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Argentina could become 'sacrificial country' for plastic waste, say activists
Country has changed definition of waste, which campaigners far could lead to imports of low-grade plastic scraps
Argentina has changed its definition of waste in a move that could allow it to import millions of tonnes of plastic waste discarded in the US.
The country’s president, Mauricio Macri, signed a decree in August reclassifying some materials destined for recycling as commodities instead of waste, allowing looser oversight of mixed and contaminated plastic scraps that are difficult to process, and are often dumped or incinerated.
Continue reading...Japan, Laos bring REDD into Joint Crediting Mechanism
PM Flags crackdown on "anarchist" environmental protests
Climate policies 'will transform UK landscape'
CP Daily: Thursday October 31, 2019
Taylor’s ‘expert panel’ in search of emissions reductions shuts out clean energy sector
The Morrison Government's 'expert panel' has shut out the clean energy sector in its search for extra emissions reductions.
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Lightyear One solar car beats Tesla Model 3 for aerodynamics
Dutch solar carmaker Lightyear claims record score for aerodynamics for 5-seater Lightyear One while undergoing wind tunnel tests in Turin, Italy.
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Morrison’s crackdown on climate protests could have unintended consequences
Morrison's move to crackdown on climate protestors has been slammed as undemocratic, and may have unintended consequences.
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Kidston pumped hydro faces delay as EnergyAustralia pulls back from off-take deal
Kidston pumped hydro project faces delay after EnergyAustralia backs away from off-take deal, putting separate loan and share agreements at risk.
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Tim Flannery, Thomas Keneally, Wendy Harmer, Tim Winton and others on their birds of the year
From the punks of the bird world and a living fossil to a rabbit-killing raptor, Australia’s birds have attitude
• Vote for your favourite in the bird of the year poll
Continue reading...Capacity markets a barrier to cutting emissions, research paper argues
New research published in the journal Nature Energy argues capacity markets disproportionately support gas generators at the expense of renewables.
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Climate change 'making mountaineering riskier'
Brazil wildfires: Blaze advances across Pantanal wetlands
National Taxonomy Research Grant Program 2020-2021 – Open for grant applications
South Australia had lowest cost of supply in main grid in October
South Australia had lowest average spot prices for electricity in Australia's main grid in October as wind and solar provide bulk of state's demand over the month.
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