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Tuesday 30 July 2019
 
Safe Climate

ETHIOPIA 'BREAKS' TREE-PLANTING RECORD

BBC NEWS

More than 350 million trees have been planted in a single day to tackle deforestation, officials say.

OLDER VOTERS PUT CLIMATE CHANGE ABOVE HEALTH CARE AND SOCIAL SECURITY IN NEXT AVENUE READER SURVEY

FORBES

Here's what Next Avenue readers said are their top 2020 election issues.

TEEN ACTIVIST GRETA THUNBERG TO SAIL ACROSS THE ATLANTIC FOR CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

GLOBAL NEWS

The 16-year-old tweeted that she’ll sail across the Atlantic aboard a high-tech racing yacht.

MOON LANDING ANNIVERSARY HANGS BRIGHTLY OVER CLEAN ENERGY DEBATE

RENEWECONOMY

Fifty years on, the moon landing has a few things in common with Australia’s move from coal to renewable energy. What we lack now is policy and vision.

Healthy Rivers

HERO SCHOOLBOY FIGHTS FOR DROUGHT ATTENTION

CHRONICLE

TEN-year-old Jack Berne is aiming to bring national attention to the Granite Belt's drought fight.

Victoria

STATE-OWNED $50M RECYCLING PLANT COULD PROCESS HALF VICTORIA'S PLASTIC

THE AGE

Independent analysis has shown that a state-run plastic recycling centre would deal with tonnes of waste and eventually deliver a profit.

ENGIE REVELS IN FLEXIBILITY AFTER LEAVING COAL POWER IN PAST

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The Paris-based utility is using renewables backed up by gas to power its growing retail arm.

POLL SUGGESTS YALLOURN COULD CLOSE BEFORE 2032

LATROBE VALLEY EXPRESS

New polling in the Latrobe Valley from Environment Victoria has found 70 per cent of locals expect Yallourn Power Station will shut down before its scheduled closure date of 2032.

VICTORIA DRAFTS NEW GUIDELINES TO SMOOTH WAY FOR SOLAR FARMS

RENEWECONOMY

Victorian Labor flags changes to streamline development process for large-scale solar farms, while South Australia flags updated rules for both big wind and solar.

National

UN CHIEF CALLS FOR 2050 ZERO EMISSIONS PLANS – BUT AUSTRALIA REMAINS TIGHTLIPPED

THE GUARDIAN

Countries asked to flag plans for net zero emissions by 2050, but so far Australia is only talking about its 2030 target

IS THIS THE END OF THE RENEWABLES BOOM?

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL REVIEW

The rapid influx of wind and solar projects is smashing daytime power prices in the National Electricity Market.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN VIRTUAL POWER PLANT POOLS SOLAR BATTERY POWER TO SLASH BILLS.

ENERGY MATTERS

Tesla's South Australian virtual power plant is helping low-income residents slash electricity bills by more than 20% using shared solar battery power.

WOODSIDE BACKS PLAN FOR LNG-FUELLED IRON ORE SHIPS

THE AUSTRALIAN

A looming “upheaval” in the international shipping industry could create a whole new industry in Western Australia.

NEW ACLAND COALMINE CAUGHT DRILLING ILLEGALLY AT 27 SITES – AND FINED JUST $3,152

THE GUARDIAN

Exclusive: Queensland authorities believed penalty – a 20th of the maximum for a single infringement – would serve as deterrent.

CEFC LOOKS TO ENERGY STORAGE, GRID STABILITY, AFTER RECORD SPEND ON RENEWABLES

RENEWECONOMY

Clean Energy Finance Corp tipped record $1.3bn into renewable energy in FY19, says focus in 2019-20 will be on “important new frontier” of storage and grid stability.

Sustainable Living

“NUCLEAR ENERGY IS NEVER PROFITABLE”, NEW STUDY SLAMS NUCLEAR POWER BUSINESS CASE

RENEWECONOMY

Study by leading German economic think-tank finds every 1,000MW of nuclear power plant built since 1951 resulted in an average economic loss of $A7.7 billion.

Natural World

INDIA’S WILD TIGER POPULATION RISES 33% IN FOUR YEARS

THE GUARDIAN

Prime minister says increase after conservation efforts is ‘historic achievement’

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