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Countries push to undermine ban on commercial whaling
Charities say calls at international meeting to lift restrictions are distraction from climate crisis and plastic pollution
A 40-year-old ban on commercial whaling is in danger after “misleading” resolutions were put forward at the International Whaling Commission (IWC) meeting in Portorož, Slovenia.
The wildlife protection organisations OceanCare and Humane Society International said proposals by pro-whaling countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, could reverse progress made by the IWC.
Continue reading...MPs issue 10-point environmental wishlist for Liz Truss
PM urged to increase windfarm capacity and expand energy company obligation to make more homes efficient
If Liz Truss is looking to give her leadership a new start, a cross-party group of MPs has suggested some answers, in the form of a 10-point wishlist for climate and nature.
Tripling the capacity of floating offshore windfarms, restoring 30% of the UK’s saltmarshes and seagrass meadows, and expanding the existing energy company obligation to make more homes efficient, are among the recommendations by the MPs on the all-party parliamentary group (APPG) on the environment.
Continue reading...If you don’t like climate activists staging art gallery protests, organise something better | Jeff Sparrow
It’s far better to speak too loud than to remain silent. In the midst of a worsening environmental disaster, protests matter more than ever
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In the midst of a worsening environmental disaster, protests matter more than ever.
Last week, two Just Stop Oil activists threw tomato soup at Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers painting in London as part of a broader push for the cessation of new fossil fuel projects – something the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change describes as crucial to prevent climate disaster.
Continue reading...WA boosts green hydrogen export plans with land allocation, new funds
WA allocates land and $5.5m in new funding to fast-track the Mid West Hydrogen Hub, in bid to become a "world class exporter" of renewable hydrogen.
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Singapore inks bilateral carbon market deal with Vietnam
Call to fast-track solar recycling as panel waste problem piles up
A new international report says Australia needs policy, regulation and more R&D to deal with what could be a very big solar panel waste problem.
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Are fossil fuels on the nose? Opposition spreads to government and the cricket pitch
Social and financial support for Australia’s fossil fuel industry is deteriorating amid reports of greenwashing, harmful subsidies and soured alliances.
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South Korea seeks more market makers to solve ETS liquidity issue
Does the NEM have a future in the energy transition? Or will states resort to MIMBYism?
While AEMO has a market-wide plan for the shift to renewables, some states are transparently protecting their own interests. It’s the opposite of NIMBYism.
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Global asset manager signs ACCU offtake agreement with Indigenous savanna burning project
Native wildlife flee flood waters across northern Victoria – video
Wildlife Victoria reports receiving almost 1,000 calls over the weekend about animals caught in flooding. The organisation is providing emergency financial support to flood-affected wildlife volunteers. The public are advised not to approach distressed animals on their own and instead contact their local wildlife rescue group
Continue reading...As floods threaten Echuca, a fellow Victorian warned: ‘Sandbag to worst-case scenario, then go higher’ | Kate Burke
Time will tell whether the water takes us over. But perhaps the biggest risk is complacency or denial
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I never imagined I’d be a traffic controller on the main route into my home town of Echuca. But that’s how I spent nine hours on Sunday alongside other volunteers and emergency services staff: managing local roads.
On Monday, I was shocked to hear that my town may be in for a one-in-1,000-year flood event. Emergency Management Victoria representatives told us: “There are things that are happening that have never been recorded before. So I am not sugarcoating this. This is serious.”
Continue reading...Suddenly dodging potholes after all this rain? Here's how drones could help with repairs
Ivory seized decades ago still turning up in raids
CEO of Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer to step down
Tindo Solar announces a change at the top, with the company's CEO Shayne Jaenisch stepping down at the end of the year, after five years in the role.
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When critical minerals and decarbonisation collide: Eight value-add refining proposals
A look at $10bn-plus of newer projects in Australia and NZ that value-add across a range of resources critical to the clean energy transition.
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