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Paying Australia’s coal-fired power stations to stay open longer is bad for consumers and the planet
Other nations have acknowledged the demise of coal, and it’s time Australia caught up.
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Amp makes massive South Australia solar, battery, green hydrogen play
Toronto based Amp Energy unveils plans for $2 billion green hydrogen play, snapping up three big solar and battery projects in South Australia.
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New South Wales Ocean Trap and Line Fishery – Agency application 2021
Final pitch made for new transmission link critical for major wind, solar projects
Networks make final pitch for new transmission link seen as crucial for South Australia to reach net 100 per cent renewables, and for NSW to exit coal.
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Food giants respond to worries over packaging
CP Daily: Monday May 3, 2021
VCM Report: VER prices slide further, while corresponding adjustment guidance exerts few impacts
EnergyAustralia to build first “green hydrogen” gas generator in NSW
EnergyAustralia to build the country's first "green hydrogen" capable gas generator in NSW, helping fill market gap created by closure of Liddell.
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Colombian carbon tax reform package halted amid protests
Curious kids: do whales fart and sneeze?
New York financial firm adds new US-based environmental trader
US EPA proposes trading system in HFC phase-down rule
EPA moves to restrict powerful planet-heating gases in air conditioners and fridges
Environmental Protection Agency proposes rule to cut production and import of HFCs in the US by 85% over the next 15 years
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved to restrict the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), extremely powerful planet-heating gases found in refrigerators and air conditioning units that are the target of an international push for phasing out.
In the first move by Joe Biden’s administration to directly cut a greenhouse gas, the EPA has proposed a rule to drastically reduce the production and import of HFCs in the US by 85% over the next 15 years. The step is a significant one as Biden seeks to cut total US emissions in half by the end of the decade.
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Air pollution spikes may impair older men’s thinking, study finds
Even short, temporary increases in airborne particles can damage brain health, research suggests
Temporary rises in air pollution may impair memory and thinking in older men, according to research that indicates even short-term spikes in airborne particles can be harmful to brain health.
Scientists found that the men’s cognitive performance fell following rises in air pollution during the month before testing, even when peak levels remained below safety thresholds for toxic air set by the World Health Organization and national regulators.
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Santos, Eni eye offset generation from carbon capture in Timor-Leste
Germany aims to launch carbon contract-for-difference support for industry this year
Receding glaciers causing rivers to suddenly disappear
Global phenomenon known as river piracy demands urgent adaptation from ecosystems and people who rely on their flow
As glaciers around the world recede rapidly owing to global warming, some communities are facing a new problem: the sudden disappearance of their rivers.
River piracy, or stream capture, is when water from one river is diverted into another because of erosion or, in this case, glacier melt.
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