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Australia a contender for "economic superpower" in a post-carbon economy

ABC Environment - Tue, 2019-05-14 18:35
Economist Ross Garnaut says Australia could be a world leader if it makes the transition away from fossil fuels.
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Australia to get all-electric Volvo Polestar in 2020

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 18:25
An all-electric liftback from Volvo's Polestar will be released in Australia in late 2020. But it won't be cheap.
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Nationals Senator John Williams on the "nasty" election campaign

ABC Environment - Tue, 2019-05-14 18:06
The federal election campaign, already less civil than usual, is getting uglier as the finish line nears.
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Butterfly temperature research 'could boost survival chances'

BBC - Tue, 2019-05-14 17:23
Conservationists hope the results will help them understand how butterflies survive in a warming climate.
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UN agency meets to tackle pollution and emissions by ships

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-05-14 16:00

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.

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Gupta’s Cultana solar farm gets green light – overcomes objections from Adani

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 15:30
The 280MW Cultana solar farm has received planning approval, after objections were raised by its neighbour, Adani Renewables.
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South Australia's experience contradicts Coalition emissions scare campaign

The Conversation - Tue, 2019-05-14 15:26
Transitioning to renewable energy will cost us something, but the benefits far outweigh the price. Glyn Wittwer, Professorial Fellow at the Centre of Policy Studies and IMPACT Project, Victoria University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Portable battery technology to debut at W.A. gold mine

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 15:03
Western Australia gold mine one of first sites in world to test out new, modular lithium-ion battery storage solution by EU-based Aggreko and subsidiary Younicos.
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'Lunch on the go' habit generates 11bn items of packaging waste a year

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-05-14 15:00

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.

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Patience exhausted: drivers who sit with engines idling could face instant fines

The Guardian - Tue, 2019-05-14 14:30

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.

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New timelines revealed for 27 wind, solar and battery projects

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 14:01

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

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 13:44

rooftop solarNew 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

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 13:23

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

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 12:16

Joyce Morrison CoalCoalition 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

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-05-14 11:45
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Alberta offset stakeholders cautious amid new government’s policy uncertainty

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-05-14 11:41
Alberta compliance offset traders and developers are taking a wait-and-see approach to making long-term investments as they await more details on how the new UCP government intends to overhaul the Canadian province’s large emitter programme.
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Tesla big battery delivered a $22 million profit in 2018

RenewEconomy - Tue, 2019-05-14 11:30

Tesla big battery delivered a $22 million profit for its owners in its first full year of operation.

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ECOSYSTEM MARKETPLACE: Brazil slashed GHG emissions 70% before Bolsonaro, and nobody noticed

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-05-14 10:37
Last week, Brazil’s top security adviser said that the Amazon forest was his country’s to exploit, regardless of the impact on greenhouse gas emissions. “I don’t accept this idea that the Amazon is world heritage, this is nonsense,” General Augusto Heleno Pereira said. “The Amazon is Brazilian, the heritage of Brazil and should be dealt with by Brazil for the benefit of Brazil.”
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Analyst – Power & Utilities, Carbon Tracker Initiative – London

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-05-14 09:56
Carbon Tracker Initiative is an independent financial think tank that carries out in-depth analysis on the impact of the energy transition on capital markets and the potential investment in high-cost, carbon-intensive fossil fuels.
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Energy Finance Analyst, Climate Policy Initiative – London

Carbon Pulse - Tue, 2019-05-14 09:54
The successful Analyst applicant will undertake robust analysis that draws on methodologies from a range of disciplines including public policy, finance and economics.
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