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Australia a contender for "economic superpower" in a post-carbon economy
Australia to get all-electric Volvo Polestar in 2020
Nationals Senator John Williams on the "nasty" election campaign
Butterfly temperature research 'could boost survival chances'
UN agency meets to tackle pollution and emissions by ships
International Maritime Organization aims to halve global emissions by 2050
This week is the 74th meeting of the marine environmental protection committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO), and it represents one of the best hopes of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from a large and growing sector.
Continue reading...Gupta’s Cultana solar farm gets green light – overcomes objections from Adani
South Australia's experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign
Portable battery technology to debut at W.A. gold mine
'Lunch on the go' habit generates 11bn items of packaging waste a year
More people in UK are eating lunch on the go, report finds, in turn generating more waste
Britain’s growing “lunch on the go” habit is generating nearly 11bn items of packaging waste a year, much of which is not recycled, a survey has found.
Workers are buying takeaway and fast food lunches more than they did five years ago, according to research from the environmental charity Hubbub, generating 10.7bn separate items of waste over a year, the charity estimates, from sandwich boxes to crisp packets and napkins.
Continue reading...Patience exhausted: drivers who sit with engines idling could face instant fines
Calls for change to rules that state parked drivers have to be warned twice, with a minute’s grace in between
Drivers who repeatedly leave their engines running while parked could receive instant fines under proposals being considered by the government to give local authorities more power to reduce pollution.
Councils have been calling for tougher laws to help tackle idling, with officers unable to impose penalties unless drivers ignore an initial warning and remain stationary for at least another minute.
Continue reading...New timelines revealed for 27 wind, solar and battery projects
AEMO reveals new timelines for 27 wind, solar and battery storage projects due to join the grid in next 18 months.
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Victoria rooftop solar market languishing since rebate pause: SunWiz
New data confirms Victoria’s residential rooftop solar market “languishing” since pause in state rebate scheme early last month.
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Job losses begin in Queensland as new solar rule puts 50% target at risk
Solar labourers forced to down tools, says CEC, as Queensland solar businesses scramble to accommodate "absurd" new rule and 50% renewables target at risk.
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Why the Coalition can’t be trusted on climate and energy
Coalition has refused to act on emissions, has tried to kill renewables targets, expressed its love for coal and its hatred of new technologies.
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CP Daily: Monday May 13, 2019
Alberta offset stakeholders cautious amid new government’s policy uncertainty
Tesla big battery delivered a $22 million profit in 2018
Tesla big battery delivered a $22 million profit for its owners in its first full year of operation.
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