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UK government ‘failing to help local leaders achieve net zero’
Mayors such as Newham’s Rokhsana Fiaz say they do not have the investment or powers they need
The government is failing to provide local leaders with the investment and resources they need to achieve net zero, according to the mayor of Newham.
Rokhsana Fiaz, the first woman to become a directly elected mayor of a London borough, said her council’s “appetite [to achieve net zero] is high: we’ve got the knowhow and we know where the problems are” but, she said, the government isn’t providing local leaders with what they need.
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Call for action to cut climate impact of UK’s ageing fishing fleet
Environmentalists call for fisheries to move away from carbon-spewing engines and harmful practices
Half the UK’s fishing fleet is at least 30 years old and uses fuel oil that is particularly polluting, according to a report that examines the outsized impact of British ships on the climate crisis.
UK fisheries are estimated to have emitted 914.4 kilotons of CO2 over a one-year period, equivalent to the annual energy use of more than 110,000 homes, the report by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), WWF and RSPB says.
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Woodside-BHP oil and gas merger “disastrous” for climate, and some shareholders
BHP and Woodside to merge oil and gas businesses, creating a $41bn giant. It might be good for BHP, but could be a disaster for the climate.
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Battery giant LG inks deal for Australian nickel and cobalt
The world's largest manufacturer of advanced EV batteries inks deal with ASX-listed miner to source mixed nickel and cobalt from its Queensland project.
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Solar Insiders Podcast: Flexible exports and PV pricing pressures
Solar industry faces pressure from rising import prices, shipping costs and Covid. But flexible exports offer hope for a smarter future.
The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Flexible exports and PV pricing pressures appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Queensland coal port pivots to renewable hydrogen as wind and solar pipeline surges
Queensland coal port launches study into renewable hydrogen, eyeing new export opportunities, as state plans new Renewable Energy Zones.
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Australian “dual turbine” wave power breakthrough promises to double efficiency
Australian-led research breakthrough raises fresh hopes that wave power can play a large-scale and commercially viable role in the global shift to renewables.
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Will Torrens Island big battery close the door to vehicle to grid technology in Australia?
Will the boom in big battery storage proposals close the door to vehicle-to-grid technologies even before they get started?
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Tighter climate targets spell end of German coal by 2030, government figures suggest
Germany’s revised climate targets mean its exit from coal generation will need to be completed by 2030, eight years earlier than currently planned.
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5B seeks new funds as orders for its Maverick solar solution boom
Australian clean energy innovator announces new fundraising round, as orders boom for its modular, rapid-deploying solar solution, called Maverick.
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US lab stands on threshold of key nuclear fusion goal
Forrest says green hydrogen market could be worth $16 trillion by 2050
Andrew Forrest says green hydrogen market could be worth $16 trillion, and says fossil fuel hydrogen backed by Australian government is a "smokescreen".
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Glencore lands veteran ex-banker to build EMEA carbon trading business
CEFC readies for big plunge into hydrogen after landmark battery and grid deals
CEFC looking at opportunities in green hydrogen after a year of big grid and big battery investments, and as it looks for "harder to abate" sectors.
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