The Climate, Environment and Energy Thread

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An update, I've been reading a recent barrage of attacks by "woke" environmentalist groups opposing hydrogen exports from Westernport terminal because the hydrogen to be exported isn't "green" enough, it's made from brown coal conversion process.

But the protestors and reporters never state that these exports are greener than most modern alternatives for bulk hydrogen production, and the hydrogen from coal is really only the initial phase to be supplanted long term by even greener methods that are not yet available at the required scale. FWIW, even the hydrogen from coal people aren't claiming it as the long term solution, it's really just the first step to get the industry up and running, a bit like subsidised wind or solar!

When questioned about this, the protestors then switched tact to focus on environmental damage caused by the ships arriving for export. Ships that would ultimately be powered by some of the hydrogen they carry, emitting water as an exhaust! So what, next they say the ballasts water brings foreign pests.

I think it's a sure fire sign of a disingenuous protest when the focus of the protesters keeps changing.