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COP28: Australia join’s UK Clean Energy Transition Partnership
Wind and solar output surges past 20 gigawatts for first time on Australia’s main grid
Wind and solar output has surged past 20 gigawatts for the first time on Australian main grid, marking yet another significant milestone in the green energy transition.
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COP28: Roundup for Day 6 – Dec. 5
COP28: World still warming two years after Glasgow agreement -report
COP28: International fund manager, advisory appointed to $1.5 bln climate finance fund
COP28: Major development banks to ramp up sustainability-linked funding to battle nature loss, climate change
COP28: ADB takes lead in $2-bln Asia-Pacific nature financing initiative
Australian EV sales have increased by 185% since 2022
Industry experts say electric cars sales figures could be higher if the government stops delaying fuel efficiency standards
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Sales of electric vehicles in Australia have more than doubled this year compared to 2022 but industry experts say the figure could be even higher had the government introduced long-promised fuel efficiency standards.
The year-to-date sales of battery electric vehicles (EVs) have hit 80,446 compared to 28,326 for the same period last year, an increase of 185%, according to figures from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries. EVs made up 7.2% of all motor vehicle sales so far this year.
Continue reading...Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels to hit record high
Projected rate of warming has not improved in past two years, analysis shows
Global carbon emissions from fossil fuels reached record levels again in 2023, as experts warned that the projected rate of warming had not improved over the past two years.
The world is on track to have burned more coal, oil and gas in 2023 than it did in 2022, according to a report by the Global Carbon Project, pumping 1.1% more planet-heating carbon dioxide into the atmosphere at a time when emissions must plummet to stop extreme weather from growing more violent.
Continue reading...Record number of fossil fuel lobbyists get access to Cop28 climate talks
UAE-hosted summit admitted at least 2,456 people affiliated with oil and gas industries, analysis finds
At least 2,456 fossil fuel lobbyists have been granted access to the Cop28 climate negotiations, according to an analysis.
The figure calculated by the Kick Big Polluters Out (KBPO) coalition is a record number that raises further questions about the fossil fuel industry’s influence over this year’s UN summit, which is being run by the president of the United Arab Emirates’ national oil company.
Fossil fuel lobbyists received more passes than the combined total of delegates (1,609) from the 10 most climate vulnerable countries combined, including Somalia, Chad, Tonga, Solomon Islands and Sudan.
Many fossil fuel lobbyists were granted access as part of a trade association, of which nine of the 10 largest came from the global north. This included the Geneva-based International Emissions Trading Association, which brought 116 people including representatives from Shell, TotalEnergies and Norway’s Equinor.
Continue reading...Ministers pressed by Labour over cyber attack at Sellafield by foreign groups
Ed Miliband asks for urgent assurances about government and regulators’ actions after vulnerabilities at nuclear site are revealed
Ministers are under pressure to explain the actions of the government and regulators over cyber security at Europe’s most hazardous nuclear site after a Guardian investigation revealed disturbing vulnerabilities in its networks.
The shadow energy secretary, Ed Miliband, called on the government to urgently “provide assurances” about Sellafield, after the Guardian revealed it had been hacked by groups linked to Russia and China.
Continue reading...COP28: Record number of fossil fuel delegates at climate talks
Firefighters rescue injured owl from crows
Carbon credits from landfill gas projects are on the nose
Integrity issues have arisen with landfill gas projects because baselines have been set too low – and do not properly account for two drivers of methane combustion.
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Renewable energy developers are running out of excuses: It’s time to start building
Wind and solar developers are running out of excuses. It's time they started committing to their projects.
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Not so fast: Origin and AusSuper vow to continue slow pace of green energy switch
Australia's biggest energy utility and the country's biggest super fund promise to maintain status quo and continue their not-so-fast switch to green energy. Australians should be appalled.
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From nets to nacelles: A day in the life of an offshore wind technician
Bridie Salmon has gone from slicing fish on the docks of Grimsby to becoming a team leader on the world's biggest offshore wind farm.
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War-torn Ukraine signs deal to build second stage of its largest wind farm
Wind giant Vestas signs deal on sidelines of COP28 conference to build a second phase of the biggest wind project in Ukraine.
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Solar’s stunning year: BNEF says 413GW of new PV capacity to be installed in 2023
Leading researcher says solar industry will install a stunning 412 GW of new capacity this year, with production also growing and pushing module prices to record lows.
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“Critical boost” for wind as work starts on 1.5GW transmission upgrade
Construction begins on Mortlake Turn-In project, to pave way for 1,500MW of additional renewables hosting capacity and ease voltage stability constraints.
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