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Car companies spending up on ads for SUVs despite Australia’s new fuel efficiency standards

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 15:00:22 +0000

Advertising expenditure on the large, highly polluting vehicles leapt by 29% between 2022 and 2023

Vauxhall owner to sell cheap Chinese EVs in UK and mainland Europe

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 12:03:47 +0000

Stellantis deal with Leapmotor aims to cash in on imports as Biden imposes 100% tariff in US

Sunak to launch food security index as 8% fall in UK self-sufficiency predicted

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 10:39:01 +0000

Farmer confidence at low ebb amid fears for their future as experts say extreme weather will hit crop yields

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Rishi Sunak will launch his food security index to farmers on Tuesday, as experts predict extreme weather this year could cut UK self-sufficiency by 8%.

Future Made in Australia: $23bn for ‘biggest transformation since Industrial Revolution’

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 09:47:59 +0000

Vast array of projects included in sweeping package aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing and speeding up path to net zero

Biden announces 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 09:00:10 +0000

White House levy to protect US makers from cheap imports likely to inflame trade tensions

The US president, Joe Biden, has announced a 100% tariff on Chinese-made electric vehicles as part of a package of measures designed to protect US manufacturers from cheap imports.

In a move that is likely to inflame trade tensions between the world’s two biggest economies, the White House said it was imposing more stringent curbs on Chinese goods worth $18bn.

Australia put on La Niña watch by Bureau of Meteorology as Pacific sea surface temperatures cool

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 07:12:40 +0000

Weather bureau says there is now a 50/50 chance of La Niña forming this year

UK ‘net zero’ project will produce 20m tonnes of carbon pollution, say experts

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 05:00:28 +0000

Government told Net Zero Teesside gas scheme will be massive polluter despite its carbon capture claims

A multibillion-pound “net zero” project backed by two of the world’s biggest fossil fuel firms will be responsible for more than 20m tonnes of planet-heating carbon over its lifetime, according to research submitted to the UK government.

Electrochemical ocean iron fertilization and alkalinity enhancement approach toward CO2 sequestration

admin — Tue, 14 May 2024 04:00:00 +0000

npj Ocean Sustainability, Published online: 14 May 2024; doi:10.1038/s44183-024-00064-8

Electrochemical ocean iron fertilization and alkalinity enhancement approach toward CO2 sequestration

Trump pledges to scrap offshore wind projects on ‘day one’ of presidency

admin — Mon, 13 May 2024 22:19:02 +0000

Republican frontrunner vows to put an end to ‘horrible’ wind turbines, pledging to undo yet another key US green policy

Donald Trump has vowed to immediately halt offshore wind energy projects “on day one” of a new term as US president, in his most explicit threat yet to the industry and the latest in a series of promises to undo key aspects of the transition to cleaner energy.

Hundreds of ‘emaciated’ and stranded pelicans turn up along California coast

admin — Mon, 13 May 2024 19:28:52 +0000

State’s department of fish and wildlife says the brown pelicans are showing signs of malnutrition, but that the cause is still unclear

Hundreds of starving and stranded brown pelicans have turned up along the California coast in recent weeks in what wildlife advocates have described as a “crisis”.