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Spain refines ideas to curb EU carbon market speculation
UK net zero plan achievable and affordable, say climate advisers
Advisers say strategy boosts UK credibility before Cop26 summit, but more needed to protect low paid
The UK strategy to reach net zero emissions by 2050 is achievable and affordable, according to the government’s official climate advisers. The Climate Change Committee said the plan was the most comprehensive in the G20 and strengthened the position of the UK as it prepares to preside over the Cop26 summit.
The CCC, which is independent, said the strategy was a big step forward from setting targets to planning their delivery, but implementation would be a huge task.
Continue reading...NSW environmental offsets to be reformed after ‘appalling practices’ revealed, minister says
State environment minister, Matt Kean, has launched internal review after Guardian investigation revealed major problems with offsets schemes
There should be a major reform of New South Wales’ environmental offsetting schemes following a Guardian Australia investigation that revealed “appalling practices”, the state’s environment minister, Matt Kean, has said.
Kean told a NSW budget estimates hearing on Tuesday some issues uncovered by the Guardian’s reporting were now the subject of investigations by integrity bodies.
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Continue reading...Climate change: Make people fly less, ministers told
We’ve spent a year waiting for this 2050 plan and it’s actually just the status quo with some new speculative graphs | Katharine Murphy
To change course radically, the Coalition would have to admit that for a decade it traded the national interest for a handful of regional Queensland seats
There’s not a lot of good news, so for the sake of all our sanity, let’s start with the good news. The Morrison government has adopted a mid-century target of net zero emissions by 2050.
Now before anyone starts yelling – it is true that Australia already adopted that objective, more or less, when we signed the Paris agreement five years ago.
Continue reading...Australia aims for “ultra-low cost” solar to drive green energy transition
Australia announces a new stretch cost target for solar power of just $15/MWh, to help cut cost of green energy, green hydrogen, and green steel.
The post Australia aims for “ultra-low cost” solar to drive green energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Between the lines, Morrison's plan has coal on the way out, with the future bright
Asia had hottest year on record in 2020 – UN
Every part of the region affected with extreme temperatures displacing millions of people
Asia suffered its hottest year on record in 2020, the United Nations has said ahead of the CoP26 summit, with extreme weather taking a heavy toll on the continent’s development.
The mean temperature pushed 1.39C above the 1981-2010 average, according to a report by the UN’s World Meteorological Organization.
Continue reading...What does a stream of raw sewage symbolise? Broken Brexit promises, for one | Zoe Williams
A Lords amendment sought to stop water companies dumping raw sewage – and 265 Tories voted against it. This faecal matter has become a powerful symbol of modern Britain
I remember the good ol’ days, when we weren’t always lurching from one crisis to another and we had time to wonder why the EU’s clean-beach legislation hadn’t done more for its popularity. Maybe people just didn’t care about sewage, one way or the other?
That was possibly the working assumption of Conservative MPs, who are now experiencing mounting unease – lobby-speak for freaking the hell out – over the environment bill that is ping-ponging through parliament. It’s a rangy piece of legislation, of which the faeces element is only a small part. A Lords amendment sought to put a duty on water companies not to dump raw sewage into the waterways – and 265 Tories voted against it. The website Evolve Politics published the list in full and thus crashed itself, so urgent was public interest in the names. Querulous Tories are taking to Twitter crying fake news, puzzled by the strength of public feeling.
Continue reading...The power and poetry of Africa’s wildlife: buy an exclusive print
The Guardian has partnered with the Alycats, award-winning photographers who devote their time to fighting illegal wildlife hunting and poaching in Africa in support of the Singita Conservation Foundation. The Alycats have curated six prints exclusively for the Guardian Print Shop. As part of our collaboration, we will donate 50% of all print sales to support the foundation’s unswerving work
Continue reading...Net zero diaries: three people on the climate crisis and the UK’s response
How should the government approach the issue, and how are they willing to change their own lives?
Forty people have kept diaries about their evolving attitudes to the climate crisis and the pursuit of net zero emissions after hearing from experts across the spectrum and reading UK party manifestos. Here some of the participants detail how they expect the government to deal with the issue, and how they are willing to change their own lives.
Sharif, 46, is a homeowner from Leeds who worked for HSBC but lost his job during the pandemic
Conscious of climate change, including saying he has watched the edge of a campsite lose 2 metres to erosion in 10 years
Installed solar panels to power appliances
Cutting down meat consumption
Continue reading...Climate crisis ‘needs same urgency seen at start of Covid pandemic’
UK report on public attitudes to net-zero target also finds widespread support for nationalisation
Ministers must tackle the climate crisis with the same urgency seen at the start of the Covid pandemic, according to in-depth research that also found widespread support for nationalisation and scepticism over the role of the private sector.
The Net Zero Diaries, a project run by the consultancy Britain Thinks to examine evolving attitudes to the pursuit of a net-zero emissions target, found support for strong-arm tactics from the government even among those who said they had low engagement with environmental issues.
Continue reading...Sun Cable welcomes Singapore plan to import 4GW of electricity by 2035
Owners of what would be world's biggest solar project welcomes Singapore plan to import up to 4GW of low-carbon electricity by 2035.
The post Sun Cable welcomes Singapore plan to import 4GW of electricity by 2035 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
First Tesla big battery in NSW ready for testing and trials as “virtual machine”
The first big battery in NSW is registered and ready for testing and to accelerate the shift away from traditional fossil fuel technologies.
The post First Tesla big battery in NSW ready for testing and trials as “virtual machine” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
World “way off track” as global emissions surge to new highs, WMO says
Despite the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, global greenhouse gas emissions surged to new highs last year, UN-backed agency says.
The post World “way off track” as global emissions surge to new highs, WMO says appeared first on RenewEconomy.
How much do marine heatwaves cost? The economic losses amount to billions and billions of dollars
Climate change: Australia pledges to reach net zero emissions by 2050
Eleven lessons from the blow out in costs for HumeLink transmission line
The HumeLink debacle highlights why transmission projects need far more scrutiny, far earlier in the development process.
The post Eleven lessons from the blow out in costs for HumeLink transmission line appeared first on RenewEconomy.
“A joke:” Morrison’s net zero plan has net zero detail, and no change to policies
Morrison commits Australia to net zero emissions by 2050 that will not be law but will depend on unknown technologies, offsets and no new policies.
The post “A joke:” Morrison’s net zero plan has net zero detail, and no change to policies appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Eco-friendly sex: What is it and how does it impact on climate change?
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