Artificial Intelligence in the Sorting of Municipal Waste as an Enabler of the Circular Economy. '...robotic sorting system based on artificial intelligence, for the separation of bulky municipal solid waste.' (MDPI, Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, Switzerland) >

LINE Hydrogen announces first commercial-scale, green hydrogen plant in Tasmania. 'Queensland based green hydrogen energy company, is set to revolutionise Australia’s energy sector by announcing their first commercial-scale green hydrogen plant in Tasmania set to begin construction by mid-year 2022.' (LINE Hydrogen, Brisbane) >

Could insect digestion solve the waste crisis? 'CSIRO researchers are peering into the digestive processes of insects to see what happens when they are exposed to plastics.' (CSIRO, Canberra) >

Decarbonising End-use Sectors: Green Hydrogen Certification. 'Green Hydrogen Certification, led by the members of the Decarbonising End-Use Sectors Working Group, provides an overview of technical considerations for green hydrogen tracking systems and the challenges that need to be addressed for the creation of such instruments.' (International Renewable Energy Agency - March 2022) >

'Policy makers can adopt industrial policies that address barriers and oblige or support a change from fossil fuel dependency of hard to abate sectors. An urgent task given the long lifespans of industrial assets and a limited window to avert the climate crisis.' (International Renewable Energy Agency - March 2022)

'Australian and German Governments have today opened the HyGATE initiative, a Hydrogen Innovation and Technology incubator.' (ARENAWIRE - Australian Renewable Energy Agency, Canberra) >

Swings and Roundabouts: The unexpected effects of Carbon Border Adjustments on Australia. 'Australia should pay close attention to the development of carbon border adjustments overseas; seek to improve these overseas adjustments and win fair treatment for Australian businesses, including through data recognition agreements; and examine border adjustments alongside alternative options as we develop plans for a prosperous net zero emissions future.' (The Australian Industry Group (AiGroup), Canberra) >

'...provides a data-driven overview across five events declared Insurance Catastrophes by the ICA between October 2020 and June 2021.' (The Insurance Council of Australia, Sydney) >

How can coal workers benefit from a renewables jobs boom? 'Renewable energy will be a major source of employment and can play an important role in transition for coal regions, but much depends on policy decisions made today.' (Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology, Sydney) >

Production of methane and ethylene from plastic in the environment. 'Plastic is known to release a variety of chemicals during degradation, which has a negative impact on biota. Here, we show that the most commonly used plastics produce two greenhouse gases, methane and ethylene, when exposed to ambient solar radiation.' (PLOS ONE, San Francisco) >