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Our leaders look climate change in the eyes, and shrug | Hamilton Nolan
It is not good to be too pessimistic on the climate crisis. That said, it sure does seem like we’re screwed
If you have cultivated an Edgar Allen Poe-like appreciation for the macabre, there is a certain sort of amusement to be had in watching the developed world deal with the insistent onslaught of climate change. Like many horror stories, this one features a main character full of futile determination to maintain a sense of normalcy even as the ominous signs of doom become ever more impossible to ignore. We can chuckle knowing that the monster is going to come for our designated protectors. We stop chuckling knowing that it’s coming for all of us next.
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Taylor’s contentious ARENA regulations survive after tied senate vote
Angus Taylor's second attempt at introducing controversial ARENA regulations narrowly survives an attempt by the Australian Greens to cancel them out.
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Climate change: Wales 'to build 20,000 low-carbon social homes'
ACCU offset price hits record high as voluntary activity grows
RepuTex’s ACCU spot price assessment grew 4% to $22/t over the fortnight, a new record high, behind increasing corporate and investor activity.
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New Victorian buying group seeks 68GWh of wind power in virtual PPA
Geelong-based collective puts out feelers to contract 68 gigawatt-hours a year of wind power, preferably from a wind farm in the south-west of Victoria.
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Scottish forests could save red squirrel from extinction
Researchers found 20 areas where the mammal would survive even if grey squirrels colonised all of Britain
Twenty forest strongholds in Scotland would save the red squirrel from extinction even if grey squirrels were to colonise the whole of Britain, according to research.
Since their introduction from North America by Victorian enthusiasts, grey squirrels have pushed red squirrels out of much of the country, with reds outcompeted by the bigger greys and also succumbing to the squirrelpox virus carried by the non-native squirrel.
Continue reading...Beyond the Burn: A photographic essay of Australian solar farms
Beyond the Burn is a photographic essay to capture the solar farms powering Australia’s clean energy future, and the people behind them.
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Masdar to build 145MW floating solar plant in Indonesian reservoir
Masdar is to build a 145MW floating solar plant in Indonesia, which is expected to begin commercial operation by the end of 2022.
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Repairing and reusing household goods could create thousands of green jobs across the UK
The Green Alliance thinktank found more than 450,000 jobs could be created by minimising waste
Reusing and repairing household goods, from washing machines to phones, and recycling throwaway consumer items such as plastic bottles, could create hundreds of thousands of green jobs across the UK, a thinktank has found.
The UK creates thousands of tonnes of unnecessary waste each year, some of which is still exported, because of a failure to value resources and invest in the infrastructure needed to re-purpose manufactured goods.
Continue reading...Amazon contracted solar farm gets registration from AEMO in western NSW
NSW solar farm with large contract with Amazon obtains registration and will be in full operation by the end of the year.
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Why a net zero target for 2050 is too slow, and a strategy for climate failure
Long-term targets are an excuse for "procrastination", and even targeting net zero by 2050 will only lock in fossil fuel use, Australian think tank says.
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Timber shortage due to 'unprecedented' post-lockdown demand
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Future BP dividend hikes will test investor commitment to its green plan
If the price of oil rises further, the firm’s move away from oil and gas output will fuel doubts
It’s hard to keep up with oil companies’ dividend policies. One minute they’re slashing payments to shareholders in the face of a pandemic that, supposedly, had permanently lowered the outlook for oil prices. The next they’re saying the coast is clear and divis can rise again.
Shell last week provided a classic example of this stop-start approach when, having cut by two-thirds last year, it announced a 38% increase. BP offered a less chaotic picture on Tuesday but the basic plot was similar. Last year’s halving of the divi was followed by a 4% increase, rather than the previously flagged zero.
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