Some good ocean news: there’s less plastic on our beaches than a decade ago; we’ve FINALLY got global agreement to cut emissions from shipping; and green shipping of iron ore gets a trial run!
Global breakthrough to tackle shipping emissions (BBC)
Plastic pollution along Australia’s coastline has dropped by more than a third over the last decade (SBS)
Fortescue to charter green ammonia-powered vessel to test shipping with no dirty bunker fuel (Renew Economy)
Clean power surpasses 40% of global electricity for first time since 1940s (Ember)
Victoria’s coal centre is about to get its second big battery (Renew Economy)
Cheaper than a Hilux: AusEV unveils fully electric 4×4 mining and construction ute (The Driven)
State says solar rebate for rental homes should start slashing tenant bills by end of year (One Step off the Grid)
I never knew it could be this good! Charging EVs with solar is ridiculously cheap (The Driven)
Don’t overcomplicate it: South Australia to treat V2G as just another battery (The Driven)
Australia tops the world on solar generation per capita (Renew Economy)
Australia’s only surviving newsprint paper mill to switch out coal-fired boilers, go electric (Renew Economy)
Fortescue signs $350m deal to switch diesel drill rigs for electric in pursuit of “real zero” (The Driven)