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Victorian woman charged with animal cruelty after almost 130 wedge-tailed eagles found dead

The Guardian - Thu, 2020-12-17 14:53

Poisoning birds among allegations after discovery during search of property at Violet Town

A Victorian woman is facing almost 300 animal cruelty charges after wildlife officers allegedly found the carcasses of 140 protected native birds, including 128 wedge-tailed eagles, at her property.

The office of the conservation regulator said police, wildlife officers, and officials from the agriculture department searched the woman’s property in Violet Town in August after a number of dead wedge-tailed eagles were found in the area.

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Australia’s first remote, renewable hydrogen microgrid to be built at Denham

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 14:06

Denham Town Sign- optimisedHorizon Power appoints local outfit to build Australia’s first renewable hydrogen demonstration plant in a remote power system in Denham, Western Australia.

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Tesla sales in Australia top 10,000, still selling twice as many EVs as all rivals combined

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 13:30

tesla model 3Tesla has shipped more than 10,000 electric cars to Australia since 2014, and is still selling double that of all other car makers combined in 2020, new data has revealed.

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Japan sees offshore wind as energy of the future, targets 45GW by 2040

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 12:32

Japan is reportedly eyeing offshore wind as the country’s energy of the future and has set a target to install up to 45GW of offshore wind capacity by 2040.

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Premier directed Hydro Tasmania to enter into loss-making deal, utility says

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 12:29

Documents show Tasmania's publicly-owned companies expect to lose tens of millions on 'onerous' wind farm contracts.

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China biodegradable plastics 'failing to solve pollution crisis'

BBC - Thu, 2020-12-17 12:26
China's increase in biodegradables is outpacing its ability to degrade plastic, warns Greenpeace.
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Australia sets April dates for next ERF auction

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-12-17 12:12
The Emissions Reduction Fund’s next offset auction will be held on Apr. 12-13 next year, the Clean Energy Regulator said Thursday.
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Brighte to take on big electricity retailers, backed by Cannon-Brookes and Farquhar

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 11:50

Canva - flexibility Commercial building factory rooftop installed photovoltaic solar panels (1) - optimisedSolar finance provider Brighte to enter retail electricity space, following a $100 million injection by investors led by Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar.

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CP Daily: Wednesday December 16, 2020

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-12-17 11:20
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Aerial vision captures extent of flooding in northern NSW – video

The Guardian - Thu, 2020-12-17 11:02

Footage captured by the New South Wales State Emergency Service shows the wide impact of flooding on the region after parts of Australia's east coast were hit by heavy rain. Wild weather has battered NSW and southern Queensland, with severe thunderstorms and flash flooding hitting hard. The SES has attended thousands of jobs since the downpours began on Saturday

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Dancing starling spectacle solves power cut mystery in Airth

BBC - Thu, 2020-12-17 10:27
Engineers investigating the unexplained outages found they were caused by murmurations of starlings.
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Starlings' aerial antics behind mystery of Scots' power outages

The Guardian - Thu, 2020-12-17 10:01

Walk at dusk reveals murmurations bouncing networks’ electricity cables and switching off the lights

The mystery surrounding a string of unexplained power cuts across a small town in Scotland has been solved after video footage revealed the culprits – starlings dancing on power lines.

The birds’ murmurations are thought to be behind the baffling spate of evening blackouts in Airth, their combined mass bouncing the overhead electricity lines and causing the power to trip.

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NSW to fast-track network approvals for first renewable energy zone

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 09:54

power lines network infrastructure ARENA Monash Grid Innovation Hub - optimisedNSW grants priority status to transmission network upgrades, helping to fast-tracking approvals process for first Renewable Energy Zone and up to 3GW of new wind and solar.

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British Columbia sets 2025 GHG reduction target, though 2030 goal further off track

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-12-17 09:14
The British Columbia government on Wednesday announced a new interim emissions reduction target for 2025 to help the province reach its medium- and long-term climate goals, although an accompanying report shows more work to be done to hit the 2030 target.
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Failure to produce an EV policy is the dumbest thing the Coalition has done

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 09:03

Federal Coalition could try to regain credibility with an EV strategy, and its failure to do so is probably the single dumbest thing it has done.

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CORRELATIONS: EUA, coal price ties strengthen during dual rallies

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-12-17 08:48
The correlation between EU carbon and coal prices has strengthened in recent days as both have rallied on a mix of higher demand and constrained supply.
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Export superpower: AEMO to model even faster paths to net zero emissions

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-12-17 08:41

AEMO to model faster paths to net zero emissions, with new "Export Superpower" scenario to assume Australia to get there by 2040, and more rapid emission cuts in electricity grid.

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NGO call to end use of international offsets meets with resistance

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-12-17 07:13
An NGO proposal to replace international offsetting with climate finance in order to avoid double claiming has been met with resistance from some in the voluntary carbon market, who fear a lack of corporate interest.
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RFS Market: RIN prices approach year high as market awaits 2021 quotas

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-12-17 07:00
US biofuel credit (RIN) values edged toward a new 2020 high on Wednesday as the EPA prepares to publish next year’s long-delayed Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) quotas by the end of the month.
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How the size and shape of dried leaves can turn small flames into colossal bushfires

The Conversation - Thu, 2020-12-17 05:05
New research found curly leaves on the forest floor create litter beds with more air gaps. And this fuels bigger fires. Jamie Burton, PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne Alexander Filkov, Senior research fellow, University of Melbourne Jane Cawson, Research Fellow in Bushfire Behaviour and Management, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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