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Bank Australia signs up for 100pct renewables, calls on business to lead transition

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-04-03 06:27

Bank Australia becomes second Australian company to sign up for 100 per cent renewable energy initiative, and calls on other business to lead transition.

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Coalition's climate solutions fund must last a further five years

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-04-03 06:00

The $2bn promised for Australia’s greenhouse gas abatement projects will be spread over 15 years, not 10, Tuesday’s budget revealed

The Coalition plans to spend its $2bn “climate solutions fund” over 15 years, not 10, as promised when it unveiled the rebadged emissions reduction policy in February.

The decision, revealed in Tuesday’s budget, effectively cuts the amount spent per year from $200m to $133m over the life of the fund, which pays polluters to implement greenhouse gas abatement projects.

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EU Market: EUAs end above €22 as spec buying, falling coal prices support

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-04-03 05:55
European carbon prices ended back above €22 on Tuesday on the back of technical buying and short-covering by speculators, and as coal prices continued to crater.
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France confirms launch of GO auction in September

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-04-03 05:25
France will begin auctioning green certificates in September, host platform EEX-owned Powernext said Tuesday in confirmation of supply that many observers expect to weigh on prices this year.
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Satellite plane-tracking goes global

BBC - Wed, 2019-04-03 04:20
A new space-based system to monitor aircraft worldwide is live and being trialled over the Atlantic.
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What we must do to turn the tide on plastic pollution | Letter

The Guardian - Wed, 2019-04-03 03:37
Sophie Edmonds, CEO of Water Smart Foundation, responds to an EU move against single-use plastics

This move by the EU (European parliament votes to ban single-use plastics, theguardian.com, 27 March), is certainly a start, but it’s not far enough to only ban certain items and increase recycling promises. We need to ban single-use plastic bottles if we are to start turning the tide on plastic in our environment, and especially the dangers of microplastics in our water supply. As there were more than 480bn plastic bottles made worldwide in 2016, it will soon be the case that stopping using single-use plastics will not be enough.

While there is technology that effectively removes plastics and microplastics from water, which we install to raise money for our causes, we cannot rely solely on “saviour” technologies. In the wake of Blue Planet there were many that seemed to appear on a weekly basis, but these are either in development or simply not ready.

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Canada warming twice as fast as the rest of the world, report says

BBC - Wed, 2019-04-03 03:12
The federal government report warns Canada's Arctic is most affected by the changing climate.
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Mars methane surge spotted from space

BBC - Wed, 2019-04-03 03:05
A European spacecraft has confirmed a report of methane being released from the surface of Mars.
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Does anti-pollution make-up work?

BBC - Wed, 2019-04-03 03:04
Some make-up companies are reporting record sales of products which claim to protect skin from toxic air.
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Shell ends relationship with US trade organisation over climate policy

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-04-03 01:14
Oil major Shell will terminate its relationship with a US trade organisation and found misalignment with nine other North American and European industry associations due to their position on climate change issues, according to a company report released Monday.
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Ryanair one of Europe's top polluters, EU data suggests

BBC - Wed, 2019-04-03 00:16
It is the first time a company not running a coal-fired power plant has come near the top of the ranking.
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UK firms propose low-cost satellite radar

BBC - Tue, 2019-04-02 22:50
Two British companies are to push forward with the development of an ultra-low-cost radar satellite.
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Australia backloads new ERF cash, stretches funding period

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-04-02 21:18
Australia’s A$2 billion ($1.42 bln) top-up of the Emissions Reduction Fund will be allocated over 15 years instead of 10 as previously announced, with less than 10% of that due over the next four years, government budget papers showed Tuesday.
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Germany slashes GHG emissions by 4.2% in 2018 after years of stagnation

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-04-02 21:11
Germany cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 4.2% in 2018, its government announced on Tuesday, recording a significant reduction after almost a decade of stagnation.
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Coffee cup ban: Boston Tea Party's sales fall by £250k

BBC - Tue, 2019-04-02 19:30
Boston Tea Party's owner said global coffee shop brands were "putting profits before the planet".
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Report backs calls to reform Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-04-02 19:24
Australia’s industrial GHG emissions would rise 22% above 2005 levels by 2030 without reforms to the Safeguard Mechanism, analysts said Tuesday, though a potential new Labor government pushing such reforms might face an uphill battle in parliament should it try to legislate changes.
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Nasa: India's satellite destruction could endanger ISS

BBC - Tue, 2019-04-02 16:30
The head of the US space agency said last week's anti-satellite weapon test was a "terrible thing".
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Should we stop using the word ‘cyclist’?

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-04-02 16:00

A recent study found many drivers see people who use bikes as less than human. Part of the problem is the language we use

As the repair man rummaged around in my gas oven, I tried to explain something to him about cyclists.

“We ‘cyclists’ are no more a homogenous group than you ‘vannists,’” I said.

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The 39 endangered species in Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide and other Australian cities

The Conversation - Tue, 2019-04-02 15:31
The conservation frontline is not just in remote rainforests. It's right in our urban backyard. Kylie Soanes, Postdoctoral fellow, University of Melbourne Pia Lentini, Research Fellow in Applied Ecology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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What does air pollution do to our bodies?

BBC - Tue, 2019-04-02 14:44
The countdown begins to the launch of one of the world's boldest attempts to tackle air pollution.
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