Feed aggregator
Trial to explore “green methane” as replacement for mains gas
The federal government will fund a trial of renewable methane production in Queensland, that could provide a pathway for a clean, like-for-like replacement to natural gas in the mains supply with renewable alternatives. APA Group will develop a $2.2 million renewable methane demonstration project at the company’s Wallumbilla Gas hub near Roma in Queensland. The...
The post Trial to explore “green methane” as replacement for mains gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.
ARENA funds feasibility study into renewable hydrogen-to-ammonia plant
ARENA chips in $1.7m into feasibility study into the use of renewable hydrogen in the production of ammonia.
The post ARENA funds feasibility study into renewable hydrogen-to-ammonia plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EU Midday Market Briefing
Germany’s Uniper eases back on hedging spree in Q1 amid sales drop
Critics alarmed by US nuclear agency's bid to relax rules on radioactive waste
Nuclear Regulatory Commission keen to allow material to be disposed of by ‘land burial’ – with potentially damaging effects
The federal agency providing oversight of the commercial nuclear sector is attempting to push through a rule change critics say could allow dangerous amounts of radioactive material to be disposed of in places like municipal landfills, with potentially serious consequences to human health and the environment.
Related: Coca-Cola and Pepsi falling short on pledges over plastic – report
Continue reading...How did Michael Moore become a hero to climate deniers and the far right? | George Monbiot
The filmmaker’s latest venture is an excruciating mishmash of environment falsehoods and plays into the hands of those he once opposed
Denial never dies; it just goes quiet and waits. Today, after years of irrelevance, the climate science deniers are triumphant. Long after their last, desperate claims had collapsed, when they had traction only on “alt-right” conspiracy sites, a hero of the left turns up and gives them more than they could have dreamed of.
Planet of the Humans, whose executive producer and chief promoter is Michael Moore, now has more than 6 million views on YouTube. The film does not deny climate science. But it promotes the discredited myths that deniers have used for years to justify their position. It claims that environmentalism is a self-seeking scam, doing immense harm to the living world while enriching a group of con artists. This has long been the most effective means by which denial – most of which has been funded by the fossil fuel industry – has been spread. Everyone hates a scammer.
Continue reading...CP Daily: Wednesday May 6, 2020
World cannot return to 'business as usual' after Covid-19, say mayors
City leaders publish ‘statement of principles’ putting climate action at centre of recovery plans
Mayors from many of the world’s leading cities have warned there can be no return to “business as usual” in the aftermath of the coronavirus crisis if humanity is to escape catastrophic climate breakdown.
City leaders representing more than 750 million people have published a “statement of principles”, which commits them to putting greater equality and climate resilience at the heart of their recovery plans.
Continue reading...'Promiscuous treatment of nature' will lead to more pandemics – scientists
Habitat destruction forces wildlife into human environments, where new diseases flourish
Humanity’s “promiscuous treatment of nature” needs to change or there will be more deadly pandemics such as Covid-19, warn scientists who have analysed the link between viruses, wildlife and habitat destruction.
Deforestation and other forms of land conversion are driving exotic species out of their evolutionary niches and into manmade environments, where they interact and breed new strains of disease, the experts say.
Continue reading...Why it doesn't make economic sense to ignore climate change in our recovery from the pandemic
States so far ahead of Australia government, it’s as if they are in a different industrial era
A tri-partisan mix of Liberal, Labor and Greens energy ministers show that states and territories are so far ahead of federal Coalition government on climate and energy, it's as though they are in a different industrial era.
The post States so far ahead of Australia government, it’s as if they are in a different industrial era appeared first on RenewEconomy.
California utility secures 770MW of battery storage to replace gas plants
Southern California Edison – the primary electricity supplier for much of Southern California – has signed seven contracts for 770MW worth of battery-based energy storage intended to replace ageing natural gas plants set to retire as soon as possible. As one of the largest procurements of its kind, Southern California Edison (SCE) is looking to...
The post California utility secures 770MW of battery storage to replace gas plants appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Covid-19 co-operation lays out pathway for climate ambition, CMI says
Carbon Markets Institute chief says new found government cooperation provides chance to align Covid-19, bushfire responses with climate action.
The post Covid-19 co-operation lays out pathway for climate ambition, CMI says appeared first on RenewEconomy.
New environment laws must address main cause of the biodiversity crisis – climate change
A review of EPBC Act provides some hope for new laws to disable the onslaught of new fossil fuel projects and the demise of our natural environment.
The post New environment laws must address main cause of the biodiversity crisis – climate change appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Victoria calls on feds to “put aside ideology” and pave way for offshore wind
Victoria energy minister says federal Coalition should get on with providing a proper legislative framework for the development of offshore wind projects.
The post Victoria calls on feds to “put aside ideology” and pave way for offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Solar Insiders Podcast: Longi’s launch, and AEMO’s big solar switch
Leading solar manufacturer Longi launches new product on Australian market, while AEMO pushes for new inverter standards and ability to “switch off” rooftop solar when needed.
The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Longi’s launch, and AEMO’s big solar switch appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australia has found common ground to respond to Covid-19. We can do the same for climate change | Cassandra Goldie, Innes Willox, Emma Herd
After all we have already endured in 2020 we should know that stopping an emergency is far better than responding to one
In just a few short months, many more people in Australia have faced greater adversity in 2020 than in the decade since we emerged from the global financial crisis.
The bushfires that affected the health of millions, claimed lives and livelihoods, blighted our landscape and destroyed communities were unprecedented in size and intensity. Now the acute shock of the Covid-19 pandemic has also taken lives and left many more living in fear, while throwing hundreds of thousands out of paid work, shattering businesses and leaving us facing an unstable new world.
Continue reading...Operations Analyst, Climate Metrics, IFC – Washington DC
Coronavirus: Boom time for bikes as virus changes lifestyles
How the Covid-19 pandemic is threatening Africa’s wildlife
Pages
