Resisting Climate Hysteria

[Knobby22]

He has a good way with words.

Meanwhile in Brazil, the government is clearing a swathe of the Amazon rainforest for a road to get 50,000 delegates to the next UN climate change conference – COP30 – to held, weirdly, in the remote city of Belem in November.

Bulldozing the Amazon rainforest is a fitting way to mark 30 years of failure, of annual gabfests that have released colossal amounts of carbon dioxide from the mouths of the well-meaning, and burned tonnes of aviation fuel to get them there, while reducing greenhouse gas emissions not one bit.

In those three decades, human use of fossil fuels has increased 54 per cent.

The withdrawal of America, and the influence that will have on other countries and companies, means the COP30 delegates might as well stay home this year.

The global effort to prevent climate change which began with COP1 in Berlin in 1995 and peaked two years later with a burst of optimism in Kyoto, is pretty much over; it’s dead.

 

[Smurf1976]

I think if I had a few billion bucks and I was putting a big whack of it into massive renewable energy projects then the planetary pay off seems reasonable.

Same rationale for Twiggy swanning around the world and looking to develop multiple green energy projects.

Pitting up with this sort of selective reporting is just part of the price.

The problem is the moment someone chooses to fly in a private jet, they lose all credibility in calling for anyone else to curb their own consumption.

So if the individual is, as is the case with Twiggy, trying to actually develop things and make them work then there's no real conflict there. He's not calling for an end to anything, he's just saying let's see if we can find a better way and he's putting his money where his mouth is.

In contrast Cannon-Brookes has called for things to be ended, quite rapidly so, whilst doing not much to replace them. He's called for an end to specific coal-fired power stations but I sure don't recall him backing any deep storage projects as part of what's required to replace them. That's the opposite of Twiggy's approach that starts with solutions.

So one's doing the equivalent of inventing computers and reasoning that once you've got one of those, you won't actually want a whole range of things anymore so they can be done away with. The other's threatening to take away your typewriter, cassette tapes, CD's, books and the postal service without a replacement.

Unsurprisingly the former's faced no real criticism at all, whilst the latter's faced plenty.

 

[basilio]

In contrast Cannon-Brookes has called for things to be ended, quite rapidly so, whilst doing not much to replace them. He's called for an end to specific coal-fired power stations but I sure don't recall him backing any deep storage projects as part of what's required to replace them. That's the opposite of Twiggy's approach that starts with solutions.

I don't think that is on the money Smurf.

Cannon-Brookes is developing a massive solar farm project in the Northern territory. He is also backing multiple battery banks across Australia to replace coal fired power stations.
And on a smaller level he is supporting a multitude of businesses that are focused on energy transforamtion.

‘Renewable energy superpower’: Major new solar project unveiled​

A major new solar project backed by one of Australia’s tech billionaires will set Australia on a path to becoming a “renewable energy superpower”.
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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August 21, 2024 - 3:23PM
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Anthony Albanese has lauded the approval of Australia’s largest solar project, backed by tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes.
SunCable’s Australia-Asia Power Link, a 12,000-hectare solar farm slated for development near the Northern Territory town of Tennant Creek, is estimated to generate 4GW – enough energy to power some three million homes.

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek on Wednesday announced the approval, hailing it as “a massive step towards making Australia a renewable energy superpower”.

“This massive project is a generation-defining piece of infrastructure,” she said.
“It will be the largest solar precinct in the world and heralds Australia as the world leader in green energy.”

https://www.news.com.au/technology/environment/sustainability/renewable-energy-superpower-major-new-solar-project-unveiled/news-story/e2b9072ad04e4f8044607c3eee7548ee

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Cannon-Brookes backed fund to deliver “coal plant-worth” of big batteries​

A private investment fund whose aim is to underwrite a “coal plant’s-worth” of dispatchable battery storage on the Australian grid has announced its first financial close, backed by deep-pocketed investors including the Cannon-Brookes family’s Grok Ventures and the Jana Diversified Infrastructure Trust.

Specialist infrastructure project financier Infradebt said on Monday that it had reached its undisclosed target for the first capital raise for its Energy Transition Fund (ETF), which will provide senior debt finance to six to eight big battery projects with a total capacity of 1.5-2GW over the coming few years.

The first two investments, as have been reported, are loans to the Neoen Capital Battery in the ACT and Genex Power’s Bouldercombe BESS in Queensland.

Cannon-Brookes backed fund to deliver “coal plant-worth” of big batteries

Fund backed by billionaire green energy supporter closes first tranche of new raising to bankroll long duration battery storage and help kick coal out of Australia’s grid.

reneweconomy.com.au

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Australia's biggest coal generator teams up with ... - RenewEconomy​

Mar 28, 2024AGL signs MoU with Cannon-Brookes ... which pledges $1 billion in funding to support ... that brings together industries that can make a positive contribution to the energy transition," said AGL ...

 

[IFocus]

4 degrees Gezzus then there will be overshoot oh well game over pointless discussion from here on.

 

[JohnDe]

I don't think that is on the money Smurf.

Cannon-Brookes is developing a massive solar farm project in the Northern territory. He is also backing multiple battery banks across Australia to replace coal fired power stations.

That's a worry. The power generated has been alocated to Singapore. And look at its foot-print.

The SunCable project, backed by Mike Cannon-Brookes, envisions a massive solar farm in the Northern Territory, aiming to export renewable energy to Singapore via a 4,200-kilometer undersea cable, potentially becoming the world's largest solar farm.

Here's a more detailed look at the project:

• Scale and Location:
  The proposed solar farm, officially known as the SunCable Australia-Asia PowerLink (AAPowerLink), would be built on a pastoral station between Elliot and Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory, covering 12,000 hectares.
  
  
• Power Generation and Storage:
  The solar farm is planned to have a capacity of 17-20 gigawatts (GW), with 42GWh of battery storage, capable of generating enough power for 3 million homes.
  
  
• Transmission and Export:
  The generated power would be transmitted via an 800km transmission line to Darwin and then exported to Singapore via a 4,200km underwater cable.
  
  
• Economic Impact:
  The project is expected to deliver more than $20 billion in economic value to the Northern Territory and support an average of 6,800 direct and indirect jobs during construction.
  
  
• Environmental Approval:
  The project received environmental approval from the federal environment minister Tanya Plibersek in August 2024.
  
  
• Vision and Goals:
  The project aims to establish Australia as a leader in renewable energy exports and address Singapore's growing demand for clean energy.
  
  
• Controversy:
  While the project has garnered support, it has also faced scrutiny, with some questioning its long-term profitability and potential environmental impacts.
  
  
• Other Players:
  Andrew "Twiggy" Forrest, another prominent investor, initially backed the project but later expressed doubts about its commercial viability.