Japan MPs declare climate emergency as government sets zero emissions goal | Eco News
— Read on econews.com.au/65842/japan-mps-declare-climate-emergency-as-government-sets-zero-emissions-goal/
Japan, the world’s fifth-biggest carbon emitter, joins fellow Group of Seven (G7) members Britain, Canada and France in similar resolutions, as well as the European Union as a bloc and nearly 2000 regional and city authorities around the world.
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 parking spaces with green pedestrianised streets, safe dedicated cycling networks and “children streets” near schools. The plan actively turns away from car dominance.
Electric vehicles are often touted as a means of mitigating climate change, but a new University of Toronto model suggests that their public health benefits may be just as significant.
— Read on www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-researchers-model-health-benefits-electric-cars-find-large-improvement-air-quality
Benefit health budget $10,000 per year per EV
There are countries that still remain bad actors, including Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Australia, Russia, and a few others,” said Bill Hare.
“And we also have a pipeline of coal plants in the region where I’m working now in Asia. It has not collapsed, it has not gone away, so yes, there’s much to be concerned about. And there’s much that can go wrong.”
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/science-environment-55073169
Thousands of co-plaintiffs and supporters around the world demand Shell stops climate destruction.
— Read on www.foei.org/press_releases/shell-netherlands-climate-litigation-case-begins
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).
— Read on thedriven.io/2020/11/26/driving-a-rental-electric-vehicle-in-new-zealand-another-way-is-possible/amp/
Because we don’t have Climate Warming policy, VW don’t import latest versions of petrol cars, previous model engines, less performance, less thrifty and worse emissions, thank you Angus
25 November, 2020 – As more reactors face closure, governments in Europe may prefer renewable energy to replace nuclear power.
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/western-europe-cools-on-plans-for-nuclear-power/
..it is entirely likely that UK nuclear generation will be reduced to just Sizewell B, with electricity generation relying almost entirely on renewables by the time Hinkley C comes online, very late and over-cost as usual.”
Outgoing AEMO CEO Audrey Zibelman delivers a parting message to policymakers: We can’t afford to just keep whinging about the state of energy policy.
— Read on reneweconomy.com.au/zibelman-we-cant-just-keep-whinging-about-the-state-of-energy-policy-91786/
“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. “Alas, reality will always catch us up.” − Climate News Network
— Read on climatenewsnetwork.net/big-builders-plans-threaten-to-wreck-forestMeanwhile, deforestation continues in Australia, especially to make properties look more attractive, when punters might buy
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 represent a tax-free payment of approximately $1,300 per person per annum.
Prices on petrol, oil and gas would go up, but the average Australian household is estimated to be $585 per annum better off even so.
The lowest income-quintile households would be $1,305 per annum better off.
Read the report and see if you agree that this sounds like such a no-brainer. With the purpose of making ideas like this one into law, now is the time to get into politics
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