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What's made of legumes but sizzles on the barbie like beef? Australia's new meat alternative

The Conversation - Wed, 2019-10-02 14:15
Australian supermarkets and fast food chains will soon be stocking a homegrown meat alternative that tastes and feels like meat and even sizzles on the barbecue. Martin Cole, Deputy Director of Agriculture and Food, CSIRO, CSIRO Mary Ann Augustin, Chief Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture & Food, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Melbourne Water adds two new Nissan Leaf hatchbacks in drive towards zero emissions

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 13:07

Melbourne Water adds new electric vehicles as part of drive to a zero emissions fleet within 10 years.

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China to shutter 8.7GW of coal power by year’s end

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 13:05

Chinamay shutter nearly 8.7GW of coal-fired power by the end of the year in an effort to further curb smog and greenhouse gas emissions.

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Climate emergency petition surges towards 200,000 signatures, but will Morrison listen?

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 13:03

Parliament House from Red Hill energy efficiency improvement scheme - optimiseAn electronic petition calling for a climate emergency declaration by federal parliament sets a new record.

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China’s new electricity plan is way more important than impeaching Donald Trump

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 12:21

China's new energy policy decisions will affect the whole world. Climate activists should really be marching on Beijing if the news flow this year is any guide.

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Tesla Model 3 electric vehicle smashes sales records, recasts Australia car market

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 12:11

Sales of Tesla Model 3 electric vehicles in Australia likely to smash records, and mark a turning point for the local car market.

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Stanwell ticking over nicely after ‘spit and polish’

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 11:40

Central Queensland’s Stanwell Power Station is in top notch order for summer after a multi-million dollar “grease and oil change” that has pumped $11 million into the local economy.

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EDL named 2019 Global Energy Awards finalist

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 11:38

EDL is in the running for the Award for Excellence – Power, in competition with power producers, as well as utilities, system operators and regional market entities from across the globe, including the United Kingdom, France, South Korea, United States of America and India.

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Charge! Fourteen new big battery projects proposed for NSW

RenewEconomy - Wed, 2019-10-02 11:07

NSW storage proposals include 14 different big battery projects, a handful of virtual power plants, and a coal mine which wants to install pumped hydro.

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Improvement notice given to MRI PSO Pty Ltd

Department of the Environment - Wed, 2019-10-02 10:28
MRI PSO Pty Ltd (MRI PSO), a co-regulatory arrangement under the National Television and Computer Recycling Scheme, was given an improvement notice on 30 September 2019, after the Department of the Environment and Energy found that MRI PSO did not meet their recycling target or the reasonable access requirement in the 2016–17 financial year. MRI PSO also did not meet their recycling target for 2017–18.
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CP Daily: Tuesday October 1, 2019

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-10-02 09:18
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Why are so few women inventors named on patents?

BBC - Wed, 2019-10-02 09:06
Women inventors account for just under 13% of patent applications globally, according to a study.
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How to weigh a whale without a scale

BBC - Wed, 2019-10-02 09:06
Drones can be used to work out the body mass of the largest animals on the planet, helping in their conservation.
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The Himalayan village that confiscates single-use plastics

BBC - Wed, 2019-10-02 09:01
This tiny Himalayan village has shunned single-use plastics – the impact is too serious for them.
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Tsunamis linked to spread of deadly fungal disease

BBC - Wed, 2019-10-02 09:00
A huge earthquake off Alaska in the 1960s caused tsunamis that scientists say washed a tropical fungus ashore.
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California sets November meeting to adopt LCFS price cap, borrowed credits mechanism

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-10-02 08:57
California regulator ARB will hold a meeting on Nov. 21 to consider amendments to install a price cap and a borrowed credits mechanism in the state’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) in response to concerns about cost containment.
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Scientists estimate Earth's total carbon store

BBC - Wed, 2019-10-02 07:50
There are 1.85 billion, billion tonnes of carbon on Earth, nearly all of it held beneath the surface.
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EZ does it: Declining CO2 price trajectory necessary to counter climate uncertainty -study

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-10-02 07:47
Carbon prices should start high and decline over time to combat the environmental and economic cost of long-term inaction, a change in approach from conventional approaches, according to research published Tuesday.
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Brussels prepares to take fresh look at carbon border measures

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-10-02 07:42
EU lawmakers are prepared to examine with fresh eyes whether to deploy the carbon border measures they once rejected, as the bloc’s higher carbon prices and the ongoing global trade conflict raise the stakes.
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Mexico makes few changes in final regulation for pilot carbon market

Carbon Pulse - Wed, 2019-10-02 07:06
The Mexican environment ministry (SEMARNAT) published a largely unchanged final regulation for its pilot cap-and-trade programme on Tuesday, with the agency yet to determine the market’s annual CO2 caps and free allowance totals for the Jan. 2020 start date.
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