POST COVID-19 ECONOMIC RECOVERY (UN)
Remarks to International Energy Agency Clean Energy Transition Summit. (António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General) >
Clean Energy Industry in Australia
Pre-Budget (2020-21) Submission on priority investment areas. (Clean Energy Council) >
Energy efficiency of residential buildings
Australian Building Codes Board report details the findings of the consultation process on a Scoping Study. (The Australian Building Codes Board) >
CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION PERFORMANCE RATINGS
'The Climate Action Tracker is an independent scientific analysis that tracks government climate action and measures it against the globally agreed Paris Agreement aim of "holding warming well below 2°C, and pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5°C." A collaboration of two organisations, Climate Analytics and New Climate Institute, the CAT has been providing this independent analysis to policymakers since 2009.' (Information as of September 2020) > Climate Action Tracker
Optimal Home Design and Construction
Information available both online and in print. > Your Home (Australian Government publication).
JAPANESE GREEHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS
Japan to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions to net zero by 2050. Prime Minister Suga to make pledge in first general policy speech as industry faces pressure. >
Federal Government's technology roadmap
[Article] ‘A dose of reality’: Morrison government’s new $1.9 billion techno-fix for climate change is a small step By Prof. Frank Jotzo Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy - Australian National University >>
Jemena's Hydrogen Gas Project
The N.S.W. Government has approved a major Hydrogen Gas project. It is proposed to convert water to Hydrogen using renewable electricity and inject the Hydrogen into the existing Gas supply.
Renewable, Green Gas, Trial Gets the Go Ahead. Sydney homes and businesses could use ‘green gas’ in as little as five years for cooking, heating and hot water thanks to Australia’s largest renewable gas trial. >>
Economic and Social Challenges and Opportunities
[Covid-19] Recover Better: Economic and social challenges and opportunities.
[The] 'essay compilation reflects and furthers the discussions that HLAB [United Nations High-level Advisory Board] members have had on a wide range of development trends and issues of critical importance to the achievement of the SDGs and the recovery from COVID-19. The insights compiled could help to accelerate action, which is particularly important given that the window of opportunity for attaining the SDGs is closing quickly.' >>
Land clearing "vandalism" in N.S.W.
Land clearing in regional N.S.W. causing a significant 'biodiversity loss' ... N.S.W. Natural Resources Commission Report: "... advice on land management and biodiversity conservation reform". >>