The opposition claims Australia is an outlier in the developed world in not having nuclear, yet Germany and Italy have closed their plants
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So much has been said by the Coalition about what nuclear energy could do for Australia, with so little evidence to back it up, that it can be hard to keep up with the claims.
The key assertion by Peter Dutton and Ted O’Brien is that nuclear would lead to a “cheaper, cleaner and consistent” electricity supply. None of this has been supported.
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06/24/2024 - 10:00
06/24/2024 - 10:00
‘Threat notice’ flags elevated supply risks, as expert warns problems will get worse without urgent addition of more backup resources
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Gas supplies in southern states are likely to remain strained the rest of this winter, and the problems will worsen without the urgent addition of more backup resources, analysts including the market operator say.
Those states, particularly Victoria, have drawn down their gas storage as cold weather increased demand. Gas-fired power generation has also been double that expected on some days amid unusually calm periods, and gas production at Victoria’s Longford plant has dropped because of unscheduled maintenance.
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06/24/2024 - 10:00
Scientists warn of ‘scary’ feedback loop in which fires create more heating, which causes more fires worldwide
The climate crisis is driving an exponential rise in the most extreme wildfires in key regions around the world, research has revealed.
The wildfires can cause catastrophic loss of human life, property and wildlife and cause billions of dollars of damage. Scientists say this is climate change “playing out in front of our eyes”.
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06/24/2024 - 09:00
Reef escapes being classed ‘in danger’ for now but the government must submit a progress report to World Heritage committee by February
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Unesco has urged Australia to set more ambitious climate targets for the Great Barrier Reef in a list of recommendations to preserve its status as a world heritage site.
The report, published in Paris late on Monday, did not recommend the reef be placed on a list of sites “in danger” – a threat that has hung over the reef for years – when the 21-country world heritage committee meets next month.
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06/24/2024 - 06:49
The actor, who also appeared in Blue Crush and Hawaii Five-0, was a lifeguard and professional surfer, described as a ‘legendary waterman’
Pirates of the Caribbean actor Tamayo Perry has died following a shark attack in Hawaii.
Perry, who also appeared in Blue Crush and Hawaii Five-0, was surfing at Malaekahana beach on the Hawaiian island of Oahu when he died on Sunday afternoon.
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06/24/2024 - 06:13
Climate experts and ministers say burying electricity cables could cost 10 times more than pylons
Energy and climate experts have hit out at Conservative plans to hold a review into electricity pylons, saying the manifesto pledge could increase energy bills and make it harder to reach net zero.
Industry sources and climate action groups have criticised the Tories over the party’s manifesto commitment to hold a “rapid review” of overhead pylons, which it announced amid mounting pressure from anti-pylon activists in rural areas.
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06/24/2024 - 06:00
Whether you want to volunteer or just get up close to marine life, here are some of the best places to visit for a fresh view of your shores
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• Get stuck into some slimy stuff with the year-long Big Seaweed Search and help to monitor seaweed biodiversity along UK coastlines, a key indicator of ocean health. Just download the seaweed guide and recording forms and submit your results tobigseaweedsearch.org.
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06/24/2024 - 05:34
Speculative applications for renewables schemes are slowing clean electricity transition, study finds
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Two-thirds of applications to build renewable energy projects in Great Britain have failed to get through the planning stage over the past five years, hampering efforts to shift towards clean electricity generation.
A study of Britain’s “renewables pipeline” found that 63% of mooted projects were either abandoned, refused planning permission, or an application was withdrawn or ultimately expired between 2018 and 2023. The remainder of the applications were either approved or revised, according to the research by the consultancy Cornwall Insight.
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06/24/2024 - 03:10
Callum the red deer was reportedly in poor condition with rotted teeth from being given wrong types of food
A Highlands red deer known to approach tourists for their snacks has been put down over health concerns.
Callum the stag was a familiar sight at Torridon’s Beinn Eighe car park, in the north-west Highlands, due to his willingness to walk up to tourists and accept food from human hands.
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06/24/2024 - 02:00
Curiosity and a fascination with nature have brought volunteers together to survey sea life under the pier in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, to help experts gauge what’s thriving – and what isn’t
Photographs by Peter Flude
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The blood-red tentacles of the beadlet sea anemone seem to wave underwater, beckoning to be touched. I reach out a finger. Caitlin Woombs, engagement officer for the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT), bounds over. “You know how it feels as if they’re sticking to you?” In fact, that’s the sensation of the anemone firing dozens of microscopic harpoons into your skin, in the vain hope that it can reel you into its gaping mouth, she says, flashing a broad grin.
Contemplating this miniature drama is a huddle of volunteers, crouched beneath Ryde Pier on the Isle of Wight. It’s an unexpected place to go searching for sea life, and yet it is abundant here. The pier is a veteran survey site in the Wildlife Trusts’ citizen science Shoresearch programme, a “long-term monitoring project that allows us to understand the wildlife on our shores, and track changes over time,” says Daniele Clifford, marine conservation officer at the organisation. The expedition in Ryde is one of 12 local intertidal surveys scheduled by the HIWWT for 2024, and one of hundreds more that are available to join countrywide each year, under the broader Wildlife Trusts network. Volunteers range in age and experience, and surveying is open to all.
Volunteers with the Hampshire & Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust prepare to begin work
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