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[Link] Australia’s big emitters could cut CO2 by 90% by 2050 without offsets, report finds
Read: 20/2/2023 www.theguardian.com
Some of Australia’s largest heavy industrial companies have backed a report that says they could cut direct greenhouse gas emissions in their supply chains by more than 90% by 2050, and not have to rely heavily on carbon offsets.
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[Link] ‘Keep the bastards honest’: former Australian Democrats leader joins high-profile group backing independents
Read: 27/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
As Scott Morrison comes to the end of a ragged parliamentary week, the organisation bankrolling independents challenging Liberal incumbents in their urban heartland has amassed an election war chest of more than $4m, and bolstered its advisory body.
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[Link] Does Global Warming Make Rice Taste Better?
Read: 26/11/2021 www.vice.com
Steamed, scorched, pounded or fried, rice always delivers. The adaptability of rice is in part what makes this staple the culinary cornerstone for half of humanity.
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[Link] Swedish Officials Call For EU-Wide Ban On ‘Proof of Work’ Crypto Mining
Read: 16/11/2021 www.vice.com
The call came in a letter published last week signed by the directors of Sweden’s Financial Supervisory Authority and Environmental Protection Agency, which promotes “stability and efficiency” in the country’s financial system.
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[Link] Australia’s only working carbon capture and storage project fails to meet target
Read: 14/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Australia’s only working carbon capture and storage project in Western Australia has failed to meet its target to lock away greenhouse gases from a major gas processing plant.
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[Link] Climate Change Is Violent. Should the Fight Against It Be, Too?
Read: 26/10/2021 www.vice.com
Peaceful protest isn't curbing the rapidly worsening crisis. Some activists say it’s time to attack the actual tools used to destroy the planet. Violence can be a flimsy word—so broad as to be devoid of meaning.
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[Link] How Putting 'Jackets' On Buildings Can Help Fight Climate Change
Read: 5/8/2021 www.vice.com
Buildings are responsible for an estimated 39 percent of annual US greenhouse gas emissions, and around a third of this energy is wasted—let out through holes, cracks and faulty windows. Enter: Building jackets.
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[Link] RNA breakthrough inspires high-yield, drought-tolerant rice, potatoes
Read: 28/7/2021 www.upi.com
July 22 (UPI) -- Thanks to a breakthrough in RNA manipulation, crop scientists have developed new potato and rice varieties with higher yields and increased drought tolerance.
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