Sea life, less plastics, and indigenous wins in this week’s good news….
An award-winning Australian invention is helping bring back sea life to harbours around the world. Jason Om met up with the team behind the project (ABC News)
From Big Cats and Great Apes to Polar Bears: kissing has been around for 21 million years (BBC)
Massive backtrack from Australia’s most bullish coal miner signals shift in fossil-fuel’s long game (Renew Economy)
Plastic Free Cafes have eliminated over 42 million single use plastic items (Boomerang Alliance)
Battery storage cost plunged 45% this year – keeping big solar ‘on’ 24/7 (Renew Economy)
Meet the Welsh puppies that are stopping wildlife poachers in Africa (CNN)
Tiwi Islands become 700,000-hectare Indigenous Protected Area under federal agreement (ABC News)
Biodiversity highest on Indigenous-managed lands (Science Daily)
Government backs Volvo with $70 million to make electric trucks more affordable in Australia (The Driven)
Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration (Greenpeace)
NSW government acquires two outback stations to convert into national parks (ABC News)
Aussie prawns, oysters and mussels good green choices for Xmas! (The Guardian)
WA moves ahead on new wind farm and Indigenous-backed energy parks in race to quit coal (Renew Economy)
Nissan uses recycled Leaf batteries for energy storage at Australian factory (The Driven)
South Australians urged to eat oysters and donate shells for reef restoration project (The Guardian)