Queensland’s doing all the right stuff this week – winding bus and train fares back to ’80s prices AND rejecting Glencore’s proposal for CCS. And for the rest of the country, those cheap govt loans for home solar/battery/electric are finally here.
Queensland rejects Glencore carbon capture and storage proposal for Great Artesian Basin (The Guardian)
Queensland unveils 50c public transport trial as premier urges commuters to ‘use it or lose it’ (The Guardian)
Home energy upgrade plan finally kicks off, with $60m of low cost loans for solar, batteries and electrification (Renew Economy)
Clean steam age: Solar thermal can be an economic lifeline for coal and gas regions (Renew Economy)
European cities embrace nature-based solutions to mitigate climate change (World Economic Forum)
In the largest windfarm in the southern hemisphere, ‘renewable energy farmers’ look to the future (The Guardian)
Rhythm Nation: how music gives Haiti hope amid the chaos (The Guardian)
Rio de Janeiro bay reforestation shows mangroves’ power to mitigate climate disasters (PBS)
Grong Grong: Australia’s first crowdfunded solar farm powers up (Renew Economy)
Solar thermal powered green methanol plant wins planning consent in Port Augusta (Renew Economy)
New Aussie battery company aims at community storage and EV charging (Renew Economy)
Largest rollout of public kerbside EV chargers in Australia unveiled in NSW (The Driven)
‘It’s honest beauty’: the net-zero homes paving the way for the future (The Guardian)