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I used to fly around the world in all-expenses-paid luxury – but I couldn’t face my conscience | Carlton Reid
Quitting flying as a travel writer was easier than I expected. Now for the hard part: convincing my family to do the same
As a travel writer, I’m used to receiving invitations to five-star resorts in far-flung destinations such as the Seychelles, all expenses paid. But now I ignore these emails. I quit flying three years ago. I’m not afraid to fly; I stopped because of the climate crisis. In addition to travel, I write about green issues, and I decided I could no longer in good conscience specialise in sustainability while continuing to fly.
I was a late convert to the cause, taking a plane to Israel in 2020 to write about a Palestinian cycle advocacy group. A trip like that would be off limits to me today, even if peace broke out any time soon. It’s all but impossible to reach Israel from Europe without flying. It’s almost as tough to reach the Antipodes from the UK without a long-haul flight, so bang goes a quick-ish trip to New Zealand or Australia.
Carlton Reid is a freelance transport journalist
Continue reading...The melting glaciers of Karakoram – in pictures
On the steep slope of a glacier jutting through the Hunza valley in Pakistan’s mountainous far north, Tariq Jamil measures the ice’s movement and takes photos. Later, he creates a report that includes data from sensors and another camera installed near the Shisper glacier to update his village an hour’s hike downstream. His mission: to mobilise his community of 200 families in Hassanabad, in the Karakoram mountains, to fight for a future for their village and way of life, increasingly under threat from unstable lakes formed by melting glacier ice
Continue reading...Australia’s human-induced regeneration debate continues as audit review findings swiftly criticised by experts
A wallaby, crocodile and cow: animals in Queensland battle major flooding – video
Animals fight for survival in far north Queensland after ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper brings days of heavy rains, saturating parts of the region. The rain is forecast to continue over the next 24 hours, with some areas already hit with more than a metre and water levels expected to break 1977 records
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1,000MW extra demand from nowhere: What happens when solar PV output falls off a cliff
The energy transition faces many large challenges – buy there are plenty of fascinating smaller ones, too. Like, what happens when a summer thunderstorm hits Brisbane?
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Climate authority confirms Australia has been fudging its methane emissions data
Federal government urged to act "immediately" as major report finds Australia well behind international best practice on measurement and reporting of methane emissions.
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North Queensland floods – in pictures
Heavy rain has continued to fall across far north Queensland in the aftermath of ex-tropical Cyclone Jasper.
Continue reading...Australian CCS ACCU project set for expansion after Japanese partners sign up
Xpansiv’s CBL trades its first generic ACCUs
Australia’s Climate Change Authority calls for “urgent” review on methane emissions measurement practices
North Queensland's record-breaking floods are a frightening portent of what's to come under climate change
New solar project in Victoria lands off-take deal with Japanese owned retailer
New solar project in Victoria lands off-take deal with retailer specialising in commercial and industrial customers.
The post New solar project in Victoria lands off-take deal with Japanese owned retailer appeared first on RenewEconomy.
EU gives Fortescue’s Norway green ammonia project a huge leg-up with $331m
One of Fortescue's major green hydrogen and ammonia projects gets access to more than $330 million in funds from the EU - if the project goes ahead.
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Dates and details firm up for launch of Australia’s first offshore wind auction
Victorian government sets the stage for first round of offshore wind energy auctions, with plan to call for expressions of interest in late 2024 and to award contracts in 2026.
The post Dates and details firm up for launch of Australia’s first offshore wind auction appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Noisy nuisance or natural wonder? Why there's no easy answer to seagulls
Climate groups begin legal actions against Rosebank North Sea oil project
Greenpeace UK and Uplift are seeking a judicial review in the Scottish courts to stop opening of huge new oilfield
Climate campaigners have launched two separate legal challenges to government plans to open a massive new oilfield in the North Sea.
Greenpeace and the campaign group Uplift argue that the decision to press ahead with the Rosebank development – the UK’s biggest untapped oilfield – is incompatible with the UK’s legally binding climate commitments, and say ministers’ original analysis ignored the devastating impact of burning oil from the site.
Continue reading...Study proposes optimal forest management approach for maximum carbon sequestration
Flexibility is key to reach a more sustainable future GridBeyond’s energy report says
Energy Trends 2024 looks at how some markets have taken action to further expand the flexibility available from the demand side to support the grid during peak periods.
The post Flexibility is key to reach a more sustainable future GridBeyond’s energy report says appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Israel Gaza: Hostages shot by IDF put out 'SOS' sign written with leftover food
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