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Cannon-Brookes details renewable powered, hybrid timber and solar glass HQ
Australian software billionaire reveals green details of timber, steel and solar-glass skyscraper that will serve as new Atlassian HQ in Sydney’s Tech Central Precinct.
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11,000 renewable energy jobs at risk under Morrison government policies
As many as 11,000 renewable energy jobs could be at risk under the Morrison government's climate and energy policies, according to new research by UTS.
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Expanded Hornsdale big battery begins final testing for inertia
Tesla big battery at Hornsdale begins final testing before delivering crucial new services, including inertia, to the grid and hastening transition to 100% renewables.
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Major energy companies call on Coalition to set target of net zero emissions by 2050
Australian Energy Council’s support for Paris agreement will increase pressure on federal government to back pledge
Australia’s major electricity and gas companies, including the owners of all coal-fired power plants in the national grid, have called on the Morrison government to set a target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 in line with the Paris agreement.
In a statement on Thursday, the Australian Energy Council said it supported the 2015 Paris deal, and recognised it meant developed countries needed to reach net zero emissions by mid-century.
Continue reading...Cannon-Brookes, CEFC back carbon sequestration start-up in $10m capital raising
Soil Carbon Company raises $10m in funding round backed by the investment vehicle of tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and the federal government’s green bank.
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Australian soil carbon company gets government funding
Partisanship was never the problem. Labor needs to learn to lead
In my view, there was already bipartisanship on climate change, in that both parties were committed to not doing enough as slowly as possible. Labor needs to learn how to lead.
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Tritium’s electric car “plug and charge” tech could turn cars into phones on wheels
World first “plug and charge” technology for electric vehicles introduced by Australia’s Tritium could see cars transform into more than just a mode of transport.
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The Australian Instagram influencers being paid to promote gas
Australian Instagram influences are being paid to promote the virtues of natural gas, despite its impacts on global warming and public health.
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NSW scraps plan that could open protected forests to logging
Conservationists hail decision as a win for environment and threatened wildlife
The New South Wales government has dropped a plan that could have opened up new areas of the state’s protected old-growth forests to logging.
Conservationists have called the decision a win for the state’s environment and threatened wildlife after years of habitat loss and the devastating 2019-20 bushfires.
Continue reading...Huge 720MW solar farm and very big battery approved for connection to NSW grid
UPC\AC Renewables Australia's 720MW New England solar farm plus 400MWh battery cleared for connection by network provider Transgrid.
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It got to 38 degrees in the Arctic! Civilisation is burning down | First Dog on the Moon
New research proves what we already knew, the main problem with climate change is ... the super wealthy!
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Energy regulator considers options to control output of wind and solar farms
The Australian Energy Regulator is considering options to impose more controls over the dispatch of wind and solar farms, after alarms were raised over the increasing number of wind and solar projects that suddenly withdraw capacity when wholesale prices are negative. In the last year or two an increasing number of wind and solar facilities...
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Sun Metals to add green hydrogen facility to Zinc refinery and solar farm
Queensland Zinc producer Sun Metals to expand push into clean energy after securing state government grant for green hydrogen facility.
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CP Daily: Wednesday June 24, 2020
Increase car taxes to help climate, report says
Britain's 'blindingly cool' engineering innovation
Act fast to stop UK carbon emission rebound, climate advisers urge
Report says Boris Johnson’s lack of climate leadership risks missing target and embarrassing UK at Cop26
The UK is falling behind on its target to cut greenhouse gas emissions and risks a surge in carbon emissions as lockdown eases, the government’s climate advisers warn.
Ministers must act fast if the UK is to avoid a massive rebound in carbon emissions after the coronavirus crisis eases, Lord Deben, chair of the committee on climate change (CCC), which published its progress report to parliament on Thursday, said. By setting up new schemes to insulate homes, raise carbon taxes, switch to electric vehicles and improve broadband, the government could spur a green recovery to create jobs and cut emissions permanently.
Continue reading...Road to net zero: what the Committee on Climate Change recommends
The government adviser publishes its progress report today. Here are the areas it says require urgent attention
The government’s statutory adviser, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC), publishes its progress report on Thursday on efforts to cut emissions. This is what it says needs to happen urgently if the UK is to reach its target of hitting net zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Continue reading...Million hectares of threatened species' habitat cleared without assessments
WWF Australia says after new analysis that federal department is failing to enforce environmental laws
More than a million hectares of threatened species’ habitat was cleared for agriculture in New South Wales and Queensland without referral to the federal environment department for assessment, according to new analysis by WWF Australia.
Data for land-clearing in both states suggests the department is failing to ensure developers and farming operations are following environmental laws, according to the analysis.
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