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I love electric vehicles – and was an early adopter. But increasingly I feel duped

Sadly, keeping your old petrol car may be better than buying an EV, says actor Rowan Atkinson — Read on web.archive.org/web/20230603152230/https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jun/03/electric-vehicles-early-adopter-petrol-car-ev-environment-rowan-atkinson “You can now make a car for £15,000 that, with tender loving care, will last for 30 years. It’s … Continue reading

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FOI exposes RAAF Growler rip off – Pearls and Irritations

The aircraft worth $120 million on purchase was a write off, Australia should have demanded Boeing replace the aircraft without cost. — Read on johnmenadue.com/foi-exposes-raaf-growler-rip-off/ How can Australia afford to keep buying military toys from USA, especially via black door … Continue reading

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Euro car industry could be smashed by China’s growing EV dominance

A new report from Allianz lays out the massive challenges facing Europe’s automotive industry as Chinese EV makers take market share away from the European incumbents. — Read on thedriven.io/2023/05/15/euro-car-industry-could-be-smashed-by-chinas-growing-ev-dominance/ TAAS is coming, can’t come too soon!

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Oceans have been absorbing the world’s extra heat. But there’s a huge payback | Climate crisis | The Guardian

Record sea surface temperatures suggest the Earth is headed for ‘uncharted territory’ in terms of sea level rise, coastal flooding and extreme weather — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/15/oceans-have-been-absorbing-the-worlds-extra-heat-but-theres-a-huge-payback “Every year about 134 million atomic bombs of heat is being trapped by … Continue reading

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Emissions from WA gas project with world’s largest industrial carbon capture system rise by more than 50%

Chevron development off Pilbara coast was approved on condition the company store about 4m tonnes of CO2 a year — Read on amp.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/21/emissions-wa-gas-project-chevron-carbon-capture-system-pilbara-coast …much higher emissions after its LNG was shipped and burned in Asian countries.

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Reduce emissions? That’s nowhere near enough

Grim report about carbon sequestration being vital on top of reducing emissions to save Earth scored scant media attention. That’s a tragedy. — Read on thenewdaily.com.au/opinion/2023/05/08/emissions-climate-crisis-kohler/ Tragedy is insistence that more renewables will fix warming. They might help but won’t … Continue reading

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Quadricycle EU certified

cleantechnica.com/2023/05/04/luvly-0-electric-car-from-sweden-is-basic-transportation-very-basic/ Now, if only Australia could accept standards for light and heavy, tricycle and Quadricycle.

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Are Australia’s climate–security risks too hot to handle? – Pearls and Irritations

Climate-related risks to human and regional security is our biggest risk, but there is a big black hole in the government’s discourse. — Read on johnmenadue.com/are-australias-climate-security-risks-too-hot-to-handle/ When a declassified version of the Defence Security Review (DSR) was released on 24 … Continue reading

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Bloomberg Green – Bloomberg

Climate news and data-driven insights from Bloomberg’s global newsroom covering the latest in science, environmental impacts, zero-emission tech and green finance — with a focus on solutions. — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/green Will government step up to subsidise premiums for insurance … Continue reading

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CATL shares energy-dense battery that will power electric planes

CATL shares energy-dense battery that will power electric planes — Read on electrek.co/2023/04/19/catl-energy-dense-battery-will-soon-power-electric-passenger-planes-ev/ But any chance possible pigs might fly any time soon? Remarkable possibilities.

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