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'Matter of national destiny': China’s energy crisis see the world’s top emitter investing in more coal
The key fashion pieces right now? Clothes you’ll want to still wear (or sell on) in five years’ time | Jess Cartner-Morley
Trends are so last season. As the resale clothes market booms, traditional styling is now leading the way over the quick fix
I suppose, in theory, sustainable fashion shouldn’t have any one look. After all, surely the whole point of prioritising ethics over aesthetics is that clothes design should not be all about what they look like, but about how they are made: the raw materials used, the industrial processes undergone, the people employed, the carbon footprint of transportation. But in reality, it does have a look. You can’t take aesthetics out of fashion. Sustainable fashion has style rules, too. Just different ones.
Some of this is simple practicalities. Sequins, being mostly made from non-biodegradable fabrics, are a no-no on environmental grounds. If you jazz up a T-shirt with decorative zips or emblazon it with beading or glued-on trims, you make it much more difficult for the fabric to be usefully recycled or reused. Therefore, streamlined design is favoured. Textile dyeing is one of the most water-intensive elements of the clothes production cycle, so bright colours can be a red flag.
Jess Cartner-Morley is the Guardian’s fashion associate editor
Continue reading...NZ Market: NZUs soar to record highs as CCC recommendations light up pre-auction sentiment
Environment Agency tells staff to ignore pollution complaints, says ex-employee
EA ‘shutting down’ calls from public about rivers, says former worker Helen Nightingale, leading waterways to deteriorate
England’s rivers will continue to deteriorate unless the Environment Agency stops “shutting down” the public’s calls about pollution, according to an ex-employee who worked at the agency for three decades.
Officers are told to ignore calls from the public and told not to look at possible incidents if the caller thinks they are lower impact, meaning they fall into so-called category 3 or 4. This has left staff “demoralised” says Helen Nightingale, a catchment planner in north-west Lancashire who left the Environment Agency in April.
Continue reading...Works begin on Darwin big battery, in first step to rid gas from NT grid
Works begin on 35MW grid-forming battery that will bolster the Northern Territory's main grid as it shifts from gas to solar.
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Not like udder milk: 'synthetic milk' made without cows may be coming to supermarket shelves near you
The six reckonings of Europe’s energy crisis: Gas, nuclear, war and inflation
Europe is facing a day of reckoning as the energy crisis deepens, and French nuclear failures push electricity prices to unprecedented levels.
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Amazon inks multi-billion green hydrogen supply deal with Forrest’s electrolyser partner
Nasdaq-listed hydrogen tech outfit linked to Andrew Forrest's huge Australian renewables ambitions, has inked a supply deal with online retail giant Amazon.
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“We literally smoke fossil fuels:” Forrest on why FFI might already be worth $US20 billion
Andrew Forrest says world is "smoking fossil fuels" and is sticking with his plans to make 15 million tonnes of green hydrogen a year with wind and solar.
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'Stealth privatisation' in iconic national parks threatens public access to nature's health boost
NZ's inaction on turtle bycatch in fisheries risks reputational damage -- and it's pushing leatherbacks closer to extinction
Home energy efficiency standards to be raised as Australia plays catch-up
Australian governments agree to boost energy efficiency standards for new-build homes, in long overdue move to improve basic living standards, slash energy bills and emissions.
The post Home energy efficiency standards to be raised as Australia plays catch-up appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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NSW swamped by offshore wind proposals in new Illawarra renewable zone
Offshore wind projects projects dominate proposals for new Illawarra renewable energy zone, as green steel load proposals also emerge.
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Artemis: Nasa ready to launch new era of Moon exploration
How the Ice Ages spurred the evolution of New Zealand’s weird and wiry native plants
Thousands of photos captured by everyday Australians reveal the secrets of our marine life as oceans warm
Be less squeamish about drinking 'sewage water', says expert
Labor is sending mixed messages on energy – and some of it sounds like climate denial | Adam Morton
The release of vast new areas along the Australian coast for oil and gas exploration is undermining proclamations about creating a cleaner economy
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The Albanese government has a decision to make: does it want people to think it takes the climate crisis seriously? Because at the moment it’s sending mixed messages.
On one hand, it is telling a story of progress. Its ascent to power has, along with the rise of the teals and the Greens, reset the way the country thinks about dealing with the problem.
Continue reading...The Guardian view on this false autumn: an uncanny beauty | Editorial
Across Britain we are witnessing processes that look familiar but are too early and not what they seem. We must use them as a warning to act
Across Britain, the woods are turning orange. Drifts of dry leaves are growing on forest floors and eddying into street corners. Hawthorn and rowan, elder and holly berries are all ripening, and the ferns are fringes of gold. From a distance, it is beautiful. But the air is still warm and summery.
And all of it is two or three months early. Holly berries usually ripen in November or December. Blackberries, traditionally a late August treat, began ripening at the end of June. This turning and leaf fall is not the usual gradual preparation for winter in temperate zones but a stress response by trees trying to conserve water. We are now in a false autumn, caused by heat and drought. And it feels wrong.
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