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France extends the permissible run-time of its two coal plants as insurance against winter blackouts
Farmers in England unsure what to plant as post-Brexit payments delayed
Latest blow to sustainable farming incentive for nature recovery prompts warnings of ‘tough autumn’
Farmers in England are being left without crucial nature recovery payments and unsure of what to plant after delays to a post-Brexit scheme.
The sustainable farming incentive (SFI) is part of a package of payments that is replacing the EU’s common agricultural policy, which paid land managers for the amount of land in their care. The aim of the SFI is to pay farmers to look after nature, soil and other public goods, rather than simply for farming and owning land.
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Lax post-Brexit trade rules pave way for invasive species to come to Britain
UK has not reciprocated after EU banned import of pot plant soil, in which some species can travel undetected
Invasive species are increasingly likely to come to Britain because of lax post-Brexit trade rules, experts have warned.
The EU has banned the import of soil in pot plants from the UK since Brexit, partly because invasive species such as the Asian hornet can travel undetected in soil. The UK has not put reciprocal bans in place, however, meaning damaging species from the continent could be transported in soil.
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Heatwaves, flood and fire: what it's like to survive 2023's extreme weather – video
In 2023, the effects of the climate crisis have come into sharp focus. Much of the northern hemisphere endured a blistering heatwave, while other countries were inundated with torrential rain and catastrophic flooding. A number of climate records – some unofficial – tumbled in recent weeks. The Guardian spoke to four people from Hawaii, India, China and the Middle East directly affected by extreme weather events
Continue reading...Australia’s Biodiversity Council begs for gas well drilling halt
ACCU projects must have Native Title holders consent to get registered, govt consultation proposes
Rat poison is killing our beloved native owls and tawny frogmouths – and that's the tip of the iceberg
Wind and solar strangle coal and gas, but diesel SUVs are killing us all
Latest data shows wind and solar having a big impact on coal, gas and emissions, but the Australian switch to big diesel SUVs is eliminating most of those gains.
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Reefs made from trees could help restore biodiversity, study finds
Researchers say their pyramid-shaped pear tree structures could help certain marine habitats recover
Reefs made from sunken trees can help restore biodiversity in degraded marine habitats, scientists have found.
It is estimated that coral reefs support about 25% of all marine life. They provide housing, food and areas to spawn for millions of marine species and are the backbone of maintaining the aquatic life cycle.
Continue reading...There are smarter and cheaper alternatives to keeping Australia’s biggest coal plant open
We are talking about a delay in the closure of Eraring as if it is our only option for secure and reliable power in NSW. It is not. For two reasons.
The post There are smarter and cheaper alternatives to keeping Australia’s biggest coal plant open appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Energy Insiders Podcast: Are heat batteries the next big thing?
Tom Geiser from Rondo Energy puts the case for heat batteries and their role in hard to abate sectors. Plus: Coal giants get a taxpayer funded lifeline.
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Fukushima: China accused of hypocrisy over its own release of wastewater from nuclear plants
Plant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question the reason for seafood ban imposed on Japan
As China bans all seafood from Japan after the discharge of 1m tonnes of radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, Beijing has been accused of hypocrisy and of using the incident to whip up anti-Japanese sentiment.
Scientists have pointed out that China’s own nuclear power plants release wastewater with higher levels of tritium than that found in Fukushima’s discharge, and that the levels are all within the boundaries of levels not considered to be harmful to human health.
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Kwinana green hydrogen hub edges closer at site of former oil refinery
WA government says bp is a step closer to making a final investment decision on plans to turn its former oil refinery into a green hydrogen hub.
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First Nations the focus as new microgrid funding seeks to ditch diesel
Big chunk of federal microgrid funds will be dedicated to the “unique challenges” facing Indigenous communities that rely on costly and polluting diesel.
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Australia’s environment must be given legal priority over land-clearing and logging to survive, Ken Henry says
Former Treasury chief says every measure of Australia’s environment is ‘going in the wrong direction’
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Australia’s natural environment is in crisis and protecting it must become the top priority in government policy and legislation if it is to have a chance, a former Treasury chief says.
Dr Ken Henry, who led federal Treasury for a decade until 2011 and is now chair of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation, said governments continued to not give enough attention to the causes of environmental destruction and how policy and management could be changed to turn things around.
Continue reading...Huge wind turbine parts arrive at port for delivery to Golden Plains
First of 21 shiploads of turbine parts for the massive Golden Plains wind farm in Victoria have been unloaded at Geelong Port, ready for delivery.
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AFR’s sloppy journalism makes a nonsense of its case for nuclear SMRs
Ideology is trumping honest debate in the push for nuclear SMR. Australia's leading business daily is a case in point.
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