If your idea of a good death includes helping a forest grow, a new cemetery could be just the ticket. And hopefully we’ll see far fewer forests cleared as NSW gov sets out to fix the dodgy biodiversity offset scheme. Plus – recycling solar panels.
‘Unpick the damage that’s been done’: Inside NSW plan to rein in rampant land-clearing (Sydney Morning Herald)
Solar recycling: eWaste outfit gets $5m equity boost to reboot panel processing plant (Renew Economy)
Global biosphere reserves now cover an area almost the size of Australia (UN News)
Australia’s first all-natural burial cemetery, Walawaani Way in Bodalla, aims to reforest disused farmland (ABC News)
Airport triples rooftop solar capacity to take self-generation to new heights (One Step off the Grid)
Offshore wind: Gippsland zone fills out as more licences awarded for massive projects (Renew Economy)
Bowen zeroes in on vehicle to grid technology and batteries on wheels (The Driven)
Rio Tinto signs up to power Pilbara iron ore operations with 80MW solar farm (Renew Economy)
Major milestone: Australia now has more than 1,000 fast charging sites for electric cars (The Driven)
Antarctic blast blows wind energy to new highs, smashes records for winter grid demand (Renew Economy)