-industrial complex

Saving Ourselves from Big Car, David Obst >>
https://cup.columbia.edu/book/saving-ourselves-from-big-car/9780231210423/

"Big Car is a confederation of industries such as gasoline, auto manufacturing, car insurance, lobbyists, asphalt producers, tire producers, and others, who work together to push a lifestyle that has made us all dependent on their products...The “American Dream” had become the world’s nightmare."
>>
David Obst in Conversation with Renee Bales About Saving Ourselves from Big Car
https://cupblog.org/2025/10/07/david-obst-in-conversation-with-renee-bales-about-saving-ourselves-from-big-car/
#cars #roads #MobilityDesign #suburbs #SettlerSociety #FossilFuel #AmericanDream #BigCar #CarMinds #petromasculinity #CarFreeZones #climate #MassMortality #EV #MaaS

I think a reason EV sales are slowing (other than the orangeman), is that car manufacturers focused on the luxury models first. And instead of expanding to volume, they ran scared. Their luxury market is now saturated.

The new 3rd generation Nissan Leaf is one of the few at $30K. Not too many others out there. And because we've prevented any foreign competition (even from Canada), it's probably not going to get better.

The economy is very very top-heavy.

#EV #FossilFuel #Hybrids #CoalCar

The deadly 3,000kg car bloat trend

Australians are obsessed with SUVs and huge utes, but experts say they are making our roads deadlier

"Also in recent years, Australia has spectacularly failed at its mission of bringing down road deaths and serious injuries. Speed – and their proclivity to be driven faster – and overall height make larger vehicles far more likely to kill or cause serious injury when hitting pedestrians, cyclists, motorbikes and smaller cars."

"Newstead warns how this mentality can lead to an arms race to larger cars for those wanting to bolster their own safety. Crucially, if a driver can’t make eye contact with a pedestrians, “they are going to drive as though they aren’t there”"
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/13/australian-suv-huge-ute-obsession-roads-more-dangerous
#vehicles #cars #SUVs #speeding #RoadViolence #drivers #pedestrians #CarBloat #CarMinds #cyclists #families #SchoolDropOffs #SacrificeZone #MobilityDesign #failure #FossilFuel #climate #regulation