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Climate

Race of the Century: Australia is in the box seat on climate and finance, here is the blueprint for victory – Michael West

NASA, climate, Australia, energy markets

The global energy transition is the race of this century. The rewards are enormous. The risks too. This is an edited version of the submission by Tim Buckley and Blair Palese of the Climate Capital Forum on how Australia can tackle the race to electrification and a clean economy.

Source: Race of the Century: Australia is in the box seat on climate and finance, here is the blueprint for victory – Michael West

Afgahnistan

Afghan-Led Coalition Gives Biden Admin a Blueprint to ‘Prevent Further Harm’ to People of Afghanistan | Common Dreams News

Afghans make their way to the military entrance of the airport for evacuations in Kabul, Afghanistan on August 19, 2021. (Photo: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

How much did the Australian Government spend in 2020 assisting the occupation of Afghanistan?

According to a recent analysis by Lindsay Koshgarian of the National Priorities Project at the Institute for Policy Studies, the U.S. could cover initial resettlement costs for 1.2 million refugees with the $18.6 billion the Pentagon budgeted for the U.S. occupation of Afghanistan in 2020 alone.

Source: Afghan-Led Coalition Gives Biden Admin a Blueprint to ‘Prevent Further Harm’ to People of Afghanistan | Common Dreams News