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President of farmers’ union says attacks on meat industry cause ‘enormous damage’

The National Farmers’ Union has criticised stars such as Joaquin Phoenix who use their celebrity to promote veganism, claiming the growth in meat-free living is fuelling a rise in mental health problems among British farmers.

Days after the Joker actor’s Oscars speech attacking the meat industry, the NFU president, Minette Batters, said farmers fearing the imminent loss of their livelihoods and family holdings were in a state of stress and anxiety.

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Protecting against coastal flooding, boosting recycling and ensuring water security are now high priority initiatives

Rising sea levels, water security and waste management are among the environmental challenges that Infrastructure Australia has, for the first time, elevated to the top tier of its priorities list.

In its latest list, to be released on Wednesday, Infrastructure Australia said it was elevating environmental concerns because climate change was altering the water cycle and was projected to cause sea level rises of 0.4 to 0.6 metres. It also cited a renewed focus on “resilience” in the face of natural disasters.

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EUA prices stabilised on Tuesday, pausing after the previous session's heavy falls on concerns that the Covid-19 coronavirus would spread worldwide.

Clean Energy Regulator sees positive outlook for renewables sector in post-RET era as it attempts to revive stalled Emissions Reduction Fund.

The post Regulator expects “second wave” of wind and solar projects if grid issues sorted appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator expects carbon credit issuances to grow nearly 11% this year and offset delivery to the Emissions Reduction Fund to increase by a fifth, while demand from Safeguard Mechanism entities is likely to drop further.

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Political interference in scientific research has been weaponised during the past decade, and we are all suffering the consequences

Policies matter. Good policies lead to good outcomes, while bad policies can lead to disaster. But what about where there is no policy, or a policy that is incohesive and incomplete? We only need to look at the state of science research policy in Australia to find out.

Scientific research in Australia has always suffered from political influence, because research in Australia is heavily dependent on federal government funding. But political interference in scientific research has been weaponised during the past decade of Coalition governments.

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APA Group is pleased to announce Hannah McCaughey has been appointed APA’s Group Executive Transformation and Technology.

The post APA Group appoints Hannah McCaughey Group Executive Transformation and Technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Network operator Spark says the energy transition is happening even without clear federal goals.

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Perhaps 2℃ doesn't sound like much, but if you look through history, 2℃ temperature changes have had huge effects on the planet and people. Alan N Williams, Associate Director/National Technical Leader-Aboriginal Heritage, EMM Consulting Pty Ltd, UNSW Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Haidee Cadd, Research associate, UNSW James Shulmeister, Professor, The University of Queensland Michael Bird, JCU Distinguished Professor, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, James Cook University Zoë Thomas, ARC DECRA Fellow, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Premier says overhaul will ‘take responsibility for our waste’ and help fix longstanding problems

The Victorian government will double its $28m in grants for businesses to sort and process recycling as part of a $96.5m package to fix the state’s waste industry.

Another $30m will be opened up for grants for technology to create new products from recyclable materials such as glass, plastic, organics, electronic waste, concrete, brick and rubber.

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Queensland government barely scrapes a pass on renewables report card that says it is "not on track" to achieve their 50% by 2030 commitment.

The post Queensland not on target on renewable target, says advocacy group appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor needs to move the debate beyond slogans and shouting by arguing that despite its environmental downsides, coal has a place

Having reached the self-evident conclusion that one can’t win government without the support of at least a handful of regional communities, Labor is now coming to terms with its use of the C-word.

With their opponents to their left and their right taking up the crude chant of “coal, coal, coal” – as shorthand for economic betrayal on the one side and environmental betrayal on the other – watching Labor field questions on climate is like watching a tightrope walker attempt to cross Niagara Falls.

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OSMI Australia cuts turbine numbers a second time for its proposed Delburn wind farm – a massive project that would overlook Victoria's now-defunct Hazelwood coal plant.

The post Wind farm planned for Victorian coal centre trims turbine numbers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The head of the Environment Agency says new buildings should be made more resilient to flooding.

Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over gas for its new $1 billion mining project.

The post Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas for $1 billion project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Norwegian resources giant quits plans to drill for oil offshore from South Australia, after "holistic review" found the project “not commercially competitive” for the company.

The post Equinor ditches plan to drill for oil in Great Australian Bight appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Taylor claims Paris Agreement doesnt require Australia to decarbonise, as Morrison governments increasingly isolated in opposing net zero goals.

The post Australia already has a net zero emissions target, only the Morrison government denies it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spark Infrastructure says 100MW Bomen solar farm to begin exports soon, but cautious about new investments due to curtailment and grid congestion issues.

The post Bomen solar farm ready to go, but Spark cautious about new deals due to curtailment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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