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Boris Johnson doesn’t get climate change, says sacked COP 26 chair
Claire O’Neill says prime minister’s promises of action ‘are not close to being met’
The former president of the UN climate summit in Glasgow, who was sacked by the government last week, has launched a blistering attack on Boris Johnson’s record on tackling climate change.
Claire O’Neill, the former Conservative clean growth minister, spoke out as the prime minister prepared to outline new measures including a ban on sales of new petrol and diesel vehicles being brought forward to 2035.
Continue reading...Global heating a serious threat to the world's climate refuges, study finds
Biodiversity hotspots with millions of years of climate stability could be among the world’s hardest hit regions
Biodiversity hotspots that have given species a safe haven from changing climates for millions of years will come under threat from human-driven global heating, a new study has found.
Species that have evolved in tropical regions such Australia’s wet tropics, the Guinean forests of Western Africa and the Andes Mountains will come under increasing stress as the planet warms, the study finds.
Continue reading...Tourists flock to Chernobyl – in pictures
The popular HBO series about the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster has led to a surge in tourists to the site and nearby town of Pripyat
Continue reading...'Invisible killer': UK government urged to tackle air pollution
British Heart Foundation says 15m Britons are exposed to toxic levels of pollution
Almost a quarter of people in the UK are being exposed to dangerous levels of air pollution with potentially devastating health consequences, according to analysis.
The study by the British Heart Foundation (BHF) found that about 15 million people in the UK live in areas where average levels of PM2.5 – a tiny toxic particle that predominantly comes from vehicle emissions, wood burning and construction – exceeds guidelines set by the World Health Foundation.
Continue reading...Consultant, Environment, Climate and Energy, INFRAS – Zurich
Technical Advisor, Nitric Acid Climate Action Group, GIZ China – Beijing
Scott Morrison's gas transition plan is a dangerous road to nowhere
Microgrids should be focus of network rebuild after bushfires
Total Environment Centre calls for national summit to avoid repeating investment mistakes in post-bushfire repairs of electricity network infrastructure.
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Energy-tech leader awarded Women in Renewables scholarship
Bridget Ryan, Policy and Government Lead at global energy-tech company GreenSync, has been awarded the 2020 Women in Renewables Your Leadership Voice: Women in Focus grant.
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What will Tesla Model Y cost in Australia, and can we afford it?
Pricing calculator released for potential cost of the Tesla Model Y electric crossover SUV in Australia.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Can Steggall bridge the climate divide?
Independent Zali Steggall will soon introduce a UK-styled climate bill that seeks to plot a path to a zero-carbon economy. Will the major parties get on board?
The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Can Steggall bridge the climate divide? appeared first on RenewEconomy.
AER welcomes new board members
Three new board members are joining the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) with Justin Oliver and Catriona Lowe commencing this week and Eric Groom PSM beginning later in February 2020.
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Energy-tech leader awarded Women in Renewables scholarship
The Clean Energy Council and Monash Business School are pleased to announce Bridget Ryan, Policy and Government Lead at global energy-tech company GreenSync, has been awarded the 2020 Women in Renewables Your Leadership Voice: Women in Focus grant.
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Indigenous envoy challenges Siemens in Germany over Adani mine
Indigenous representative will tell Siemens it is wrong to say traditional owners support Adani’s Carmichael mine
An envoy from an Australian Indigenous group has travelled to Germany to push for a meeting with the head of technology giant Siemens, claiming the company failed to properly check that traditional owners supported Adani’s controversial Carmichael coal project in Queensland.
The Wangan and Jagalingou Family Council, which has spent years challenging the Adani mine, says the company was wrong to claim the project had been approved by its people.
Continue reading...How our Tesla Powerwall 2 battery provided power in the NSW bushfires
For this household lucky enough to be still standing after the NSW south coast bushfires, having rooftop solar and a back-up battery storage system has been invaluable.
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Bad news for coal: India lands world’s largest, super cheap solar and storage tender
India wraps up what's being billed as the world’s largest “firmed renewables” auction, locking in some of the world’s cheapest prices for solar energy and storage.
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'Australia is on fire': the political posters taking over bus shelters – in pictures
Advertising posters around the country have been illicitly replaced with works by 41 artists protesting against the government’s response to the bushfire crisis – and encouraging viewers to donate to a cause of the artist’s choice. ‘We do not accept that this situation is “business as usual”,’ the artists in the ‘Bushfire Brandalism’ collective say. ‘If the newspapers won’t print the story, we will’
• ‘Bushfire brandalism’: Australian artists replace bus shelter ads with political posters
Let’s clear the air and create the climate action plan that Australians want
In response to the growing desire amongst all Australians for real action on climate change, the Business Council for Sustainable Development Australia (BCSD Australia) is convening a summit in our nation’s capital on Tuesday 11 February to accelerate the national conversation on how to transition Australia to a prosperous net-zero economy by no later than 2050.
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How did the lights stay on in South Australia?
Last week, the 500kV backbone connection running through southwestern Victoria was severed by the collapse of six transmission towers west of Geelong. How did the S.A. system survive?
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Coronavirus: China wildlife trade ban 'should be permanent'
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