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CopperString 2.0 to be “shovel ready” by October
CopperString 2.0, the proposed high voltage transmission network to connect the State’s North West to the National Electricity Market, is expected to be “shovel-ready” by October.
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Human activity influencing global rainfall, study finds
Anthropogenic warming of climate has been a factor in extreme precipitation events globally, researchers say
Human activity such as such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use change were a key factor in extreme precipitation events such as flooding and landslides around the world, a study has found.
In recent years, there have been numerous instances of flooding and landslides: extreme precipitation, an amount of rainfall or snowfall that exceeds what is normal for a given region, can be a cause of such events.
Continue reading...Australia’s electricity oligopoly is being slowly broken down by wind and solar
Australia's fossil fuel-based electricity oligopoly is being slowly broken down by the influx of wind and solar, regulator says.
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CSIRO to lead new international collaboration on “low emissions” hydrogen
CSIRO to lead a $5 million international research collaboration to advance emerging technologies crucial to low emissions hydrogen industry.
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Lawyers challenge NZ’s proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with 1.5℃ goal
Group of 300 climate-concerned lawyers seek judicial review of the processes Climate Commission used to calculate carbon budgets.
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Antarctic base could be powered by wind and batteries alone
Remote renewables specialist says plan to power an Antarctic research station on Ross Island with 100% wind and battery storage "looks feasible."
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Maoneng plans to trump Hornsdale with big two hour battery near Adelaide
Maoneng hopes to build a 225MW big battery with two hours storage near Adelaide as the state races towards net 100 per cent renewables.
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CP Daily: Tuesday July 6, 2021
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Lawyers challenge New Zealand's proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with the 1.5℃ goal
UK’s climate targets will cost less than battling Covid, says OBR
But watchdog warns government that costs will double if it delays action to cut emissions
The UK’s climate targets will cost the government less over the next 30 years than the price of battling the Covid-19 pandemic if it acts quickly, according to the UK’s fiscal watchdog.
Forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) show that ending the UK’s contribution to the global climate crisis would add 21% of GDP to the national debt by 2050, or £469bn in today’s terms. But those costs could climb twice as high if the government delays action to cut emissions.
Continue reading...Euro Markets: EUAs drop 10% on gas price plunge, other bearish factors
The Guardian view on meeting net-zero targets: take the people with you | Editorial
A green jobs revolution can deliver a fair transition to carbon neutrality
In the lead-up to November’s crucial Cop26 climate change conference, the government has been rather better at setting eye-catching CO2 reduction targets than taking the necessary actions to meet them. This month, however, there have been signs of an overdue sense of urgency kicking in when it comes to creating and safeguarding green jobs.
On Tuesday, it was announced that Vauxhall’s owner, Stellantis, will manufacture electric vans at Ellesmere Port, saving the site’s future. The carmaker has been promised substantial government support for its investment. That followed Nissan’s decision last week to build a £1bn electric vehicle hub in Sunderland, which will include a new battery plant, or gigafactory, with five times the capacity of the only existing facility in the United Kingdom. The government is rumoured to have pledged in the region of £100m as a sweetener. The UK still lags far behind its European competitors in developing the scale of battery capacity that will be needed for the domestic electric car industry to flourish. But having brought forward a ban on the sale of petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040 to 2030 last year, Boris Johnson and his business minister, Kwasi Kwarteng, are at last backing up rhetoric with a modicum of hard cash and the beginnings of a green industrial strategy.
Continue reading...NSW has lifted its ban on genetically modified crops: what difference will it make to food and farmers?
Research has shown community opposition to GM foods is broader than just health concerns
New South Wales lifted its ban on genetically modified crops this month, after an 18-year moratorium. It follows the repeal of a similar moratorium in South Australia last year, making Tasmania the last Australian state with a blanket ban on GM crops.
The move has been welcomed by GM proponents as helping farmers become more resilient to the effects of climate change, but opposed by organic farming representatives.
Continue reading...Australia demands world heritage experts visit Great Barrier Reef ahead of ‘in danger’ list decision
Environment minister calls for ‘due process’ to be followed before 21-country United Nations committee rules on the reef
Australia is demanding world heritage experts carry out a monitoring mission to the Great Barrier Reef before an international committee decides if it should be placed on a list of global sites in danger.
The Australian government on Monday night briefed international ambassadors and Paris-based delegates to Unesco as part of lobbying efforts to keep the Great Barrier Reef off the in-danger list.
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