Monthly Archives: November 2020

Ford expands EV production team and factories for electric F-150 and eTransit

Ford to hire additional employees and invest $US100 million to expand production capacity of its all-electric F-150 and all-new E-Transit. — Read on thedriven.io/2020/11/13/ford-expands-ev-production-team-and-factories-for-electric-f-150-and-etransit/amp/

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CEFC invests $10 million in Sunman’s “solar skin” technology | RenewEconomy

CEFC injects nearly $A10 million into Zhengrong Shi’s Sunman, which is rolling out lightweight and flexible solar technology. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/cefc-invests-10-million-in-sunmans-solar-skin-technology-42310/

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Natural hotspots lose ground to farms and cities

6 November, 2020 − Nature concentrates its riches in selected spots. Save those natural hotspots, and you could save biodiversity. Really? — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/natural-hotspots-lose-ground-to-farms-and-cities/

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Crooked not courageous: Adani renames Australian group Bravus, mistaking it for ‘brave’

Latin experts say the miner’s new name is ‘sort of a Monty Python-Latin’ with most translations having negative connotations — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/nov/05/crooked-not-courageous-adani-renames-australian-group-bravus-mistaking-it-for-brave Maybe it is ‘barbarus’ plus ‘pravus’ – meaning a depraved barbarian.”

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Australian forests’ smoke climbed 35km in 2019

4 November 2020 − Blazing Australian forests made their mark high in the stratosphere and cast a cloud that lingered for months. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/australian-forests-smoke-climbed-20-miles-in-2019/

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Efficient, affordable solar cells born in Sydney garage

The low cost of solar panels from affordable solar cells is transforming the way we generate electricity, to drive prices down even further. — Read on arena.gov.au/blog/efficient-affordable-solar-cells-born-in-sydney-garage/ They aim to produce the cells locally, optimistic that they can compete with … Continue reading

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Rewilded farmland can save money − and the Earth

2 November, 2020 − To save civilisation, try rewilded farmland. But that salvation depends on which land goes back to forest and savannah. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/rewilded-farmland-can-save-money-−-and-the-earth/ Good news if enough countries care

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Lack of climate action over 50 years will cost Australian economy $3.4Tn and 880,000 jobs – report

If policies promoting net zero emissions by 2050 are adopted 250,000 jobs would be created and $680bn added to the economy — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/02/lack-of-climate-action-over-50-years-will-cost-the-economy-34tn-and-880000-jobs-report and more expensive the longer we delay…

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Net-zero emissions by 2050: leadership or climate colonialism? | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT

How fast does Australia need to reduce greenhouse emissions to play its fair part in responding to the global climate emergency? — Read on http://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6992851/net-zero-emissions-by-2050-leadership-or-climate-colonialism/

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Why Clean Energy is Like the iPhone

Why Clean Energy is Like the iPhone — Read on climatecrocks.com/2020/10/31/why-clean-energy-is-like-the-iphone/amp/

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