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Peregrine Falcon image wins bird photo award
Queensland to hit 50 pct renewables two years early, but warns energy wars only just begun
Queensland says it will meet its renewables target two years early, and state ownership means it can keep coal plants running or in reserve if needed, even if they are losing money.
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Australia has highest per capita CO2 emissions from coal in G20, analysis finds
Australia used twice as much electricity as China on a per capita basis and 48% of it came from coal plants, thinktank says
Australia still emits more greenhouse gas from burning coal on a per capita basis than other G20 countries despite a significant rise in solar and wind energy.
While Australia and South Korea have cut per person emissions from coal-fired electricity since 2015 – by 26% and 10% respectively – they continue to release more CO2 than other major economies, according to an analysis by the energy thinktank Ember.
Continue reading...Pursuit of ultra low-cost perovskite solar with graphene wins government backing
The R&D joint effort aims to commercialise ultra low-cost flexible perovskite solar cell fabrication techniques and use graphene to replace expensive cell components.
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“World’s biggest” wind turbine claims new generation record
Battle of the massive offshore wind turbines continues, with China outfit claiming a world first on operational capacity – and a new energy generation record.
The post “World’s biggest” wind turbine claims new generation record appeared first on RenewEconomy.
CP Daily: Monday September 4, 2023
Solar glass manufacturing breakthrough could slash costs, says ClearVue
ASX-listed ClearVue Technologies says a manufacturing breakthrough could produce its new generation solar glass 92% faster and much cheaper.
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World’s major banks fail to disclose climate finance and commit to quit coal
G20 nations lack policy on nature-related disclosure despite COP15 pledge, finds report
Bird photographer of the year 2023 winners – in pictures
An image of a peregrine falcon tackling a brown pelican that ventured too close to its nest in California is the overall winner of the world’s largest bird photography competition, which had more than 20,000 entries from all over the world competing for a £5,000 grand prize
Continue reading...CO2 shipping to surge as offshore storage opportunities expand -analysts
Marine heatwaves don't just hit coral reefs. They can cause chaos on the seafloor
The Guardian view on insects: gardeners can help reverse their alarming decline | Editorial
With different planting, and by rejecting insecticides, even small green spaces can promote biodiversity
Gardeners’ attitudes to insects, like those of humans in general, are a mixed bag. Butterflies’ brief, fluttering lives make them beloved wonders. Bees have long been a source of fascination as well as honey. But the reason why some creepy-crawlies have been classified as pests while others haven’t goes beyond appearances. Horticulturalists, like farmers, generally object to insects that eat what they grow.
This hasn’t saved the creatures that don’t consume crops or garden plants. Habitat loss resulting from urbanisation and deforestation, and pesticide use in agriculture, mean that global insect populations are in steep decline. In the UK, the number of flying insects is estimated – by looking at vehicle number plates – to have fallen by 58.5% between 2004 and 2021. Awareness of the importance of bees and other pollinators has risen in the past decade. But human dependence on insects goes beyond this. They form a crucial part of multiple ecosystems.
Continue reading...French industrial group Imerys files lawsuit against EU over ETS free allocation rules
Tory tussles over energy bill put net zero progress at risk
The party’s clashing factions table series of amendments supporting and opposing renewables development
Britain’s energy security and progress to net zero are under threat as the energy bill enters the Commons again.
Warring factions of the Tory party have tabled amendments to the bill including relaxing rules on onshore wind permissions, banning certain types of solar developments and softening a ban on oil boilers.
Continue reading...Ministers to announce moves aiming to allow building of onshore wind turbines
Downing Street is hoping to satisfy Tory rebels, but developers say changes would leave effective ban in place
Ministers will this week announce a series of changes designed to make it easier for developers to win planning permission to build onshore wind turbines.
The government could publish proposals as soon as Tuesday on how to adapt the planning system to stop local authorities standing in the way of almost every new wind power development on land.
Continue reading...Carbon Trust joins others in ceasing use of carbon neutral label
VCM Report: Standardised nature-based products strengthen as wider market struggles for direction
Cookstove project developers challenge academics’ over-crediting claims
EU to rethink conservation status of wolves after numbers surge
Ursula Von der Leyen calls for action as attacks on livestock prompt rise in complaints from farmers
The EU is to review the conservation status of wolves on the continent after a remarkable comeback of the carnivore species raised protests from farmers whose livestock have become prey.
“The concentration of wolf packs in some European regions has become a real danger for livestock and potentially also for humans,” the European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said. “I urge local and national authorities to take action where necessary. Indeed, current EU legislation already enables them to do so.”
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