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The financial newspaper’s editorial board says the country’s wildfire emergency ‘has been exacerbated by a regrettable lack of leadership from the prime minister, Scott Morrison’. — Read on http://www.afr.com/policy/energy-and-climate/the-financial-times-has-published-a-brutal-editorial-about-australia-20191227-p53n41

Drop comes as usage in Europe and the US declines and China tightens use of imported coal — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/27/price-of-australian-thermal-coal-slumps-to-lowest-in-more-than-a-decade

Denialism again with no battery electric vehicles selected, even though these are just personalised taxis used to transport federal politicians, judges and other dignitaries to official work engagements. Unlucky country, for fuel cost saving of $100,000 annually from vehicles $100,000 … Continue reading →

New Zealand passes landmark legislation enshrining its zero-carbon target into law with bipartisan support, although concerns linger about plans to tackle agricultural emissions. — Read on reneweconomy.com.au/new-zealand-passes-historic-zero-carbon-bill-with-near-unanimous-bipartisan-support-33500/amp/

A village in Botswana was the only place in the world with hotter recorded temperatures on Wednesday. — Read on 7news.com.au/weather/australia-claims-14-of-the-15-hottest-places-in-the-world-as-heatwave-continues-c-614224.amp

In wide-ranging interview, Martin Parkinson says using carryover credits to meet Paris targets will cause Australia significant problems — Read on http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/19/australia-and-world-not-moving-fast-enough-to-avoid-2c-warming-martin-parkinson-says

VicForests plans to log native ash trees they don’t own, a year after the law changed to stop it happening – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) — Read on mobile.abc.net.au/news/2019-12-19/vicforests-plan-to-log-native-ash-trees-on-public-land-maps-show/11805812

The amount that has been committed to the lithium ion supply chain, excluding charging infrastructure, is around $600 billion [£470bn]. Hydrogen is maybe $30bn or max $40bn. It’s a completely different scale,” he said. “In many respects, lithium ion is … Continue reading →