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Explainer: Six ways to drive down the up-front cost of buying an EV
For many Australians, electric vehicles remain prohibitively expensive. Here are some options that may reduce the initial costs of joining clean transport revolution.
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COMMENT: Growing Pains in the UK ETS
Japanese company to sell carbon neutral gas to commercial, industrial customers
Australia posts 5% drop in GHG emissions in 2020
Donkeys to help re-establish rare wild flower in Devon
Animals will be used to tread in seeds of small-flowered catchfly at Donkey Sanctuary rewilding project
The donkey has performed many roles: carrying Jesus, giving seaside rides to children and being the butt of many jokes over thousands of years of domestication. Now an unfamiliar job can be added to the list: ecosystem engineer.
The hard-working animals will help re-establish one of Britain’s rarest wild flowers by trampling over specially seeded plots.
Continue reading...Beautiful, rare 'purple cauliflower' coral off NSW coast may be extinct within 10 years
Solar and wind projects fear big delays from new “one at a time” connection rules
Wind and solar developers fear major delays due to proposed new "one at a time" connection rules designed to handle anticipated flood of new projects.
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Covid sent Australia’s carbon emissions plummeting in 2020 to lowest levels in 30 years
Pandemic put handbrake on transport emissions and slowed economic activity, while an uptake in renewables also helped drive down levels
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions dropped last year to levels not seen in more than 30 years due mostly to the coronavirus pandemic that put a handbrake on fossil fuel burning in the transport sector and slowed economic activity.
New government data released Monday shows sectors where emissions fell sharply in 2020 due to factors beyond the government’s control – the global pandemic and the end of a sharp drought – were starting to rebound.
Continue reading...Elliott Green Power looking for buyers for $500m Australian solar portfolio
Elliot Green Power is latest solar investor looking to exit Australia, bringing in advisers to find a buyer for its $500 million portfolio.
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Why should consumers be the only ones lumped with costs of big transmission projects?
Regulatory approval for major new transmission link raises questions about who should bear the costs, and not just the poor old consumer.
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RenewEconomy unveils interactive maps of Australia’s big wind and solar farms
RenewEconomy unveils two more interactive maps - large scale solar farms and large scale wind farms, both operating and under construction.
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Wind and solar help Australia slash emissions, but no credit to Coalition
Australia's emissions fell in 2020, due to the pandemic and the ongoing decline of coal, but signs of a post-Covid bounce back are already starting to show.
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Transgrid commits to major new transmission link after CEFC steps in
Transgrid give approval to $1.83 billion investment in new transmission link after CEFC makes its largest ever financing commitment.
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Four seismic climate wins show Big Oil, Gas and Coal are running out of places to hide
Customers left in the dark by surging prices after Callide coal explosion
The blackouts in Queensland last week and Texas in the recent northern winter highlight why customers need more information about market pricing.
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Heatwave deaths set to soar as UK summers become hotter
Met Office warning over impact of global heating prompts calls for action to protect elderly and vulnerable
Britain is failing to protect its vulnerable citizens from the threat of intensifying heatwaves, health experts warned last week. Thousands of preventable deaths could be triggered every year because simple measures to keep houses and care homes cool have not been implemented.
As global heating worsens and heatwaves become more frequent, the problem is likely to worsen significantly – unless urgent action is taken, they say. Those most likely to suffer include the very young, the elderly and people suffering from chronic conditions such as asthma.
Continue reading...Electric vehicle vacuum leads to confusion between states and territories
Campaigners are dismayed that Australian governments are ‘shooting themselves in the foot’ over EV policies
As of last week, Canberrans who buy electric and other zero-emissions vehicles automatically receive two years’ registration for free. The Australian Capital Territory already waives stamp duty for clean cars, and has promised households and not-for-profit organisations interest-free loans of up to $15,000 to buy them.
Also last week, the Victorian parliament passed the country’s first road user charge – a tax on every kilometre driven – for electric vehicles (EVs) and hybrids. The Labor state government’s legislation was backed by enough crossbench MPs to pass the upper house despite opposition from the Coalition and Greens. It starts on 1 July.
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