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    Renewables are already achieving that.
    Quote Originally Posted by Tombie View Post
    Again the balancing of statistics not inline with regional circumstances.

    If we continue to look at per capita as the measure the solution just won’t work.

    Unless you increase population density to cover, there is no possible way to reduce at the same rate per person as say Europe.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Renewables are already achieving that.
    Keep telling yourself that Ford's electric F-150 pickup truck

    Not even remotely accurate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Last time I checked, vehicle emissions were believed to contribute to about a thousand deaths a year here from respiratory diseases. Our fuels are relatively dirty as we have not adopted
    the latest Euro 6 standards.
    There is also the bigger picture that the world is already heading for failure to limit the temperature rise to 1.5 degrees. Australians are among the highest emitters per person in the world and we need to do better. If we don't improve, other countries are likely to apply carbon taxes to our coal and other exports, costing jobs here.
    In my opinion. Just my opinion. The issue with vehicle emissions in Australia isn't the rules. It's the enforcement or lack there of. We all know vehicle emissions are bad, but very few of us know why, we all hate EGR, and block or delete it. But no one ever catches us. There are"tuners" out there deleting EGR everyday, nothing happens to them. Road transport seem to be the only ones under the microscope. While the Mines run free.

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    Size of landmass doesn't mean much, I think. Other countries have large landmasses.

    People are causing the problem and their behaviour has to change, so per capita emissions is the best way to compare progress, I reckon.

    Instead of making excuses, let's just do what we can to act responsibly.
    Quote Originally Posted by PhilipA View Post
    That we are individually high emitters may be true but Australia overall is a net CO2 sink, ie we have less than zero total emissions caused by our small population and extensive forests.
    Regards PhilipA

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Size of landmass doesn't mean much, I think. Other countries have large landmasses.

    People are causing the problem and their behaviour has to change, so per capita emissions is the best way to compare progress, I reckon.

    Instead of making excuses, let's just do what we can to act responsibly.
    But….

    How is that?

    By having more people producing less per person?
    Very counterproductive isn’t it Ford's electric F-150 pickup truck

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    By shifting to non-emitting methods.
    For example, aluminium and steel production using coal power is likely to cop carbon taxes applied by developed countries, which could make those exports uncompetitive.
    But if those industries change to using renewable electricity, including hydrogen, to manufacture their products, they should have a bright future. This is already happening as companies look to secure their future.
    We have a big opportunity here to generate lots of new jobs because we are so rich in renewable energy sources. It would be dumb to ignore it.

    Carbon border adjustments: what are they and how will they affect Australia? - Pearls and Irritations

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    You need to expand your research. This limited scope that aligns with your narrative is really blocking you from seeing the reality of the broader picture.

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    Always interested in learning new things. Recommendations?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DiscoMick View Post
    Always interested in learning new things. Recommendations?
    The smartest thing you could do is get familiar with real life generation, source, import / export between states and price.

    It all happens here, showing ALL the generators, by type, updated in line with the national market every five minutes:

    ELJM: NEM Regional Generation Summary

    N.B. 'RRP' stands for representative regional price, i.e what all the generators get in that state for that 5 minute period. The prices are 'spot', i.e. outside long term contracts.

    It doesn't mean recommended retail.

    $40 / MW translates to 4 cents / kwh. That's what the generator gets as it leaves their facility. Upper max is $15,000, min is minus $1,000 per MW.


    Over the last 3 years of watching what goes on one thing is evident:

    The morning and evening peaks have become more acute. (I put this down to the use of splits and electric everything in new houses and refurbs due to the price of gas and the hassle and cost of a new separate gas connection).

    The supply is most stretched in the evenings now so I dunno how it's going to cope when everyone switches on the heater, stove, TV, lecky blanky and plugs in their EV when they get home from living the dream. It's also way worse when it's hot and the air con is on.

    cheers, DL

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    DiscoMick Guest
    Yes, its interesting.
    I guess in the future there may be more batteries drawn down in the evening after being charged during the day.

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