Chris Bowen questions why gas companies who already produce energy should get windfall gain under opposition’s plan
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Labor says a Coalition pledge to offer subsidies to existing and new gas power plants makes “no sense” and would ensure fossil fuel plants that are already in the grid receive windfall gains.
In a speech to an Australian Pipelines and Gas Association Convention in Adelaide, the opposition’s climate change and energy spokesperson, Ted O’Brien, said that gas would be “here to stay” under the Coalition.
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Coalition pledge to subsidise Australia’s most expensive form of energy makes ‘no sense’, Labor says
10/16/2024 - 02:16
10/16/2024 - 00:39
Surfers were seen catching waves near a suspected oil slick off the coast of Coogee in Sydney a day after hundreds of pieces of black debris washed up along the beach. The beach was closed and beachgoers warned not to touch the material, which could be 'tar balls' formed from oil spills or seepage at sea
Suspected oil slick spotted off Sydney's Coogee beach after mysterious black balls wash ashore
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10/16/2024 - 00:00
Bring in ‘future homes standard’ or leave families at risk of higher bills and emissions for decades, MPs and experts say
Ministers must take steps now to ensure that all homes are built to the most efficient low-carbon standards, or risk locking households into higher bills and greenhouse gas emissions for decades to come, a group of MPs and experts have urged.
The government is mulling changes to the building regulations in England to bring in a “future homes standard” that would require all new homes to be built with low-carbon equipment such as heat pumps and solar panels.
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10/16/2024 - 00:00
International Energy Agency says transition to clean energy means there will be a surplus of oil, gas and coal
Fossil fuels could soon become significantly cheaper and more abundant as governments accelerate the transition to clean energy towards the end of the decade, according to the International Energy Agency.
The world’s energy watchdog has signalled a new energy era in which countries have access to more oil, gas and coal than needed to fuel their economic growth, leading to lower prices for households and businesses.
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10/15/2024 - 15:09
Coogee and Gordons Bay beachgoers had been warned not to touch the material. ‘Tar balls’ form from oil spills or seepage at sea
What are tar balls – and what’s the risk?
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Thousands of black golf ball-sized pieces of debris that washed up on the sand and forced the closure of two Sydney beaches have been confirmed as “tar balls”.
Coogee beach was closed on Tuesday and Gordons Bay beach was closed on Wednesday with beachgoers warned not to touch or go near the “mysterious black, ball-shaped debris”.
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10/15/2024 - 13:15
Researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound effects from the sci-fi series Star Trek. As a result, the researchers have named the new species after seven of the series' most iconic captains.
10/15/2024 - 13:15
Two thirds of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in tropical forests are experiencing new temperature conditions as our climate changes, research shows.
10/15/2024 - 13:10
Bonobos, endangered great apes that are among our closest relatives, might be more vulnerable than previously understood, finds a genetics study that reveals three distinct populations.
10/15/2024 - 13:01
These remarkable fish need clean rivers to breed in. Their decline highlights the collapse of environmental regulation
The collapse in the number of wild salmon in England and Wales is deeply dismaying. These fish are widely regarded as wonders of the natural world because of their extraordinary life cycle. This takes them thousands of miles out into the North Atlantic Ocean, before they return to our rivers – swimming and leaping upstream – to spawn.
Climate change and failures of marine conservation have contributed to the decline in numbers across their entire range, which extends from Russia to Portugal. But in Britain, the poor state of rivers is another obstacle to the species’ survival. As well as a warning of the global threat to biodiversity, their dwindling numbers are a reminder of the price paid for the repeated breaking of environmental law.
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10/15/2024 - 11:33
Spy says he accessed details of legal advice Starmer gave campaigners in McLibel case
An undercover police officer has admitted that he spied on Keir Starmer while he was a radical barrister, a public inquiry has heard.
The police spy has said that he accessed confidential details of the legal advice that Starmer was giving to two environmentalist campaigners in the well-known McLibel case in the early 1990s.
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