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CP Daily: Tuesday March 5, 2019
Nissan reveals price for boosted range Leaf, takes on Tesla
Nissan announces US pricing for Leaf Plus with boosted range and 62kWh battery.
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Tesla to unveil Model Y electric SUV next week, says Musk
Elon Musk to unveil Tesla's fourth electric vehicle model - the Model Y SUV - next week.
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Time to clean up our climate act – KonMari style
Does it spark joy? Japanese Queen of Clean Marie Kondo could teach the federal government a thing or two about building an effective – and vote-winning – climate policy.
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ICAO approves carbon unit criteria for CORSIA aviation offset scheme
Indeck complies with RGGI obligations after March deadline -source
EU Market: EUAs retreat back below €23 to end seven straight days of gains
Germany not seen cancelling EUAs in line with emission cuts -coal commission member
Nine EU environment ministers back 2050 net zero goal
Why the 'perfect' office temperature is a myth
EU emitters that borrow forward for annual ETS compliance face rude awakening, experts warn
All Massachusetts facilities comply during inaugural year of state’s carbon market
Climate change puts additional pressure on vulnerable frogs
Already devastated by a fungus made worse by changing temperatures, Australia’s frogs are at risk because of water availability and lack of refuge
Australia’s frog species, already threatened by habitat destruction and disease, are being put under extra pressure by shifting rainfall and rising temperatures from climate change.
Some of Australia’s leading frog experts are worried that serious impacts could be unfolding out of sight, with one saying climate change could push certain species to extinction before they are documented by science.
Continue reading...'Nothing should be classified as waste': crisis is opportunity for Veena Sahajwalla
Products may be superficially old or damaged but their basic elements can always be reused, the materials engineer says
Veena Sahajwalla has a solution for the waste crisis. While for most people the ever-growing mountains of rubbish stockpiled around the world seems like an overwhelming problem, the materials scientist and engineer sees the crisis as an opportunity that could help us to rethink the way we make and dispose of everything in our lives.
Take textiles. Australians send around 88% of textiles to landfill, with around 6,000kg of clothing dumped every 10 minutes. Earlier this year, there was a nationwide clearing-out flurry, leading to charity shops being inundated with unwanted goods. Most were destined for landfill.
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