IKEA assembles greenest fleet as business case for EVs charges up
Thursday, 9 March 2023
Australian companies have been ranked for the first time on how clean their vehicle fleets are, with Greenpeace Australia Pacific’s Electrify Fleets Rankings revealing IKEA has assembled the greenest fleet while Avis, Myer, David Jones, and JB Hi-Fi fall to the bottom of the pack.
National investment in renewable energy accelerated in the December quarter with a 10-fold increase on the previous quarter, but the Clean Energy Council says the pace remains inadequate to meet the target of 82 per cent renewable energy in the National Electricity Market by 2030.
And the historic High Seas Treaty to protect the world’s oceans is being celebrated, with marine scientist Dr Wally Franklin saying it is vital for animals like the humpback whales he has studied for 30 years, which spend around six months in open oceans beyond our national boundaries.
Supermarkets, department stores urged to go electric
Major Australian supermarkets and department stores are falling behind in the race to electrify their fleets and need to "hit the accelerator" on eco-friendly transport, according to a new report card issued by Greenpeace.
Investment in large-scale renewable energy and storage accelerated in the final three months of 2022, creating the largest quarterly investments for more than four years, but the pace remains inadequate, the Clean Energy Council says.
International High Seas Treaty a 'huge leap forward' for marine conservation
Australian conservationists and researchers are celebrating the agreement of an international treaty they say will help protect the world's oceans.
Smoke from Australian bushfires depleted ozone layer by up to 5% in 2020, study finds
A new scientific study published has found that smoke from the 2019-2020 Australian bushfires temporarily depleted the ozone layer by 3 to 5 per cent in 2020.
Tim Flannery | Australia has the potential to lead the world to net zero
Professor Tim Flannery, former climate commissioner, says Australia can’t’ squander the opportunity to become a prosperous, climate champion industrial powerhouse,
Electricity is in the air as scientists discover new power source
Australian researchers from Monash University have discovered a substance that converts air into electricity, opening the way for future devices to be powered by the air around them.
David Pocock under pressure to block Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill after fossil fuel poll
A majority of Canberrans support a ban on new coal and gas projects in federal law, adding pressure to independent senator David Pocock to withhold support from Labor’s safeguard mechanism bill.