groundswell bass coast climate change renewable energy

RenewEconomy

from Financial Times:

FT

If only … will our lot be more likely to sponsor coal powered taxis?

TheDriven

Deciding to not decide, again, just like wait until they’re re-elected before no decision about energy, or climate change, or…

Up front rebates for electric vehicles cannot be considered as subsidies( in no way equivalent to massive diesel excise subsidies). Rebate for new EV recognises 15 years or so lifecycle, during which no foreign exchange liability to import petrol/diesel, with further savings of global warming emissions especially as climate emergency hastens transition to renewable electricity for charging EV batteries.

TheDriven

Validation of melt water under glacier, 300m tall and twice the size of Tasmania. When will major increase in sea level rise be taken into account for new and old assets that will suffer?

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-03-25/totten-glacier-antarctica-research-using-seismic-study/10936998

Comprehensive discussion about what, why, how, when, where for cyclones.

ABC

…recharge at a top rate of 100kW using a DC fast charger.

…kWh(kilowatt hours per km) real world:

0.153^a (ADR 81/02 & NEDC)
0.131^b real-world range (WLTP)
…= 600km top up per hour from 100kW fast charger, 10km per minute!

theDriven

No reason why this can’t happen by 2030, so many jobs ‘n growth, and essential for electricity to do heavy lifting, to make up for lack of action in other big emitter sectors, make your vote count.

RenewEconomy

Good and bad news, despite lack of policies.

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