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Joyce fills Morrison’s policy vacuum and says no to green energy transition
Morrison has ceded control of Australia's climate policies to Joyce's Nationals, and didn't even ask them to support an increased 2030 target.
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Australia could easily meet a doubling of its 2030 emissions targets. Here’s how
We don’t need new taxes, hydrogen, CCS or a “gas-led recovery”. But we do need the federal government to either get involved or get out of the way.
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FRV steps up Australia solar and battery plans, with new investment partner
Canadian pension fund takes 49% stake in FRV Australia, including huge development pipeline of solar and battery storage projects.
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How energy flexibility can save us money and cut carbon
COP26: Does a climate summit need 25,000 people? And more questions
The climate activists who want Norway to end oil and gas production
Nebra Sky Disc: British Museum to display world's 'oldest map of stars'
The nightmare of India's tallest rubbish mountain
Earthshot Prize: Costa Rica wins £1m from William's Earthshot prize
Cop26 corporate sponsors condemn climate summit as ‘mismanaged’
Exclusive: NatWest, Microsoft, GSK and Unilever among firms to raise complaint over poor planning and breakdown in relations
Companies that stumped up millions of pounds to sponsor the Cop26 climate summit have condemned it as “mismanaged” and “very last minute” in a volley of complaints as next month’s event in Glasgow draws near.
The sponsors, which include some of Britain’s biggest companies, have raised formal complaints blaming “very inexperienced” civil servants for delayed decisions, poor communication and a breakdown in relations between the organisers and firms in the run-up to the landmark talks.
Continue reading...‘A long way to play out’: Nationals fail to reach agreement on 2050 emissions reductions
Angus Taylor briefs junior Coalition partner on policy proposal but any deal remains a long way off
The National party has exited a marathon meeting where they discussed the Morrison government’s climate policy without coming to an agreement – with discussions to continue into the parliamentary sitting week.
The not-unexpected outcome came after more than four hours of talks on Sunday. The Liberal energy minister, Angus Taylor, spent the first three hours briefing the party room on a proposal to commit Australia to a net zero emissions target by 2050 and the roadmap to get there.
Continue reading...Revealed: more than 120,000 US sites feared to handle harmful PFAS ‘forever’ chemicals
List of facilities makes it clear that virtually no part of the US appears free from the potential risk of air and water contamination with the chemicals
The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has identified more than 120,000 locations around the US where people may be exposed to a class of toxic “forever chemicals” associated with various cancers and other health problems that is a frightening tally four times larger than previously reported, according to data obtained by the Guardian.
The list of facilities makes it clear that virtually no part of America appears free from the potential risk of air and water contamination with the chemicals known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS).
Continue reading...Russian team back on Earth after filming first movie in space
A conversation about water for the environment in the Murray-Darling Basin
Going in early to help native fish
Australian Heritage Grants 2021-22 are open
Invitation to comment – Proposed changes to conservation planning decisions
2021 Finalised Priority Assessment List (FPAL) of species and ecological communities
Statement on ‘Carrying over’ water for the environment
Inside Insulate Britain: on the road with the disruptive climate protesters
Roadblocks have caused anger but members say only maximum economic disruption will make politicians listen
The riskiest time in Insulate Britain’s road block protests is before the police arrive, their activists say. When they targeted a busy junction of the A1090 in Thurrock, Essex, on Wednesday morning, just outside the eastern edge of London, the police didn’t appear for nearly an hour. No serious injuries were reported, but it was close.
The first lorry, hurtling towards the T-junction, did not look like it was going to stop: it ground to a halt inches from the faces of three activists. Cars and vans mounted kerbs and central reservations to evade them. Motorists emerged from their vehicles, pink with rage, snatched protesters’ banners and dragged them from the road like ragdolls.
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