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Why Australian cities need post-COVID vision, not free parking
Instead of free parking, our post-COVID CBDs need a big vision to become attractive destinations that aren’t car-friendly at the expense of being people-friendly. — Read on theconversation.com/why-australian-cities-need-post-covid-vision-not-free-parking-150380 In Paris, Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s visionary “15-minute city” plan aims to replace 60,000 surface … Continue reading
Driving a rental electric vehicle in New Zealand: Another way is possible
It was a VW eGolf (VW won’t export to Australia because we haven’t any emission standards) with one of the smallest batteries on the new EV market, having only an 80% range of about 180k (full range about 230k). — … Continue reading
Big builders’ plans threaten to wreck forest survival
“This is a salutary reminder that we are living in a dreamworld of pledges, but a reality of very little progress, lack of transparency, vested interests and short-termism,” said Robert Nasi, director general of the International Centre for Forest Research. … Continue reading
Australian Climate Dividend
The Australian Climate Dividend Planinvolves a tax of A$50 per metric ton of CO2 emissions on electricity, direct combustion, transport, fugitive emissions, and industrial processes. The revenue generated would then be returned, evenly, to every voting-age Australian citizen. This would … Continue reading
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Electric assisted cargo bike rethinks delivery van
The electric cargo bike is engineered with a van “down” rather than from an eBike “up” approach. — Read on thedriven.io/2019/08/05/electric-assisted-cargo-bike-rethinks-delivery-van/amp/
BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate 2020 shows Australia is experiencing climate change now
BOM and CSIRO State of the Climate 2020 shows Australia is experiencing climate change now – ABC News — Read on http://www.google.com.au/amp/s/amp.abc.net.au/article/12871690
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Dysfunctional democracy USA
Just dropped a big investigation with @VICENews: The U.S. will have almost fewer 21,000 Election Day polling places in 2020 than four years ago. That’s a 20% drop from 2016. @cam_joseph
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Satellites Put the World’s Biggest Methane Emitters on the Map
Satellites Put the World’s Biggest Methane Emitters on the Map — Read on http://www.bloomberg.com/amp/news/articles/2020-10-21/methane-maps-climate-satellites-from-ghgsat-reveal-rising-emissions Satellite data will ultimately transform the way nations are held accountable for voluntary commitments under the Paris Agreement, which calls for limiting global average temperatures from rising … Continue reading
Rising heat means more methane, warmer nights
20 October, 2020 − Nights are warmer. So are northern lakes. And farm livestock are at greater risk of disease, thanks to rising heat. — Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/rising-heat-means-more-methane-warmer-nights/
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This is my (Amazon) message to western world – your civilisation is killing life on Earth | Amazon rainforest
But for Indigenous peoples it is clear: the less you know about something, the less value it has to you, and the easier it is to destroy. And by easy, I mean: guiltlessly, remorselessly, foolishly, even righteously. And this is … Continue reading
