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Urgent policies needed to steer countries to net zero, says IEA chief
Economies are gearing up for return to fossil fuel use instead of forging green recovery, warns Fatih Birol
New energy policies are urgently needed to put countries on the path to net zero greenhouse gas emissions, the world’s leading energy economist has warned, as economies are rapidly gearing up for a return to fossil fuel use instead of forging a green recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic.
Most of the world’s biggest economies now have long-term goals of reaching net zero by mid-century, but few have the policies required to meet those goals, said Fatih Birol, the executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA).
Continue reading...Genex locks in EPC contracts, other partners for flagship pumped hydro project
Genex locks in contractors engineering and construction works for Kidston pumped hydro project.
The post Genex locks in EPC contracts, other partners for flagship pumped hydro project appeared first on RenewEconomy.
AGL’s Redman: The gentailer model for utilities is breaking down
AGL CEO Brett Redman says the traditional gentailer model for Australia's big energy utilities is breaking down, and they will have to find new ways of doing business.
The post AGL’s Redman: The gentailer model for utilities is breaking down appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Energy Insiders Podcast: AGL’s Brett Redman on the big company split
AGL CEO Brett Redman on the reasons behind the utility’s proposed split, the pace of change with new technologies, and what’s next.
The post Energy Insiders Podcast: AGL’s Brett Redman on the big company split appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Epuron submits plans for 300MW wind farm in NSW coal country
Plans to build a 300MW wind farm in the New South Wales Hunter region have been lodged with the state’s Department of Planning, Industry and Environment.
The post Epuron submits plans for 300MW wind farm in NSW coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Destruction of world's forests increased sharply in 2020
Calls for forests to be high on Cop26 agenda after loss of 42,000 sq km of tree cover in key tropical regions
The rate at which the world’s forests are being destroyed increased sharply last year, with at least 42,000 sq km of tree cover lost in key tropical regions.
According to data from the University of Maryland and the online monitoring platform Global Forest Watch, the loss was well above the average for the last 20 years, with 2020 the third worst year for forest destruction since 2002 when comparable monitoring began.
Continue reading...National Pollutant Inventory (NPI) data for 2019–20 now available
AHO Program choose GreenDeal as the STC provider
The program will provide up to 2600 properties with a 5kW System that will generate about 45 STCs per property.
The post AHO Program choose GreenDeal as the STC provider appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Australia’s biggest emitters steer clear of offset requirements under Safeguard Mechanism
Santos signs off on NT gas project labelled a “carbon emissions factory”
Santos signs off on an NT gas project, set to produce so much emissions, it has been described as a "carbon dioxide factory".
The post Santos signs off on NT gas project labelled a “carbon emissions factory” appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Sun Cable submits plans for gigawatt-scale solar manufacturing plant in Darwin
Sun Cable lodges application for manufacturing and assembly plant for 5B's Maverick solar array systems, that will eventually supply its own 14GW solar plans.
The post Sun Cable submits plans for gigawatt-scale solar manufacturing plant in Darwin appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Low carbon streaming promised as TPG and Netflix go ‘net zero’
TPG Telecom, Australia's third largest telco, says it will source all its electricity from renewables by 2025, Netflix focuses on carbon sequestration.
The post Low carbon streaming promised as TPG and Netflix go ‘net zero’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Angus Taylor will take five years of climate delay to COP26, and a plan for another ten
Australia will take five years of climate inaction to COP26, with a plan for another ten. Its climate policy is flying off the rails.
The post Angus Taylor will take five years of climate delay to COP26, and a plan for another ten appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Malcolm Turnbull backs moratorium on new coalmines in NSW
Former PM says Upper Hunter Valley mines are devastating the landscape and shortening life expectancy, and jobs focus should be on clean energy, tourism and wine
Malcolm Turnbull has backed calls for a moratorium on new coalmine approvals in New South Wales, warning they are devastating the landscape, shortening lives by reducing air quality and – given declining global coal demand – potentially leaving taxpayers with a huge remediation bill.
The former prime minister, who owns a farm in New South Wales’ Upper Hunter Valley, supported the findings of a new report by the Australia Institute that found new coal developments proposed in that area had the capacity to produce 10 times more coal than Adani’s controversial Carmichael mine in Queensland.
Continue reading...Melbourne researchers find elusive giant burrowing frog tadpoles thanks to increased rain – video
A new tadpole breeding program for one of Victoria’s most elusive frog species will allow scientists to understand for the first time what makes the giant burrowing frog tick. Scientists from the Arthur Rylah Institute have been been searching for the giant burrowing frog for years. Thanks to higher than average rainfall across Victoria’s Gippsland, researchers from Melbourne Zoo have been able to locate and collect tadpoles. The species will be held and bred in captivity for the first time. Deon Gilbert, a threatened species biologist at Zoos Victoria, says it is very exciting to ‘work with an amphibian that we know nothing about’
Continue reading...Melbourne zoo establishes first captive breeding program for elusive giant burrowing frog
Researchers have collected tadpoles of one of Victoria’s rarest amphibians after being hampered by years of drought
Tadpoles from one of Victoria’s most elusive amphibians, the giant burrowing frog, have been collected by Melbourne zoo and will be the subject of the first captive breeding program for the species.
Scientists from the Arthur Rylah Institute have been been searching for the frog for years, but were hampered by the last decade’s drought.
Continue reading...A few frequent flyers 'dominate air travel'
Climate change: China absent from key UK meeting
EU’s 2030 climate target plan may have overestimated the costs -report
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