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Renewables, EVs and hydrogen key to zero-carbon mining, BHP says
BHP says switching diesel for electricity, and hydrogen for coal, will be key to a transition to carbon neutral resources sector.
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OzMin’s $1 billion nickel mine could be one of world’s biggest off-grid renewable projects
Oz Minerals says latest study gives tick to $1 billion nickel mine that could be one of world's biggest off-grid renewable projects.
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Genex says Jemalong solar farm energised, ready to send power to grid
Genex Power says the energisation of 50MW Jemalong solar project in NSW is a key milestone and will ultimately enable the company to double its revenues.
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Report shows New Zealand's 'fragmented' environmental research funding doesn't match most urgent needs
Climate change: Low-carbon revolution 'cheaper than thought'
Victoria passes half-way mark on road to 50% renewables by 2030
Victoria says it has officially met its interim renewable energy target of 25 per cent by 2020, as it gears up to double that number over next 10 years.
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Until recently, pressure on Australia to drop carryover credits had little impact. But times change | Richard Denniss
As Australia worries about the growing influence of China, we need the help of Europe and the US more than ever
Political pressure makes the impossible inevitable. Unfortunately, so much has been written about how democracy is broken, that it can seem churlish to point out that sometimes it works just as it is designed to: slowly, imperfectly and then suddenly. Take, for example, Scott Morrison’s backflip on using so-called “carryover credits” to meet Australia’s Paris climate commitments.
In 2018 Richie Merzian, who is both the head of the Australia Institute’s climate and energy program and a former Australian diplomat, was the first to bell the cat on the Morrison government’s plan to rely on accounting tricks rather than make actual emission reductions.
Continue reading...CP Daily: Tuesday December 8, 2020
At this weekend’s climate summit, no one will be perfect but Australia will be awful
While Australia scrambles to get a speaking slot at the UK's climate summit, its government prepares to paint a falsely rosy picture of climate progress.
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UK should front-load its effort towards net zero, say advisors
Secretive ‘gold rush’ for deep-sea mining dominated by handful of firms
Greenpeace report warns against granting licences to ‘deeply destructive’ industry with opaque oversight, and calls for global ocean treaty
Private mining firms and arms companies are exerting a hidden and unhealthy influence on the fate of the deep-sea bed, according to a new report highlighting the threats facing the world’s biggest intact ecosystem.
An investigation by Greenpeace found a handful of corporations in Europe and North America are increasingly dominating exploration contracts, and have at times taken the place of government representatives at meetings of the oversight body, the UN’s International Seabed Authority (ISA).
Continue reading...Sexy beasts: animals with 'charisma' get lion's share of EU conservation funds
Analysis shows invertebrates are overlooked in favour of mammals and birds despite vital role in healthy ecosystems
Money made available for wildlife conservation by the EU is based on a popularity contest, with vertebrates getting nearly 500 times more funding for each species than invertebrates, according to a new report.
Brown bears, wolves, bitterns and Eurasian lynxes are the Hollywood stars of European conservation and receive almost the same amount as all invertebrates put together, according to analysis of funding under the EU’s Habitats Directive. This leaves little for less charismatic creatures such as spiders and crustaceans, many of which are crucial to ecosystem health and at greater risk of extinction, the study found.
Continue reading...The woman behind China's Chang'e-5 Moon mission
Australian states were warned road user tax on electric vehicles could discourage its uptake
Leaked report says tax would slow emissions cuts, with South Australia and Victoria warned before they announced plan to introduce charge
Australian state governments were warned a road user tax on clean cars introduced without other support for the technology could discourage its uptake and impede greenhouse gas cuts. The advice was received before South Australia and Victoria announced plans to introduce a charge on driving electric vehicles (EVs).
A leaked report to the Board of Treasurers – a states and territories forum – shows it jointly commissioned advice on how to best introduce road-user charging on zero and low-emissions vehicles after agreeing to “high-level principles” earlier this year.
Continue reading...California Governor expected to name ARB chair appointee soon, sources say
ANALYSIS: Oil majors, utilities shift offset usage amid low California allowance prices
Researchers urge removal of older offsets, legacy projects to save global voluntary carbon market
Victoria's electric vehicle tax and the theory of the second-best
Want to buy an Australian solar farm? There are plenty for sale
For sale: As new solar farm, only 220 gigawatt hours on the clock, sunny location, good off-take agreement with respectable client.
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