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Australia’s ERF contracts 7.9 mln ACCUs in latest auction as price dips
The untapped power of ocean winds – why New Zealand is looking offshore for future renewable energy
I’ve created a monstera! How to care for the ‘Swiss cheese plant’ in your life
Safeguard Mechanism reforms can drive CCS investment to meet tighter emissions compliance, consultant says
Dingo attacks are rare – but here's what you need to know about dingo safety
Turning REDD into green: Solving the integrity issues of forest carbon credits
China offsets global trend of coal phase-out with new capacity additions in 2022 -report
Australia’s hydrogen “superpower” dream could be massive waste of money, says Griffith
Rewiring Australia's Saul Griffith tells government putting hydrogen at the centre of Australia's energy future makes no economic or thermodynamic sense.
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Greener steelmaking cuts carbon using thousands of old car tyres
Australian manufacturer begins using recycled rubber from tyres, conveyer belts and safety boots as feedstock for the production of lower carbon steel.
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UK’s loudest bird finds its voice again after bumper breeding season
Once-extinct, bitterns make booming ‘foghorn’ noise to attract mates with 228 calling males counted in last breeding period
The UK’s loudest bird has had a bumper breeding year after previously being driven to extinction in the country.
Bitterns became locally extinct in the 1870s due to persecution and draining of their wetland habitat for agriculture. Now the RSPB has revealed that thanks to conservation work, the bird, which has a distinctive “booming” call, has had one of its most successful breeding seasons.
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Campaigners aiming to clean up waterways lodge complaint after government rejects FoI requests for details why applications failed
Local communities fighting to clean up their rivers by creating protected bathing areas have been refused access to the reasons their applications were rejected by the government.
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) turned down a series of freedom of information (FoI) requests submitted by campaigners in Kent, Yorkshire, Oxfordshire, Cornwall, Suffolk and Lancashire to obtain more information on why the applications were unsuccessful. The campaigners have lodged a complaint against the refusals.
Continue reading...ANALYSIS: EU power emissions likely fell in Q1 2023, reversing 2022 increase and raising bearish flag
Gelion calls for national battery strategy to focus on Australian tech
Lithium silicon sulfur battery pioneer Gelion urges federal government to focus on Australian tech as it develops national battery strategy.
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Can a ‘nature repair market’ really save Australia’s environment? It’s not perfect, but it’s worth a shot
Energy Insiders Podcast: Smarter grid means a cleaner grid
Energy Efficiency Council's Rob Murray-Leach on landmark report on new ways of thinking about the grid. Meanwhile, new NSW energy minister worries about lights going out.
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CP Daily: Wednesday April 5, 2023
Web3 startup raises $3.5 mln to remove CO2 through selling collectible NFTs
Rethinking Paris: France braces for 4°C warming in “turning point” strategy
Paris plans to use 2024 Olympics as a showcase for urban climate adaptation, including proposals to deal with 4°C of warming.
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It’s messy and slow and drowned in noise, but a change in Australia’s climate policy is under way | Adam Morton
There is a signal beneath the noise, and it is bigger than just the safeguard mechanism
Climate scientists sometimes talk about moments when the “signal emerges from the noise” – when the human influence on heatwaves and downpours becomes greater than what could have been caused by natural changes alone.
The same might be said for Australia’s reborn attempts to formulate a climate policy. Sometimes the noise that surrounds the debate is so great that it can make the underlying signal about where we’re going hard to find. But the signal is there.
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