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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
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
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!
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
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.