AUSSIE SUBURBS OVERTAKE INNER-CITY ON EV UPTAKE ACCORDING TO NEW DATA

Aussie suburbs overtake inner-city on EV uptake according to new data. Outer suburban drivers are zooming past inner city-dwellers on electric vehicle uptake, according to new analysis by the Electric Vehicle Council. 

NSW lagging on rollout of renewables meaning Australia could miss the 2030 clean energy target. New South Wales has the largest gap between its 2030 emissions reduction goals and the present pace of renewables rollout among the states, a performance that will make it harder for Australia to meet national goals unless addressed, a new report argues.

The Greens have demanded that Labor withdraw a controversial proposal to water down consultation requirements for offshore gas development, promising that in return they will help pass vehicle emissions standards.

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Aussie suburbs overtake inner-city on EV uptake: new data
Outer suburban drivers are zooming past inner city-dwellers on electric vehicle uptake, according to new analysis by the Electric Vehicle Council. 

NSW lagging on rollout of renewables meaning Australia could miss 2030 clean energy target
New South Wales has the largest gap between its 2030 emissions reduction goals and the present pace of renewables rollout among the states, a performance that will make it harder for Australia to meet national goals unless addressed, a new report argues.

Greens call on Labor to drop changes to gas project consultations in return for support on vehicle emissions
The Greens have demanded that Labor withdraw a controversial proposal to water down consultation requirements for offshore gas development, promising that in return they will help pass vehicle emissions standards.

EU Policy. Oslo defends seabed mining plans amid concerns over environmental impact
Norway has declared its full support for a UN treaty to protect marine biodiversity in the high seas, despite drawing fire over plans to open up swathes of its own territorial waters to exploration for critical raw materials, potentially a step towards granting seabed mining concessions.

WA floods: record rain cuts road and rail links to Western Australia through the Nullarbor
Parts of Goldfields, Eucla and south interior hit with six months’ rain in 24 hours, with severe weather forecast for coming days.

Conservations and scientists frustrated over rejection of protecting critically endangered species
A critically endangered stonefly that lives in Victoria’s alpine region faces extinction after a state government decision, conservationists and scientists have warned. The Mount Donna Buang Wingless Stonefly, which lives on the mountain about an hour and a half from Melbourne, is a remarkable small insect because of its lifespan of more than two years.

The Role Technology Can Play In Combating Climate Change
Husqvarna Australia commissioned a whitepaper titled 'The role of robotics and automation in green space management', which examines how automation and electrification can play a significant role in delivering optimal green space management across cities and towns with low-carbon, resource-smart solutions to maintain green spaces.

Behind the glossy International Women’s Day pictures, women are still excluded in agriculture
Australian farms are handed down to sons over daughters 90% of the time. The bottom line is women often don’t hold the power. They keep the books (96% of farm bookkeepers are women) but they don’t hold the purse strings.