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Is life getting you down? Me too. Let us take a moment to consider this marvellous bird | First Dog on the Moon

The Guardian - Wed, 2021-08-18 16:46

The bittern is a ridiculous looking creature. With bonus bittern sounds!

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Woodside-BHP oil and gas merger “disastrous” for climate, and some shareholders

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 16:02

santos offshore gas field emissions - optimisedBHP and Woodside to merge oil and gas businesses, creating a $41bn giant. It might be good for BHP, but could be a disaster for the climate.

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Battery giant LG inks deal for Australian nickel and cobalt

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 15:51

The world's largest manufacturer of advanced EV batteries inks deal with ASX-listed miner to source mixed nickel and cobalt from its Queensland project.

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Solar Insiders Podcast: Flexible exports and PV pricing pressures

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 15:07

Solar industry faces pressure from rising import prices, shipping costs and Covid. But flexible exports offer hope for a smarter future.

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Queensland coal port pivots to renewable hydrogen as wind and solar pipeline surges

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 14:39

Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal - optimisedQueensland coal port launches study into renewable hydrogen, eyeing new export opportunities, as state plans new Renewable Energy Zones.

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Australian “dual turbine” wave power breakthrough promises to double efficiency

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 14:32

Australian-led research breakthrough raises fresh hopes that wave power can play a large-scale and commercially viable role in the global shift to renewables.

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Will Torrens Island big battery close the door to vehicle to grid technology in Australia?

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 13:34

Will the boom in big battery storage proposals close the door to vehicle-to-grid technologies even before they get started?

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Tighter climate targets spell end of German coal by 2030, government figures suggest

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 13:26

germany coalGermany’s revised climate targets mean its exit from coal generation will need to be completed by 2030, eight years earlier than currently planned.

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5B seeks new funds as orders for its Maverick solar solution boom

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 12:00

sun cable 5b solar northern territory optimisedAustralian clean energy innovator announces new fundraising round, as orders boom for its modular, rapid-deploying solar solution, called Maverick.

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Meet the penis worm: don't look away, these widespread yet understudied sea creatures deserve your love

The Conversation - Wed, 2021-08-18 10:40
These phallic, burrowing invertebrates are certainly worth your time as integral and fascinating members — of Australia’s marine ecosystems. Daryl McPhee, Associate Professor of Environmental Science, Bond University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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CP Daily: Tuesday August 17, 2021

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-08-18 10:25
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal

BBC - Wed, 2021-08-18 09:59
A US science institute is on the verge of achieving a longstanding goal in nuclear fusion research.
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Forrest says green hydrogen market could be worth $16 trillion by 2050

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 09:26

Andrew Forrest says green hydrogen market could be worth $16 trillion, and says fossil fuel hydrogen backed by Australian government is a "smokescreen".

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Glencore lands veteran ex-banker to build EMEA carbon trading business

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-08-18 08:33
Commodity trading house Glencore has hired a veteran environmental products expert in London to help build its growing global carbon trading business, which includes new hires in Asia.
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CEFC readies for big plunge into hydrogen after landmark battery and grid deals

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2021-08-18 08:31

CEFC looking at opportunities in green hydrogen after a year of big grid and big battery investments, and as it looks for "harder to abate" sectors.

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Quebec working to finalise new anaerobic digester offset protocol

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-08-18 06:36
Quebec’s environment ministry (MELCC) is working to develop a draft later this year to expand the agency's existing livestock protocol, with the announcement coming amid a flurry of activity from the Canadian province on new and proposed compliance offset methodologies.
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Planning to plant an Australian native like wattle? Read this first — you might be spreading a weed

The Conversation - Wed, 2021-08-18 05:58
Not all Australian native species belong in all Australian environments. In fact, many Australian plant species have become pests in places far from their original homes. Could some be in your garden? Singarayer Florentine, Professor (Restoration Ecologist), Federation University Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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RFS Market: RINs stagnate as stakeholders await biofuel quotas

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-08-18 03:42
US biofuel credit (RIN) values have remained rangebound over much of August on a lack of drivers and as market participants await the release of this year’s biofuel quotas under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS).
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Astronomers see galaxies in ultra-high definition

BBC - Wed, 2021-08-18 03:26
Researchers capture some of the most detailed images ever seen of galaxies in deep space.
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Fortum’s Russian coal shift can’t halt massive jump in carbon footprint

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2021-08-18 02:36
Finnish energy company Fortum is on track to meet its own climate targets after striking a deal to sell coal assets, the company said in results on Tuesday despite reporting a major rise in emissions.
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