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Exmouth, gateway to Ningaloo, to go 80 per cent renewables with help of solar and battery
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EPA will withdraw approval of Chevron plastic-based fuels likely to cause cancer
The decision comes after a ProPublica and Guardian investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a huge cancer risk
- This article is co-published with ProPublica, a non-profit newsroom that investigates abuses of power
The US Environmental Protection Agency is planning to withdraw and reconsider its approval for Chevron to produce 18 plastic-based fuels, including some that an internal agency assessment found are highly likely to cause cancer.
In a recent court filing, the federal agency said it “has substantial concerns” that the approval order “may have been made in error”. The EPA gave a Chevron refinery in Mississippi the green light to make the chemicals in 2022 under a “climate-friendly” initiative intended to boost alternatives to petroleum, as ProPublica and the Guardian reported last year.
Continue reading...Azerbaijan applies to host 2026 biodiversity COP
ANALYSIS: China steel sector braces for carbon market, capacity policies
INTERVIEW: ‘We never liked CBAM’ – Europe’s aluminium industry rails against EU green trade policies
Agricultural companies short on board-level biodiversity expertise, expert says
GreenForms Trading relaunches with enhanced support from Next Green Group
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COP partnership seen to open up for climate opportunities for Australia, Brazil
New research reveals why the mighty Darling River is drying up – and it’s not just because we’re taking too much water
Calls for flood compensation scheme in England and Wales to be overhauled
New figures show nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of England have been denied support
Ministers are being urged to overhaul the “nightmare” compensation scheme for flood victims after it emerged that nearly 80% of businesses in some parts of England had been denied support.
After heavy downpours caused chaos across much of England and Wales this week, new figures laid bare the “opaque” and inconsistent level of help available to those whose properties lay in ruin.
Continue reading...Scientists criticise UN agency’s failure to withdraw livestock emissions report
Academics say there has been no serious response from FAO to their complaints of ‘serious distortions’ in report
More than 20 scientific experts have written to the UN’s food agency expressing shock at its failure to revise or withdraw a livestock emissions report that two of its cited academics have said contained “multiple and egregious errors”.
The alleged inaccuracies are understood to have downplayed the potential of dietary change to reduce agricultural greenhouse gases, which make up about a quarter of total anthropogenic emissions and mostly derive from livestock.
Continue reading...Australia’s oldest wind turbine faces final spin, will be dismantled after nearly 40 years or service
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“I’m not a moron:” Barnaby Joyce warns of exploding solar PV and hot water systems
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Nordex targets higher, stronger winds with new 200-metre turbine tower
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SpaceX docks at ISS to collect stranded astronauts
A multi-billion dollar solar sheep rental industry is taking shape in Australia
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EVs, process heat and hydrogen: Growing demand needs a targeted policy response
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South Australia sets spectacular new records for wind, solar and negative demand
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