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Cutbacks stopping vital work on river pollution and floods in England
Exclusive: Environment Agency chair warned minister of ‘real-world impacts’, FOI request reveals
Vital work on river pollution and flood defences is being stopped or cut back because the Environment Agency has been underfunded for years, freedom of information documents reveal.
A shortfall in funding of tens of millions of pounds is having real world consequences for our rivers, according to a letter from Emma Howard Boyd, the chair of the EA, to George Eustice, the environment secretary. The letter was obtained by River Action, a campaigning body, under FOI laws.
Continue reading...IKEA & Rockefeller foundations pledge $US1 billion renewable energy catalyst
New billion-dollar charity partnership to unlock finance and resources to provide reliable renewable electricity to the over three billion people globally who currently go without.
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Federal government seeks input on proposed hydrogen “guarantee of origin” scheme
The Morrison government has called for feedback on new "guarantee of origin" certification scheme to track hydrogen production.
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“Blindsided,” says Ley, as developers reel from shock renewable hydrogen decision
Sussan Ley's bizarre decision to block a major renewable hydrogen project is now also ironical, as the environment minister cries foul over lack of consultation on UNESCO's Great Barrier Reef call.
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As Barnaby Joyce unleashes a new strain of climate denial, can Labor plug the credibility gap? | Peter Lewis
While Morrison focuses on his noisy right flank, the ALP can establish its credentials as part of the global consensus
While the prime minister is holed up at the Lodge in quarantine, his Coalition partners have been infecting the body politic with a new Delta strain of climate denial by restoring Barnaby Joyce to the second-highest office in the land.
After barely surviving the “G7 plus besties” event in Cornwall with a combination of anti-China bellicose and embarrassed deflection on Australia’s dogged resistance to global action on climate, Scott Morrison returned home to find his country cousins in turmoil. Rediscovering this particular branch of the family was the last thing the PM was banking on as he was fossicking for his roots in his downtime.
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Will Matt Kean’s EV policy really make NSW the Norway of Australia?
Is Matt Kean's ambitious new EV policy enough to make NSW the Norway of Australia? Is that even the right baseline to be using?
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Gas industry mirrors Morrison, pivots to message of energy security
Having realised it's a "bit on the nose," the gas industry's new marketing strategy plays into the Morrison government's big lie that we need gas for future prosperity.
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How farmers and scientists are engineering your food
Solar tax debate futile unless we tackle the “original sin” of price regulation
Despite appearances, this is not a problem about rooftop solar exports. The real problem lies in how network sunk costs are recovered from consumers.
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Great Barrier Reef should be listed as ‘in danger’, Unesco recommends
Australian government ‘stunned’ by recommendation and will strongly oppose draft decision, environment minister Sussan Ley says
The Great Barrier Reef should be placed on to a list of world heritage sites that are “in danger”, according to a recommendation from UN officials that urges Australia to take “accelerated action at all possible levels” on climate change.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization says the world’s biggest coral reef system should be placed on the list at the world heritage committee meeting next month.
Continue reading...VCM Report: CORSIA-eligible credit values rise, CME Group announces nature-based futures contract launch
Speculators’ WCI allowance holdings rise toward 100 Mt, CFTC data shows
A controversial US book is feeding climate denial in Australia. Its central claim is true, yet irrelevant
Legacy of toxic leaded petrol lingers in air in London, study finds
Most cities likely to be affected by the pollutant, which is particularly harmful to children’s brains
Toxic lead from petrol that was banned 20 years ago still lingers in the air in London, a study has shown, with researchers saying the legacy of leaded fuels is likely to hang over most cities.
While levels are much lower than at their peak in the 1980s, they remain far above natural background levels. Lead is extremely poisonous and there is no safe amount of exposure. It is of particular concern for children, as it damages their developing brains and ability to learn.
Continue reading...Microbes and solar power ‘could produce 10 times more food than plants’
The system would also have very little impact on the environment, in contrast to livestock farming, scientists say
Combining solar power and microbes could produce 10 times more protein than crops such as soya beans, according to a new study.
The system would also have very little impact on the environment, the researchers said, in stark contrast to livestock farming which results in huge amounts of climate-heating gases as well as water pollution.
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