With so much oxygen given to Dutton’s irresponsible PR distraction this week it was easy to miss wins for wind, solar and traditional owners. And a welcome loss for Santos’ Barossa gas project!
Offshore wind zone for Illawarra coast given green light (9 News)
International banks no longer involved with Santos’ Barossa gas project (Market Forces)
EU passes law to restore 20% of bloc’s land and sea by end of decade (The Guardian)
Kabi Kabi people recognised as native title holders over the Sunshine Coast (ABC News)
Solar hits new global peak in northern summer solstice, and Australia still leads per capita (Renew Economy)
Indigenous Peruvian women win legal rights for their river (Common Dreams)
Kicking out gas: Canberra’s path to become Australia’s first all electric city (Renew Economy)
Telstra dumps offsets and “carbon neutral” claims: Whistleblower says others should do the same (Renew Economy)
In Indonesia, women ranger teams go on patrol to slow deforestation (APNews)
Deforestation in the Amazon continues to plummet in 2024 (Mongabay)
How the small Pacific island nation of Vanuatu drastically cut plastic pollution (The Guardian)
Groundbreaking trial shows how Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid (One Step Off the Grid)
Batteries on wheels: Energy retailer Amber launches trial for bi-directional EV charging (The Driven)
An entire school electric bus fleet is sending power the Californian grid (The Driven)
Powerwalls for parity: Australia’s biggest VPP opens up to community housing (One Step Off the Grid)
Australia’s biggest solar and battery hybrid project planned at site of abandoned “dud” coal mine (Renew Economy)
Big batteries are solving a solar problem in California. Can they do the same for Australia? (Renew economy)
Wind and solar power half the cost of coal and gas, one-third the cost of nuclear, says Lazard (Renew Economy)