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Origin looks at massive renewable hydrogen project in Tasmania
Origin looks at huge green hydrogen project in Tasmania, using hydro and wind resources to produce both ammonia and hydrogen.
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Victoria fast-tracks rooftop solar and battery rollout, part of $800m energy savings package
Victoria commits nearly $800m to kick gas appliances out of homes, improve efficiency and fast-track roll out of household solar and battery storage.
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NSW budget delivers $50m to accelerate pumped hydro storage projects
NSW government locks in $50 million in recoverable grants to accelerate the construction of new pumped-hydro energy storage projects across the state.
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NSW to transform Hunter coal region into state’s next renewable energy zone
NSW's coal-heavy Hunter Region to be declared host of the next Renewable Energy Zone, as the Berejiklian works to legislate its energy transition strategy.
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Graph of the day: As EU demand recovers, zero carbon takes the lions share
Fossil fuels keep losing out in Europe, even as energy demand returns to normal.
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CP Daily: Monday November 16, 2020
Victoria to spend $20 million on three-year trial for zero emissions bus fleet
Victoria to spend $20 million to kick off three-year trial of electric and other zero emissions buses.
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From bridge fuel to background noise: Another blow for gas
It was meant to be the year of gas, but a drumbeat of news has made it the fuel to forget.
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COVID-19, LCFS could influence future WCI supply-demand balance
California regulated entities trim carbon allowance holdings before Q4 auction
California should set carbon market caps in line with 2045 net zero target -IETA
Quebec bans new sales of gas-powered vehicles by 2035, issues industrials free carbon allowances
WCI participants see November carbon auction selling out under secondary market level
The Guardian view on low-traffic neighbourhoods: streets ahead | Editorial
Cleaner, safer cities are one good thing that could come out of the pandemic – if politicians hold their nerve
Some good can come of even the worst disaster. Amid all the suffering and difficulty of the pandemic, environmentally minded people spied a chance. Could the enforced immobility of life under Covid-19, the rediscovery of neighbourhood shops, parks and walks brought about by the closure of workplaces and schools, lead to a longer-term adjustment – a new car/life balance?
For decades, green thinkers and politicians have advocated for a less automobile-centric culture. Transport policy unites two big themes of environmental politics: the idea that many people need to be reconnected with local geographies, both physical and human; and opposition to pollution. This means greenhouse gases, of course, but also particulate matter and noise. An altered transport hierarchy, it has long been argued, is beneficial to health, since more walking and cycling means less obesity, respiratory illness and heart disease; reduced road traffic also means fewer injuries and deaths caused by collisions.
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Forest and Climate Campaigner, Fern – Brussels
Pacific Islands pin hopes on carbon pricing as ‘weak’ shipping emissions deal looms
RFS Market: RIN prices dive amid EPA chief comments, quota uncertainty
Global net zero commitments may render EU carbon border levy “less” necessary -Commission climate chief
EU plans to increase offshore windfarm capacity by 250%
Proposal would create 62,000 jobs and help towards carbon neutrality, says commission
The capacity of the EU’s offshore windfarms in the North Sea, the Baltic, the Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the Black Sea will be increased by 250%, under a draft plan drawn up by the European commission.
The move follows Boris Johnson’s announcement this year of his intention to generate enough electricity to power every home in the UK within a decade from the country’s offshore sites.
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