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Treasurer warns of risk to Australia’s financial system from lack of climate action
Turnbull and Forrest push “green only” hydrogen, dismiss carbon capture
Former PM Turnbull and mining billionaire Andrew Forrest launch new body to advocate for green only hydrogen sector, both slamming CCS as a failure.
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It’s spring on the NEM, when daytime prices go negative and coal plants learn to dance
Pool prices are consistently below zero in the middle of the day, a strong signal for battery storage, and for coal generators to learn to dance.
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The ESB’s Energy Market Mechanism: are we asking the right question?
ESB solutions appear driven by fear of the "dunkelflaute" - wind and solar droughts. But we need to think differently about the modern grid.
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AGL gets approval for 50MW battery at Broken Hill to support wind and solar
AGL gets planning approval for a 50MW battery at Broken Hill, but its fate may still depend on network and storage choices by Transgrid.
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Sun Cable’s huge solar project in Northern Territory a step closer after support from Indonesia
Project backed by Andrew Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes to supply electricity to Singapore given go-ahead for subsea cable
A multi-billion dollar plan to supply electricity to Singapore from a giant solar farm in the Northern Territory has cleared a key regulatory hurdle after winning support from the Indonesian government for a subsea cable route through the archipelago.
The Sun Cable project, backed by billionaires Andrew “Twiggy” Forrest and Mike Cannon-Brookes and now expected to cost more than $30bn, also announced it was expanding its proposal by up to 40%, lifting its potential capacity from 14 gigawatts to between 17 and 20 gigawatts.
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Vast area of Scottish Highlands to be rewilded in ambitious 30-year project
Affric Highlands initiative to restore nature will involve tree planting, restoring peat bogs and connecting wildlife habitats
A large swathe of the Scottish Highlands stretching between the west coast and Loch Ness is to be rewilded as part of a 30-year project to restore nature.
The Affric Highlands initiative aims to increase connected habitats and species diversity over an area of 200,000 hectares (500,000 acres), incorporating Kintail mountain range, and glens Cannich, Moriston and Shiel. Plans include planting trees, enhancing river corridors, restoring peat bogs and creating nature-friendly farming practices.
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Republicans express concerns about intervention in “wild west” voluntary carbon market through US ag offset bill
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Dominion seeks denial of RGGI proceeding reconsideration for lack of merit
NA Markets: California carbon re-tests all-time high, RGGI inches to new record
‘Cop26 is dream gig’: Magic Circle chief wants to aid planet with climate show
Megan Swann is first female Magic Circle president and has been conjuring since she was five
The first female president of the Magic Circle has said her dream gig would be to perform her environmental magic show in front of world leaders at the climate summit in Glasgow.
Megan Swann, 28, is the youngest person ever to be elected to a society set up in 1905 to guard the secrets of magicians. She is determined to use the role as a platform to call for action on the climate emergency.
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The Guardian view on low-emission zones: the UK must clean up its act | Editorial
Schemes to cut air pollution in cities not only save lives, but show how environmental regulation can be done
Estimates of the number of cars, and therefore drivers, affected by the introduction of new emissions rules in London next month vary. Of the capital’s 2.6m registered vehicles, which belong to around half of all households, it is thought that around one in five do not meet the new test. But given that car ownership is higher in the outer boroughs than in the affected area, some drivers of more polluting cars will neither be forced to pay the £12.50 daily charge nor change their vehicles.
Within the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) it is a different story. Most petrol cars registered after 2005 meet the tougher standard; most diesel ones registered before 2015 don’t. Owners of such vehicles have some cause to feel aggrieved. Driving is not inherently antisocial and has been powerfully incentivised for decades, with cheating manufacturers to blame for a false consensus that developed around diesel’s supposedly greener credentials. For families or other groups, driving is too often the cheapest and quickest way to travel – due in part to excessive rail and other transport costs. For some people, in some circumstances, there is no other way to get around.
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