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Is an electric vehicle with 1600km possible? This startup thinks so
The reincarnated Aptera startup plans an all-electric vehicle with 1,600km range – but how will it achieve this?
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Solar and giant “water battery” to slash university’s grid consumption by 40%
University of the Sunshine Coast combines 2.1MW of rooftop solar with massive water tank “battery,” to power campus air-conditioning using complex thermal energy system.
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World's fastest shark added to list of vulnerable species to regulate trade
A record number of countries voted to restrict fishing of mako sharks in an effort to protect the endangered species
A record number of countries have voted to protect the world’s fastest shark from extinction in a move welcomed by conservationists as a “wake up call” for fishing nations who have ignored the endangered species’ decline.
In Geneva this week, governments voted under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) to regulate the international trade in both species of mako shark – long and short fin – in addition to 16 vulnerable species of sharks and rays.
Continue reading...Corals in the depths of the Great Australian Bight
An autonomous submarine's journey under an Antarctic ice shelf
The first Science Show had a warning about fossil fuels - 44 years ago
CP Daily: Friday August 30, 2019
Butterflywatch: where have the small tortoiseshells gone?
This summer has brought a bounty of butterflies to the buddleias, but not the small tortoiseshell, which is in precipitous decline
Every summer, I read despairing messages about the absence of butterflies on buddleias. These observations fit my own experience.
The buddleias from my Norfolk childhood in the 80s and 90s reliably contained a dozen nymphalids – brightly-coloured small tortoiseshells, peacocks and red admirals.
Continue reading...Rural News Highlights August 31
Where giants nest
Greta Thunberg joins hundreds of teenagers in climate protest in New York - video
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was joined by hundreds of American teenagers protesting outside the UN headquarters in New York on Friday calling for adults to act on the crisis of global heating. Holding her trademark “skolstrejk för klimatet” (Swedish for “school strike for climate”) sign, Thunberg sat in the middle of the rally where young activists gave speeches calling for action on the climate crisis
Continue reading...Big-emitting German power plant faces operation squeeze as mine ordered closed
Hundreds of teens join Greta Thunberg in climate protest outside UN
Swedish climate activist and young strikers gathered in New York to call on adults to act on the climate crisis
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was joined by hundreds of American teenagers protesting outside the UN headquarters in New York on Friday calling for adults to act on the crisis of global heating.
Related: Greta Thunberg 'wants a concrete plan, not just nice words' to fight climate crisis
Continue reading...Climate, green energy and the Amazon fires | Letters
The letter on Wednesday (Clearer green energy targets are needed, 28 August) was quite right in recognising the UK’s lofty ambitions to become one of the cleanest and most innovative energy systems in the world on our path to becoming a net-zero emissions economy by 2050. But I take issue with the suggestion that our ambitions are not matched by our actions. We’re investing £274m to develop cheap, high-performance and durable batteries. We’re removing regulatory barriers to allow more storage facilities across the UK. We’re supporting small-scale localised energy generation through our smart export guarantee – continuing our world-leading support for the solar industry.
As members of the EU, we were obliged to implement the VAT increase for solar technology and storage. Once we leave, it may be possible to review this. All of this is supported by upgrades to the country’s energy infrastructure through our smart meter rollout and smart systems and flexibility plan. This enables homeowners to save money by putting them in control of their energy use, such as by charging electric vehicles or storing energy in a battery when it is cheapest.
Continue reading...Share of coal in UK's electricity system falls to record lows
Average of 0.7% of total second-quarter electricity generated came from most polluting power plants
The share of coal in the UK’s electricity system has fallen to record lows in recent months, according to government data.
The figures show electricity generated by the UK’s most polluting power plants made up an average of 0.7% of the total in the second quarter of this year. The amount of coal used to power the electricity grid fell by almost two-thirds compared with the same months last year.
Continue reading...Aviation Auditor, ICAO’s CORSIA & EU ETS, Verifavia – Paris, France or Chandigarh, India
ANALYSIS: Traders see oddity in WCI advance auction result as demand wanes
CN Markets: Pilot market data for week ending Aug. 30, 2019
The week in wildlife – in pictures
A rabbit in a buckwheat field and armadillos and snakes challenged by wildfires in Bolivia and the Amazon
Continue reading...Birders claim first sighting of brown booby in UK
Hundreds flock to St Ives, Cornwall to catch a glimpse of the yellow-footed seabird
Hundreds of birders have flocked to Cornwall to seek what could be the first ever UK sighting of a brown booby.
The large, yellow-footed seabird is usually found fishing in tropical waters on the far side of the Atlantic, around the Caribbean and Venezuela.
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