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Calls for a mass cull of wild boars to protect pork industry after disease is found in two animals in Gaume

An outbreak of African swine fever terrorising pig farmers in Europe has dramatically escalated with the confirmation that the deadly infectious disease has spread to Belgium.

The discovery of the highly contagious disease in two wild boars found dead near the town of Étalle, in Gaume, has sparked calls for a mass cull of that species to protect western Europe’s pork industry.

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Single-Column Responsive Email Template Vic-Tas Chapter AGM 2018 NOTICE OF AGM. Members are advised that our AGM will be held at Engineers Australia Bourke Street offices on Tuesday October 2, commencing at 5.30 pm followed by our normal meeting and a speaker. (Speaker subject to confirmation). As you will appreciate this is an important event given the increasing challenges associated with sustainability issues. It is expected that in 2019 a number of sustainability measures will be produced for members of EA and the Sustainable Engineering Society will be one key driver of the process. The purpose of this notice is to enable you to consider whether you wish to nominate for a role on the SENG committee. Those who form the new committee will take over from January 1, 2019. You may nominate at the meeting on October 2. Proxy nominations are acceptable. A further notice detailing the event speaker will be sent out a week before the meeting and will include the agenda. Looking forward to seeing you. Keith Altmann Chair SENG (Vic-Tas) Past SENG Events Want to look back at past SENG events? Presentations from most of our events are available on our website LinkedIn SENG is on LinkedIn. Visit the group here Other useful links Alternative Technology Association Environment Victoria The Conversation Melbourne Sustainable Society Institute. Melbourne Energy Institute Climate Council Beyond Zero Emissions Future Melbourne Network If you can't view this email click here to view online Click here to unsubscribe from this newsletter S

EUAs surged back to €20 on Friday, bouncing off technical support levels after early losses had initially extended Thursday’s 18% rout to dip below €18 as energy markets remained highly volatile after the impact of a power market trader's massive losses and default earlier in the week.

A cuddly lion and a rescued baby gibbon are among this week’s pick of images from the natural world

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Thousands of volunteers will help remove plastic and other litter from beaches this weekend

Record numbers of volunteers are anticipated this weekend to help clear litter from the UK’s beaches, in the 25th annual Great British Beach Clean organised by a leading marine charity.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has been running the four-day beach cleaning event for the last 24 years and expects the 2018 event to beat all previous records. Originally a modest citizen science project, it has become the largest and most longstanding beach litter survey in the UK, with all items recorded according to an internationally agreed methodology.

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Twenty-seven leading cities see their greenhouse gas emissions peak and decline over the past five years.

Tritium's founder and CTO explains why US funding is so significant for charging – and what it could mean for Australian EV drivers.

The post US funding for Tritium fast chargers could be a game changer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The electric cars with stored power that could be transferred to a dwelling.

JinkoSolar was named the most “bankable”PV manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) among 57 module brands.

The post JinkoSolar ranked as most “bankable” PV manufacturer by Bloomberg New Energy Finance appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s position as a green building world-leader looks set to continue with a raft of leading companies signing up to the World Green Building Council’s (WorldGBC) Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment being announced in San Francisco this week.

The post Aussie big business signs up to Net Zero Carbon Commitment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tag is pleased to advise that its wholly-owned subsidiary, MPower, has been awarded an Early Works Agreement for a 5MW solar farm being developed by Renew Power Group.

The post MPower awarded early works agreement for $8m Port Pirie solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Morrison promises no action on climate as emissions soar to record highs, putting Australia at risk of missing Paris climate target by a billion tonnes. But what to expect from a man surrounded in his office, his party room, his ministers, and in church, by climate deniers and fossil fuel hawks.

The post Morrison gives climate the middle finger as Australian emissions soar over Paris appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Country’s commissioner makes impassioned case against a business that no longer has a ‘social licence’

There is no longer a “social licence” for countries to kill whales for profit, Australia has told the International Whaling Commission in Brazil.

In an impassioned intervention, Australia’s IWC commissioner, Dr Nick Gales, told the key meeting that Japan’s proposal to lift a 30-year ban on commercial whaling was a “business proposition” that Australians reject.

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Deloitte report says the case for renewables has never been stronger, and smashes a few myths along the way.

The post The case for renewables has never been stronger, says Deloitte study appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla snaps its army of investors, social media followers and haters to attention with a photographic reminder of the 70MW solar roof it is building on its Nevada Gigafactory.

The post Tesla shows off gigafactory solar roof – says it will be “world’s largest” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction is underway at AGL's Coopers Gap wind farm in south-east Queensland, and that means delivery of "the largest wind turbine blades ever transported in Australia."

The post “Largest ever” turbine blades en route to Australia’s largest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Offset advocates are working to create pilot cases for wetland and grassland conservation offset protocols that could show California's Air Resources Board their potential in the state's cap-and-trade market.

It's a scream: Riding on some types of roller-coaster is an effective way of removing kidney stones.

RGGI carbon prices continued to increase after last week’s auction cleared above market participants’ expectations, while a months-long bull run in the WCI market appeared to peter out.