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Gas projects to require Commonwealth approval after Labor-Greens deal expands water trigger (ABC)
Heat pump installs surge to record highs as households go electric, quit gas (One Step Off The Grid)
100 Million People in Eastern and Southern Africa to receive access to sustainable and clean energy by 2030 (World Bank)
A new online tool lets you track emissions anywhere in the world from any source – and it’s free (Climate TRACE)
Blind, sand-swimming golden mole rediscovered alive after 86 years (Nature)
Australia pledges to cut methane emissions by 30 per cent by 2030 at COP28 (ABC)
Australia ends finance for fossil fuel expansion overseas – now focus turns to local subsidies (The Guardian)
Rooftop solar installs smash record as households turn to bigger systems, put pressure on coal (Renew Economy)
Historic ruling in Ecuador returns ownership of ancestral land to the Siekopai people (El Pais)
An “Airbnb” for charging EVs? How solar homes could cash in on switch to electric (The Driven)
Air New Zealand goes electric with cargo plane for short domestic routes (The Driven)
One-third of Australians plan to buy an EV in the next 5 years, study finds (The Driven)
First Nations group gets option for 20pct stake in Sunshine Hydro’s flagship project (Renew Economy)
Stunning leap in rooftop solar PV smashes renewable records across the grid (Renew Economy)
Community renewables projects now powering thousands of homes, study reveals (One Step Off The Grid)