investments
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Australia’s Biggest Fossil Fuel Investment of the Decade Is Underway, Like COP26 Never Happened At All
The controversial Scarborough gas project off Western Australia will cause a substantial rise in greenhouse gas emissions at a time when the world must rapidly decarbonise, new analysis released today shows. The A$16 billion plan by Woodside Petroleum has been described as Australia’s biggest new fossil fuel investment in nearly a decade. The report, produced…
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Let’s Not Rely On Billionaires To Fund Climate Action
This week, the richest man in the world announced that he will give $US10 ($15) billion dollars to the fight to stop the climate crisis. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced his new fund in an Instagram post on Sunday.
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Lifehacker’s Guide To Investing In Bitcoin
Chances are good you’ve at least heard of Bitcoin and the concept of digital currencies. Lately, they’ve been in the spotlight more than usual. With good reason. Bitcoin prices have skyrocketed from just under $1,000 for one Bitcoin on January 1, 2017 to more than $6,000 at the beginning of November 2017. That’s 600% in…