Climate change

Examining how bitcoin prices fluctuate over Elon Musk’s comments

July 06, 2021 06:00 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Last month, Elon Musk announced that Tesla would again accept bitcoin payments if mining were done via a reasonable 50% share of a renewabl...

Is renewable electricity more economical than coal-based power?

July 05, 2021 12:54 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Undoubtedly, climate change is one of the biggest challenges for the humanity. The impact of climate change is ubiquitous, as evident from extreme eve...

What is a net zero economy? Is it possible?

June 29, 2021 01:03 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Net zero refers to removing carbon emissions from the atmosphere by shifting to renewable energy and compensating for the existing levels o...

Volkswagen shifts focus on EVs as it plans to move away from combust...

June 27, 2021 02:13 PM AEST | By Mohammad Zaid

Summary Growing concerns around sustainable modes of transportation are compelling leading automakers to take initiatives that are boosting electri...

Why are electric cars bad for the environment?

June 27, 2021 12:14 AM AEST | By Tripti Joshi

Summary Electric cars are gaining attention as they are believed to be one of the most sustainable modes of transportation. While electric cars ar...

Here’s why net zero emission is a pressing priority

June 26, 2021 01:01 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Net-zero emission means removing all human-caused greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the atmosphere through the carbon removal process. T...

Decoding “the gold standard” that can generate electricity from heat...

June 26, 2021 12:42 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Thermoelectric materials convert wasted energy into reusable electric current. While thermoelectric power generators would be beneficial f...

Is Australia’s Great Barrier Reef in danger?

June 21, 2021 06:00 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The Great Barrier Reef as a world heritage site is the world’s largest coral reef system. The World Heritage committee has been...

Will Queensland Government’s latest package boost local renewable en...

June 19, 2021 12:51 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary An AUD 2 billion package was released by the Queensland government to boost local renewable energy jobs.  Around 20% of Queensland&rs...

What is nuclear energy? What is its importance?

June 18, 2021 03:17 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Nuclear power is considered as one of the most environmentally friendly and efficient sources of electricity generation. Due to the surgin...

Australia needs to react to climate change- here’s why.

June 14, 2021 01:50 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

The unalloyed truth is that the climate change crisis has been long ignored. Despite various warnings from researchers to take immediate action agains...

Do G7 nations favour investment in fossil fuels over green energy?

June 13, 2021 12:42 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The 47th G7 summit is scheduled for 11–13 June 2021 in the United Kingdom. Ahead of the anticipated event, Tearfund, the Internation...

CO2 levels shoot up to record high despite COVID-19

June 12, 2021 01:15 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Recent data indicates the highest CO2 levels in 63 years, with the COVID-19 shutdown proving insignificant to curb greenhouse gas emissions...

Is Izzy Raj-Seppings Australia’s Greta Thunberg?

June 11, 2021 06:00 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Izzy Raj-Seppings is a climate-change activist who first grabbed the public eye during the bushfire protests of 2019. Recently, she captur...

How is China progressing towards its sustainable development goals?

June 06, 2021 12:17 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary China is the world’s leading greenhouse gases polluter, as per the World Bank report. The country’s current 5-year plan aims a...

What’s happening in Australia’s wind energy space?

June 04, 2021 06:20 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

The world is rushing towards adapting to wind power, thanks to renewable energy being the need of the hour. So much so, the world set a new record in...

What’s brewing in the mining industry as ESG debate heats up

June 02, 2021 07:36 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The mining industry is witnessing growing calls to adopt new standards to meet Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) compliance. Vari...

Pockets of investment shooting up in the renewable energy sector.

May 29, 2021 03:44 AM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary Under the Federal Budget 2020-21, the government had decided to dedicate $1.9 billion towards clean energy. The Australian Renewable Energ...

Explained: Climate Change and the Role of Mining Industry

May 28, 2021 07:37 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The Paris Agreement on climate change has laid down a long-term goal of lowering the global average temperature by 20C compared to pre-indu...

How climate change policies are impacting oil giants: opportunity vs...

May 28, 2021 02:48 PM AEST | By Team Kalkine Media

Summary The oil & gas sector needs to address the global calls for lowering carbon emissions. The sector’s operations and the products p...

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