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A bit rich: business groups want urgent climate action, after resisting it for 30 years
Recovering water for the environment in the Murray-Darling: farm upgrades increase water prices more than buybacks
Influx of renewables sees coal power plants run well below capacity increasing chance of closures
Coal generation at power plants in NSW and Queensland may be falling faster than anticipated, due to cheaper solar and wind energy
Coal power plants in New South Wales are running less than 60% of the time due to an influx of renewable energy, increasing the likelihood some could become economically unviable and close earlier than planned.
An analysis by Hugh Saddler, an energy consultant and ANU honorary associate professor, also found coal generation in Queensland had dropped to less than 70% of capacity as more cheap solar and wind came online.
Continue reading...Global trading firm registers for RGGI ETS after operating in California-Quebec scheme
California fuel sales bounce back in May after coronavirus-fuelled plunge
Satellite images show rapid growth of glacial lakes worldwide
Number of glacial lakes rose by 53% in 1990-2018 to reveal impact of increased meltwater
Glacial lakes have grown rapidly around the world in recent decades, according to satellite images that reveal the impact of increased meltwater draining off retreating glaciers.
Scientists analysed more than quarter of a million satellite images to assess how lakes formed by melting glaciers have been affected by global heating and other processes.
Continue reading...Involve local groups in protecting biodiversity, conservationists urge
Edinburgh declaration calls on leaders to work far more closely with communities
The worldwide effort to combat critical levels of biodiversity loss will fail without far greater involvement from local communities, according to an international declaration.
The “Edinburgh declaration”, published on Monday, urges leaders to work more closely with sub-national governments, indigenous peoples, national parks, local councils and wider society in meeting 20 biodiversity goals set out in the Aichi accord, signed in Nagoya, Japan, 10 years ago.
Continue reading...Australia relinquishes nearly 100k carbon credits
Recycling rates lower in England's poorest areas
Birmingham and Liverpool among local authorities with lowest rates, analysis shows
Recycling rates for household waste are significantly lower in the most deprived areas of England, a Guardian analysis has found.
A breakdown of data from 303 local authorities in England has found that for 2018-19 85% of local authorities that are among the top 20% most deprived have household recycling rates below the overall average of 42%.
Continue reading...Price of plastic carrier bags in England to double to 10p next year
Coronavirus: Pandemic 'causing new wave' of plastic pollution
Hundreds of thousands of chickens to be culled after Covid disruption
About half of staff at poultry plant in Norfolk have had to self-isolate after 75 tested positive for coronavirus
At least 400,000 chickens are being culled in the UK as Covid-19 infections disrupt slaughterhouse routines. About 300,000 birds are due to be culled in England and 110,000 have been culled in Scotland.
Chickens that cannot be slaughtered for food are usually gassed with CO2 and their bodies rendered for fat and other animal byproducts. They do not enter the food chain.
Continue reading...Time to get real: amid the hydrogen hype, let's talk about what will actually work
1.1 GigaWatts of growth comes one household at a time
Over the last 3 years, One Stop Warehouse reported sales of more than 1.1 GW of solar equipment, the equivalent of over 200,000 residential households with a 5kW solar system.
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SAPN flags potential to “ramp down” rooftop solar with new network upgrades
SAPN says new voltage control measures will help provide more stable platform for rooftop solar and help AEMO manage the solar load when needed.
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Planned AGL gas terminal attracts flood of concerns over environmental impacts
Consultation on a planned gas import terminal in Victoria overwhelmed with submissions, as concerns are raised about pollution from the project.
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Price of single-use plastic bags in England to double to 10p
Exemption for smaller shops to end, and campaigners say ‘bags for life’ are next target
The government is to double the charge for single-use plastic carrier bags in England from 5p to 10p and end the exemption for smaller shops from April 2021, as it steps up efforts to tackle plastic pollution.
Since the introduction of the charge in October 2015, shoppers have used billions fewer thin-gauge plastic shopping bags.
Continue reading...“Licence to harm” for coal plants costs Australians $2.4bn in health costs each year
Toxic coal pollution is costing Australians more than $2.4 billion in health costs while the fossil fuel industry gets a free ride.
The post “Licence to harm” for coal plants costs Australians $2.4bn in health costs each year appeared first on RenewEconomy.
Manager Climate Change & Sustainability, Orica – Melbourne
Renewables and Covid-19 combine to cut Australia’s greenhouse emissions
Covid-19 travel restrictions and continued renewables growth contribute to fall in Australia's emissions, but benefits set to be short lived.
The post Renewables and Covid-19 combine to cut Australia’s greenhouse emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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