Renewables are smashing records everywhere this week – and things are looking good for green fuel for flights and shipping. Plus: meet the country that gave itself a ‘greenover’ in just ten years.
China’s carbon emissions are set to decline years earlier than expected (Wall Street Journal)
Green fuel for shipping and aviation a step closer (Renew Economy)
Wind in the west, solar in the east as NSW and Qld set new output records (Renew Economy)
Queensland government launches solar battery rebate scheme with up to $4,000 on offer (ABC News)
The Dominican Republic miracle: a fifth of the country regreened in 10 years (El Pais)
Solar rebates for apartments in Victoria: huge demand expected (Renew Economy)
Top tips for electrifying, and reducing powerbills (Renew Economy)
“Just get it done:” Survey finds public support for tax on fossil exports (Renew Economy)
Brushtail possum caught on film in a part of WA where they’ve been extinct for a century (ABC News)
Green roofs can cool cities and save energy: modelling (UNSW)
Dirty Mersey makes ‘greatest river recovery in Europe’ as dozens of fish and shark species found (Liverpool World)
Australia’s oldest known platypus living in the wild discovered in Melbourne creek (ABC News)
How three housemates in COVID lockdown discovered their Brisbane home was a biodiversity hotspot (ABC News)
A disused mine in Finland is being turned into a gravity battery to store renewable energy (EuroNews)
Carnival dancers at Rio’s biggest party make urgent plea to save the Amazon (Sydney Morning Herald)
$15 million land purchase to protect 8,000 acres of America’s Amazon in south Alabama (Al.com)
Australian fossil fuel tax could raise $100bn in first year alone, Rod Sims and Ross Garnaut say (The Guardian)
Regional Australia could see bulk of 200,000 news jobs from energy transition (Financial Review)