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Ex-fire chief predicts Labor will strengthen 2030 climate target after meeting minister
Greg Mullins says Chris Bowen’s invitation to meet with experts is a ‘stark contrast’ to outgoing Coalition government
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The longest-serving former fire commissioner in Australia, Greg Mullins, has predicted the Albanese government will ramp up its 2030 emissions reduction target over the coming years, because Labor is prepared to take advice from experts.
Mullins made the prognostication after meeting the new climate change minister Chris Bowen in Canberra on Thursday.
Continue reading...“Golden age of renewables” hailed at official launch of Australia’s biggest wind project
Acciona hails the "golden age of renewables" at the official ceremony to mark construction of Australia's biggest wind farm.
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Australian developer eyes PNG blue carbon project under IPCOS
How going 100 pct renewables will shield one part of Australia from surging power prices
With the electricity market in crisis, one Australian jurisdiction could be shielded from higher prices thanks to buying 100 per cent renewables.
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Australia need lots of storage, more transmission, and regulators who can factor in emissions
Australia's regulators have been cut off at the knees, forced to ignore the biggest cost of electricity (GHG emissions) in infrastructure projects designed to reduce them.
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Wind power meets and beats Denmark’s total electricity demand – two days in a row
Windy conditions in northern Europe provided more than 100% of Denmark’s electricity consumption for two days in a row in May.
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CP Daily: Wednesday June 1, 2022
Can Australian gas help the world navigate the climate crisis? Or is it just more hot air? | Temperature Check
The path to net zero is plagued by claims that LNG is less dirty than coal, but there is practically no evidence to back them up
Is Australia’s multibillion dollar gas industry going to help the region and the world decarbonise, as its supporters and the industry claims?
Neat soundbites that gas is less dirty than coal, or factoids suggesting liquefied natural gas exports are pushing out those of more polluting coal, are plentiful and slip easily from the tongue, but are almost always bereft of detail.
Continue reading...Life extensions and “predictive” maintenance could save wind farms millions
Australia’s first wind farms are nearing retirement but "predictive maintenance" could extend their life and save millions, new study finds.
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Industry super fund snaps up 10 pct stake in Australia’s biggest offshore wind project
Industry super fund makes first investment in offshore wind with a 10 per cent stake in Star of the South, Australia's biggest and most advanced project.
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New £200-mln fund launched to help British farmers decarbonise
Post-pandemic shift in EU policies to cut fossil power 31% by 2030 -report
Oregon sets baseline emissions levels for electricity companies in 2040 decarbonisation pursuit
UPDATE – Australian investment manager plans to enroll California forest purchase in WCI offset programme
Impact investment fund injects $4 mln into African cookstove manufacturer
Dutch firm buys controlling stake in Europe-based transportation emissions auditor
Mountain lion strolls into northern California high school
Sheriff’s deputies were able to shut the animal in a classroom. There were no casualties
A mountain lion entered a California school Wednesday morning and was safely confined in a classroom, authorities said.
All students and staff at Pescadero high school in the town of Pescadero were safe, the San Mateo county sheriff’s office said in a social media post.
Continue reading...Shell's Jackdaw gas field given go-ahead by regulators
EU carbon price inflation is undermining competitiveness, finds survey
Coalition scrapped recovery plans for 176 threatened species and habitats in one of its final acts
‘On what sort of planet does the commonwealth think they don’t need a recovery plan for a Tasmanian devil’, asks Wilderness Society
Recovery plans designed to prevent the extinction of almost 180 threatened species and habitats, including the Tasmanian devil, were scrapped by the Coalition in one of Sussan Ley’s final acts as environment minister.
Last year, the Morrison government proposed removing the requirement for a legislated plan for 185 plants, animals and habitats, including several plans that were years overdue.
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