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Snowy Hydro’s awkward gymnastics to claim Kurri Kurri gas plant will have “minus” emissions
Snowy Hydro executives claim Kurri Kurri gas plant will have negative emissions of 3.9 million tonnes.
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“The lights will stay on:” Coalition and Credlin slammed for misinformation on renewables
Clean Energy Council takes unusual step of publicly calling out Murdoch media and Coalition ministers for peddling misinformation on renewables.
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Taylor and department invited Santos to promote CCS in Australia’s pavilion at Glasgow
Angus Taylor and the federal energy department actively sought out Santos' presence in Australia's official pavilion at COP26, senate estimates hears.
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Independents want rooftop solar scheme to support two million home batteries
Helen Haines says a proposal to reward batteries with renewable energy certificates could see an extra two million household batteries installed.
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Epuron reboots central Queensland wind farm rejected by feds
Central Queensland wind farm rejected by federal government as a threat to koalas is back in the pipeline, awaiting state and federal approvals after a redesign.
The post Epuron reboots central Queensland wind farm rejected by feds appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Duck curves and droughts: What does the future hold for wind and solar in the NEM?
A new deep-dive into historical generation performance across the National Electricity Market considers what it means for the renewable energy future.
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Senior Product Manager – Carbon Neutral, AGL – Melbourne
Big battery plans for Pilbara ignore massive pumped-hydro potential
Fortescue plans to build a 9GWh battery in the Pilbara to store energy from a 5.4GW solar and wind project, but there is a cheaper alternative.
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Soil Carbon Operations Officer, AgriProve – Albury, Australia
'Highly exaggerated': experts debunk Morrison government claim of 53,000 fewer jobs from coal and gas ban
Second of five whales brought from Canada to US aquarium dies
Female was receiving intensive care for multiple health issues but died early Friday morning, and a male beluga died in August
The second of five whales brought from Canada to Connecticut’s Mystic aquarium last year for research purposes has died.
The aquarium announced on its website that the female had been receiving intensive care for the past several months for multiple health issues but died early Friday morning. A necropsy was to be performed to determine the cause of death.
Continue reading...Disaster survivors feel more prepared for the next one but are often left out of planning
Oceans are better at storing carbon than trees. In a warmer future, ocean carbon sinks could help stabilise our planet
The power of stars to meet our energy needs? This is something to be excited about | Arthur Turrell
The fusion energy industry could produce a breakthrough in human history akin to the adoption of electricity
If you want proof that the process known as nuclear fusion can produce energy at scale somewhere in the universe, you need only look at the night sky: each pinprick of light is a natural nuclear fusion-powered reactor. For decades, scientists have sought to bring the power source of stars down to Earth and, in a stunning result recently announced, the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire has reached a new landmark in sparking and sustaining a mini star.
Scientists working on a doughnut-shaped machine called Jet, or the Joint European Torus, were able to double the previous world record (set in 1997) for energy released by fusion reactions. While the experiment ran, the output of fusion power was equivalent to four onshore wind turbines – a step towards power production at an industrial scale.
Continue reading...“Australia is falling behind:” Clean energy investment shackled by outdated rules
Investors see an optimistic future for Australia's clean energy sector, as long as regulators remove the roadblocks.
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David Frost joins Tory MPs in calls for return of fracking in UK
Letter in favour of shale gas extraction is another indication of party battle over environmental issues
The former Brexit minister David Frost has joined Conservative MPs in writing an open letter to Boris Johnson calling for a resumption of fracking in the UK, in another indication of the ongoing battle within the party over environmental issues.
Lord Frost argued that extracting domestic shale gas would give the UK a “competitive and reliable source of energy”. But Zac Goldsmith, a key green voice in the government, said it would not reduce energy prices and would put ministers at “war with furious communities”.
Continue reading...Satellite technology creates virtual grazing areas in Epping forest
Satnav keeps cows safe without the need for fences and lets woodland thrive
Epping Forest has swaths of designated land that is home to adders, grass snakes and common lizards, as well as white admiral and purple hairstreak butterflies, and mammals such as shrews and voles that, in turn, provide food for birds of prey and owls.
However, life for the forest’s bovine residents has not been so easy. Forest staff have long battled to prevent the cattle from roaming across nearby roads and dual carriageways.
Continue reading...Blooming flowers, fledgling birds … the UK’s spring is early – and always will be
Anomalies are a sign that global heating is changing behaviour of flora and fauna
A blackbird feeding a fledged youngster in early January. Red campions flowering four months early. And the earliest recorded sighting of a rare beetle.
Wildlife experts and gardeners are reporting a series of highly unusual early sightings of flora, fauna, insects and birds across Britain, some of them weeks before when they would normally appear, in a further sign that rising global temperatures are having a significant impact on British wildlife.
Continue reading...Australian sport has been captured by carbon – but a sliver of light has emerged | Ben Abbatangelo
Tennis Australia axed Santos from the 2021 Australian Open sponsors list – who will follow their lead?
Like almost every other institution in this country, Australian sport has been captured by carbon; succumbing to the interests of multinational corporations at the centre of the climate crises.
Gina Rinehart’s Hancock Prospecting completed the coup by announcing a multi-year sponsorship deal with the Australian Olympic Committee.
Continue reading...Here’s how to demolish the most common excuses for climate crisis apathy | Elizabeth Cripps
Every one of us now has a duty to do something, if not for ourselves then for the survival of future generations
Climate change is terrifying, so why don’t we do more to stop it? Read any headline on the climate crisis, and it seems unbelievable that we’re not all chaining ourselves to the headquarters of oil and gas companies, or at least hammering on MPs’ office doors. But we’re not. “Of course, I care about climate change,” we say. “But … ”
Then they come out, the reasons for apathy. We’ve all heard them. We’ve probably all said some of them. But do they really excuse us?
Elizabeth Cripps is a writer and moral philosopher at the University of Edinburgh, and author of What Climate Justice Means and Why We Should Care
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