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Journalists charged with trespassing after filming Frontline Action on Coal activists include Hugo Clément

Four journalists working for the public television network France 2 have been charged with trespassing for filming a protest near the Abbot Point coal terminal, in north Queensland, targeting the operations of the Adani group.

The group of journalists includes Hugo Clément, a reporter well known in France for his documentaries about climate change and environmental issues.

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Should Middle Powers such as Canada, Australia and South Korea join together to sustain the liberal international order and should we also be nurturing and defending liberal democracy against populism? Not everyone in China is happy with Xi but are they about to turn against him? Hold your nose and watch out for that brown sludge..it's time for a surf!

Greens re-introduce legislation to ban government funds for coal while government considers channelling funds to upgrade coal generators under Taylor's UNGI scheme.

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Two of Australia’s largest Renewable Energy Certificate Agents - Green Energy Trading and National Carbon Bank of Australia - have now joined forces to further strengthen their position as Australia’s leading environmental trader.

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AEMO and ENA proposed "hybrid" system to monitor and manage distributed energy - rooftop solar, batteries and EVs - and look to the positives of the energy transition.

The post Who is going to manage and control rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Goldwind and UNSW Sydney celebrated the award of Goldwind’s research funding for the UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute, and the opening of the Goldwind – UNSW Joint Laboratory at University’s Sydney campus.

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Spot electricity prices fell to zero in all state grids on Sunday afternoon, just as the share of renewables overtook black coal.

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Germany generated significantly less electricity from coal-fired power stations in the first half of 2019, with output down by more than a fifth compared to a year earlier.

The post Why German coal power is falling fast in 2019 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand's largest company Fonterra will to phase out use of coal power to dry milk, a practise that has been labelled 'insane'.

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The battle between two billionaires vying to take us to the Moon and beyond.

Planned tax will make public more aware of climate harm caused by flying, ministers hope

Air passengers may have to pay an extra “carbon charge” on flights as part of a government initiative to reduce CO2 emissions and tackle the climate crisis.

Passengers could choose to pay more for travel tickets, which would then be used to offset greenhouse gas emissions. Or the scheme could work on an “opt out” basis and also be applied to trains, buses and ferries.

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Construction materials, ceramics and food could all one day be printed on the lunar surface.

As Australia continues to grapple with the fallout from China's bans on taking contaminated recyclables, Victoria's problems have reached a new low.

Lions don't generally have armies of hyenas, but not every aspect of The Lion King is inaccurate. Alexander Richard Braczkowski, PhD Candidate - Wildlife Cameraman, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

An EV test drive reveals they’re not so radically different – except for the sense of future-proofing

A few weeks ago in western Sydney, I fanged around the Eastern Creek racetrack looking to kick the wheels of the electric car revolution.

A lot has been written on the viability of the electric car: the price, the availability, the range, the chargers. But this was solely about the driving experience, from the perspective of someone who has only ever driven petrol cars.

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Naaman Zhou went to Sydney's Eastern Creek racetrack to try out the latest electric and hybrid vehicles that manufacturers hope will be adopted for government and private fleets – as well as the three-wheeler Toyota iRoad and a hydrogen-powered Hyundai model not yet on the market. He found some not that dissimilar to the feel of a conventional petrol vehicle, others radically different, but all disconcertingly quiet and a definite step up from his Toyota Corolla.  

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Readers give their views on the effects of pesticides on farming and the environment

Caroline Lucas (Farming with nature helps wildlife, and humans too, Journal, 18 July) accuses agrochemical companies of “seeking to undermine the transition to environmentally friendly farming”. This statement could not be further from the truth. We are on the brink of the next agricultural revolution; advances in science and agricultural technology are helping to ensure a supply of plentiful and affordable food while reducing the impact on the environment. Our member companies play a critical role in supporting farmers on this journey by providing biological, seed-breeding, data, robotics and pest management solutions that go beyond chemicals.

To help fight climate change, we aim to be as productive as possible on the land we have. By using crop protection products, farmers are able to maximise the productivity of existing farmland, resulting in more land for nature. An organic and low-yield farming system would require more land to be brought into production for yield levels to be maintained, having significant impacts on nature. Indeed, researchers from Cambridge University recently found that high-yielding farming delivered better outcomes for biodiversity, compared with low-yielding systems.

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Climate crisis concerns top British public’s policy priorities, poll findings reveal

Protecting the environment has overtaken affordable housing and the threat of terrorism in the British public’s policy priorities over the last eight months, polling has revealed.

Polling by BritainThinks, commissioned by Engage Britain, found that concern about the climate crisis has risen at roughly the same rate for all age groups, and has emerged as the single most important issue for young people. It comes as the activist group Extinction Rebellion is due to stage another round of protests expected to bring parts of the country to a standstill.

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MG says sales of all-electric ZS SUV/crossover will begin in September this year. So what will buyers get for their money?

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