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“Not acceptable” if Russia imposes carbon price only on exporters – EU official
Conservationists say rocket launch site could push endangered southern emu-wren to extinction
An Adelaide firm’s plans for permanent facilities at Whaler’s Bay on the Eyre Peninsula could wipe out prime habitat, environment group warns
Conservationists say a plan to build a permanent rocket launch facility at Whaler’s Bay in South Australia could push threatened bird species to extinction.
Southern Launch, an Adelaide-based startup, operates the Whalers Way Orbital Launch Complex in a privately owned conservation area at the tip of the Eyre Peninsula.
Continue reading...Sydney facing water shortage with 20 years if current growth continues, government predicts
NSW strategy paper recommends increased desalination, stormwater recycling and efficiency measures – but not drinking purified wastewater
Greater Sydney faces a 13% shortfall in its water supply within 20 years if the city continues to grow at its current rate while climate change makes rainfall less predictable.
A draft strategy on the city’s future water supply, released by the New South Wales government on Tuesday, says Sydney will need between 40 to 70 gigalitres extra within 20 years.
Continue reading...Pricing and Index Director, Carbon Markets, Climate Impact X – London/Singapore
UK electric car inquiries soar during fuel supply crisis
Sellers of plug-in vehicles say petrol shortages are driving people to adopt the new technology
As petrol stations in parts of the UK started running out of fuel on Friday, business at Martin Miller’s electric car dealership in Guildford, Surrey, started soaring.
After what ended up being his company EV Experts busiest day ever, interest does not appear to be dying down. This week the diary is booked up with test drives and the business is low on stock.
Continue reading...Senior Manager, Policy, Asia Investor Group on Climate Change – Asia/Flexible
Solar exports face cuts as rooftop PV lays siege to world’s most isolated grid
AEMO wants to fast-trick rooftop solar switch off mechanisms in W.A. as part of a suite of measures to ensure stability in world's most isolated grid.
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Australia Market Roundup: Analysts downplay near-term impact of net zero goal, as over 50 projects earn new ACCUs
UK forestry plan gets £15m funding boost
2,444 cars a day: McDonald’s plan sparks climate row in Herefordshire
Ross-on-Wye residents say council would break climate commitments by approving drive-through
They were promised a life of peace and quiet in a new-build “garden village” on the edge of a pretty Herefordshire town with cycle routes, allotments and wildlife-friendly ponds giving the settlement an eco-friendly vibe.
But residents of St Mary’s Garden Village in Ross-on-Wye are up in arms after McDonald’s put in a planning application for a 24-hour drive-through within metres of their homes that they say could lead to almost 2,500 cars a day passing close to their front doors.
Continue reading...Climate activists block M25 for sixth time in fortnight over insulation
Group says it is ‘sick of over 8,000 people dying each year from the choice of heating or eating’
Insulate Britain protesters have caused disruption on the M25 for the sixth time in a fortnight.
Activists from the group formed a roadblock on the slip road at junction 14 near Heathrow on Monday morning.
Continue reading...The trillions in our pension pots could be key to tackling the climate crisis | Richard Curtis
Ahead of Cop26, the UK could take the lead in diverting investments away from carbon emitters
- Richard Curtis is a filmmaker and activist
Someone said something so simple yet so shocking to me recently: that weather used to be the last thing on the news, now it’s the first. Fire, floods, drought; it’s impossible to ignore. Well, I can’t help but feel that we should treat our pensions the same. They used to be the last thing on our minds – the worst possible thing to bring up at a party – but in order to tackle the climate crisis, they must now be the first.
With delegates from across the globe descending upon Glasgow in November for Cop26 – the most important climate negotiations for a generation – a new movement now has the power to deliver on the world’s most urgent agenda.
Continue reading...Australia’s net zero target should include agriculture but offsets likely needed, report claims.
Bird of the Year 2021 voting changes is like the Hunger Games EXCEPT FOR BIRDS | First Dog on the Moon
Democracy got us and the birds into this mess
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COP26: Australia PM undecided on attending crucial climate summit
Rooftop PV meets 84 pct of South Australia demand, sends operating demand to new low
Rooftop solar PV has a few important new benchmarks in South Australia, contributing 84.4 per cent of total energy demand on Sunday afternoon.
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Energy monitoring platform Wattwatchers nets $5.3 million in Series B investment
Australian-grown energy technology firm Wattwatchers secures $5.3 million in Series B funding ahead of expansion.
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Island energy transitions set path for new funding of renewable microgrids
ARENA hopes to replicate success of King, Flinders and Lord Howe islands in new funding round for remote micro-grids.
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