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First Tesla Model 3 electric sedans delivered to customers in Australia
Tesla commences deliveries of first Model 3s to Australian customers, heralding what is hoped to be an acceleration of EV uptake in Australia.
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NSW coal city, Newcastle, sets sights on 100 per cent renewables
NSW city best known for its busy coal port wants to take council operations 100% renewable by 2020, with a combination of installed solar and a renewable off-take deal.
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Only 10% of sugarcane growers in reef catchment properly managing runoff
Great Barrier Reef report grades sugarcane sector ‘very poor’ with just 9.8% adopting proper management practices
Less than 10% of sugarcane growers in Great Barrier Reef catchments are using appropriate land management practices for reef health, according to a major report that underlines the need for new regulations proposed by the Queensland government.
The federal and Queensland governments’ water quality report card for 2017-2018 says the condition of inshore reefs on the Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated to an overall grade of “D” – which means “poor”.
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US trade war clouds prospects for China’s climate ambition, official says
Salmon farming in the Beagle Channel enters troubled waters | Hannah Summers
Victory for community concerned about the industry’s environmental costs strengthens calls for shakeup of rules along Chilean coast
A growing wave of resistance to the expansion of salmon farms along the Chilean coast has led to an important victory in the fight to protect a pristine fjord in southern Patagonia, home to indigenous groups and an array of stunning wildlife.
Dolphins, whales and colonies of penguins thrive in the 240km-long Beagle Channel, an area of outstanding natural beauty between Chile and Argentina which attracts tourists from all over the world.
Continue reading...Shark and otter species given new protections – in pictures
Moves to protect glass frogs and the woolly mammoth, however, were defeated at the summit of the 183-nation Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites)
Wholesale electricity prices reach record highs in last financial year
Wholesale electricity prices rose in every state last financial year, some to record highs.
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Taylor gaslights as Australia hits seven year high on emissions
Australia's emissions rise again to a seven year high, but minister for emissions reductions Angus Taylor says that is a really good thing, because of gas.
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Fonzarelli NKD electric motorbike unveiled, with eye to manufacturing in S.A.
Sydney-based electric motorbike maker Fonzarelli unveils its first full electric motorbike with mid-drive motor and looks to South Australia as a possible home to manufacturing.
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Reef Water Quality Report Card 2017 and 2018 released
Great Barrier Reef Outlook Report 2019 released
Sites holding SKM's recycling waste left in lurch as Victoria denies access to clean-up loan
Landowners who store waste on behalf of the company will not receive any part of $10m assistance package
Companies holding tens of thousands of tonnes of waste on behalf of recycling group SKM have been told they will not receive any assistance from a multimillion-dollar state government loan aimed at helping clean up SKM sites, and say the material they are holding may end up in landfill.
This week, the Victorian government announced a $10m loan to receivers KordaMentha to “help clean up SKM sites and resume waste processing”.
Continue reading...Great Barrier Reef outlook now 'very poor', Australian government review says
Five-yearly report says climate change is escalating the threat and window of opportunity for action is now
The outlook for the Great Barrier Reef has deteriorated from poor to very poor according to an exhaustive government report that warns the window of opportunity to improve the natural wonder’s future “is now”.
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s outlook report, published every five years, is grim. It reports that coral reefs have declined to very poor condition and there has been widespread habitat loss, degradation and alteration that is affecting fish, turtles and seabirds.
It warns that without urgent national and global action to address climate change its outlook will remain very poor and there will be consequences for its values as a world heritage property.
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Australia's carbon emissions rise again, largely thanks to LNG industry
Latest data shows greenhouse gas emissions rose 0.6% in the year to March, but government points to benefit of LNG exports
Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise despite the Morrison government claiming it is taking “sensible, responsible action” to address the climate crisis, the latest official data shows.
National emissions increased by 3.1m tonnes in the year to March to reach 538.9m tonnes, a 0.6% jump on the previous year, the report released on Friday revealed.
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