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The five ways we’re killing nature and why it has to stop – video explainer
Fighting the climate emergency is only one side of the story. Science tells us we must tackle the biodiversity crisis at the same time as addressing global heating to save the planet from further catastrophe.
Both crises centre on carbon. Burning carbon in the form of fossil fuels has led to global heating, and that needs to stop, but biodiversity – nature – is also built on carbon and it can be part of the solution.
The Age of Extinction reporter Phoebe Weston explains how the Cop15 summit in Montreal is a once in a decade chance to stop the loss of biodiversity and bend the curve to help save Earth.
- What is Cop15 and why does it matter for all life on Earth?
- Making sense of Cop15: what to look out for in Montreal
Consultants lay out draft basics for a global voluntary biodiversity credit market
Methodology uncertainties continue to distress China’s offset market -observers
Rook and swift added to threatened bird species list in Wales
Number of species on red list in the country doubled in last 20 years
The number of bird species seriously threatened in Wales has doubled in the last 20 years, with the rook, swift and greenfinch added to the red list.
A report from a coalition of conservation groups places 60 species on the red list, accounting for a quarter of the species in Wales – more than ever before.
Continue reading...World Bank, IETA, Singapore launch global initiative to unify carbon credit registry data
Capacity factors of wind, solar and rooftop PV beat coal and gas in world’s biggest isolated grid
Capacity factors for coal and gas fell below wind, solar and even rooftop PV in the month of November in the world's biggest isolated grid.
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Korean ETS emitters expect free allocation to stop flowing from 2026, leaving little time meet 2030 NDC
Fossil fuel majors are reaping obscene profits: A simple levy could protect Australians from hyperinflation
We have done the math on the profits multinational fossil fuel corporations will book in calendar year 2022 on export revenues. The cost to Australia is serious.
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Neoen wins approval for 4GWh battery to be built near retiring coal plants
Neoen wins development approval for what could turn out to be a 4GWh battery project located in the coal town of Collie.
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Violet Coco is in prison meanwhile the fossil fuel people are really getting value for money | First Dog on the Moon
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Large established carmakers set to struggle to meet net-zero targets
EV charging will trump air-cons to be biggest single load on grid, but there are benefits
ESB paper says EV charging could easily eclipse electricity demand from any other technology – but if managed well could also result in cheaper power for consumers.
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COP15: UN calls for 'peace pact with nature'
Jailing Indonesians for shark finning in Australian waters doesn't solve the real driver – poverty
Murray River towns could see brown tap water for months in wake of floods
Moama’s council forced to reassure residents water is filtered and safe to drink after complaints over colour on social media
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Brown filtered water is likely to persist for months in Murray River towns from New South Wales down to South Australia, as communities continue to deal with the aftermath of major flooding.
The Murray River council in Moama was forced to reassure residents its filtered water supply was safe to drink after a string of social media complaints over murky tap water.
Continue reading...Bowen to present new capacity mechanism that may look like storage target
Federal energy minister Chris Bowen to present new capacity mechanism that will look more like a storage target or NSW energy roadmap than a prop for coal plants.
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Sydney Uni hails low cost, long life sodium-sulphur battery with “super-high capacity”
Sydney Uni researchers claim their new battery offers four times the energy capacity of lithium-ion batteries and is far cheaper to produce.
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CP Daily: Tuesday December 6, 2022
Another two retailers suspended amid ongoing energy market turmoil
Two small but prominent energy retailers suspended from trade as fossil fuel driven energy market turmoil continues.
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