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My community loved Dad until he retired from football and needed a job | Sorrell Ashby for IndigenousX

The Guardian - Thu, 2020-05-28 16:25

The role colonisation has played in the exclusion of Aboriginal people shows why we need economic reform

My dad and his family grew up in a tin humpy on the banks of the Namoi River in Walgett, New South Wales. My grandmother worked on a station, raising the station manager’s children, and never received her pay during her lifetime.

Growing up my father was denied an education and instead given a football; he left school at 15 and later in life was drafted with five other Aboriginal men to play rugby league for the Gundagai Tigers. That year Gundagai saw their first grand final win. Gundagai loved Dad until he retired from football and needed a job. 

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New Zealand government ignores expert advice in its plan to improve water quality in rivers and lakes

The Conversation - Thu, 2020-05-28 16:03
A long-awaited NZ$700 million package to clean up New Zealand's rivers and lakes has disappointed some of the government's expert advisers – especially a delay on setting clear pollution limits. Michael (Mike) Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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UK urged to tie green recovery from Covid-19 crisis to Cop26 summit

The Guardian - Thu, 2020-05-28 16:00

Climate experts push Britain, as talks host, to work on ‘zero carbon’ route from pandemic

The UK government must urgently set out clear plans on a green recovery from the coronavirus crisis if the delayed UN climate summit is to be a success, say leading experts.

The climate talks known as Cop26 and scheduled to be held in Glasgow, are expected to be postponed by a year from their original date this November, dashing hopes that the summit would be swiftly reconvened. A formal decision on the delay will be taken by the UN Thursday evening.

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Australian regulator flags new “reliability” rules for wind and solar farms

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 15:03

via Canva - solar panels and wind turbine with sunset on the hill concept idea clean energy - optimisedRegulator flags new "reliability" rules to affect wind and solar farms, as ESB considers tightening Australia's reliability standard to 99.9995 per cent.

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Networks can now replace costly poles and wires with solar and storage micro-grids

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 14:54

AEMC sets new rules to open up the option of stand alone power systems to remote and fringe-of-grid communities as network alternative.

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Sun Cable’s solar and battery mega-project may be first of many

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 14:41

Sun Cable says the $20 billion solar and storage project planned for the Northern Territory likely to be just the first of many.

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EU unveils “green” Covid recovery plan, leaves Australia wallowing in coal dust

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 14:25

Europe unveils $A1.2 trillion Covid-19 recovery plan that has renewables and climate as the centrepiece, casting Australia even more starkly as a backwards-looking global laggard.

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France puts electric cars at centre of $13.2bn plan to kickstart auto industry

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 14:15

psa car factoryFrance to jumpstart local auto industry decimated by Coronavirus pandemic with €8 billion plan including major boost for electric vehicles.

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Great Britain’s power grid emissions hit record lows as renewables hit new highs

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 14:14

Carbon emissions from Great Britain’s power grid hit lowest levels last weekend, thanks to a decrease in demand and a big increase in renewable energy.

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IEA: Coronavirus ‘accelerating closure’ of ageing fossil-fuelled power plants

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 13:30

This year will see the largest ever drop globally in both investment and consumer spending on energy as the coronavirus pandemic hits every major sector, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The crisis is accelerating the shutdown of older fossil-fuelled power plants and refineries, with the agency saying it could provide an opportunity to...

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Let’s talk about battery storage, and why it’s so much easier than pumped hydro

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 13:28

Battery storage is really easy to do if the economics are supportive, but pumped hydro is incredibly difficult to do.

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Energy Insiders Podcast: Sun Cable’s $20 billion solar and storage plan

RenewEconomy - Thu, 2020-05-28 12:41

Solar Energy Panels Detail - optimisedSun Cable CEO David Griffin joins Energy Insiders to discuss the latest update for the $20 billion plan to build the world’s biggest solar farm and biggest battery storage plant in the Northern Territory.

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New Zealand's plan for action on seabirds is strong on rhetoric but light on action | Jessica Desmond

The Guardian - Thu, 2020-05-28 10:36

Vision for commercial fishing to reduce deaths to zero is right, but implementation will fall short

From our hotly contested Bird of the Year competition, to the constant updates from backyard bird watchers during lockdown, it’s safe to say New Zealand is a nation of avian obsessives.

It’s hardly surprising given our history. This small island nation has been shaped by bird life like no other, with endemic species part of our national identity. From the Kākāpō to the Kiwi, we share our home with some of the most unique feathered creatures on the planet.

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CP Daily: Wednesday May 27, 2020

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-05-28 08:13
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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California awards 402k new offsets as CCO-3 conversions slow

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-05-28 08:10
California regulator ARB issued nearly 402,000 new credits this week with half going to a single forestry project, while conversions of offsets with reduced invalidation periods declined steeply, according to data released Wednesday.
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Watchdog member raises concerns about California budget language on ETS rulemaking

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-05-28 07:53
A California budget proposal requiring a cap-and-trade rulemaking would create a complicated timeline and likely yield limited public engagement on a significant alteration to the linked ETS, a member of the Golden State's independent watchdog told Carbon Pulse.
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Australia, you have unfinished business. It's time to let our 'fire people' care for this land

The Conversation - Thu, 2020-05-28 06:09
The bushfire royal commission will look at incorporating Aboriginal knowledge into mainstream fire management. But in practice, what does that mean? David Bowman, Professor of Pyrogeography and Fire Science, University of Tasmania Greg Lehman, Pro Vice Chancellor, Aboriginal Leadership Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Petitioners warn of climate rollbacks from DOJ’s challenge to WCI linkage, as California seeks delay

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-05-28 04:10
A bipartisan group of states, law professors, and environmental organisations have urged a federal court to reject the US Department of Justice’s remaining constitutional challenge against WCI carbon market linkage, while California officials asked the judge to delay the case until mid-July.
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Brussels eyes ETS, border revenues for EU recovery budget featuring scaled up ‘just transition’

Carbon Pulse - Thu, 2020-05-28 03:49
The European Commission foresees revenues from both EU ETS auctions and carbon border measures in its coronavirus recovery budget proposal announced on Wednesday, which will help fund a four-fold hike in 'just transition' cash.
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How we got to this point

BBC - Thu, 2020-05-28 03:07
Why is SpaceX launching astronauts to the International Space Station for Nasa?
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