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- Tue 03:12Electrifying - EV sales in Australia accounted for a record 23.3% of new car sales in June, up 146% year-on-year, Drive reported. Citing data from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries and the Electric Vehicle Council, June's EV sales figures were up from 19.9% in May and 16.4% the month before. Accounting for hybrids, the figure for new car sales in June with some form of electrification grows to around 49%, according to the data, as a result of fuel price concerns driven from the global energy shock earlier this year.
- Tue 02:53Indigenous-owned - The Australian government is launching a pilot under its Capacity Investment Scheme (CIS) to support First Nations communities to co-own renewable energy projects and share in the income they generate, it announced. The initiative is designed to deliver stronger, long-term economic and social outcomes for Traditional Owners and First Nations communities, it said. The pilots will be run under CIS tenders nine and 10, with project proponents and their First Nations partners needing to commit to at least 5% equity, or a revenue sharing model equal to 5% equity, or a mixture of both.
- Tue 02:29Macao International Carbon Emission Exchange (MEX) has listed spot contracts for Core Carbon Principles (CCP)-labelled credits, it announced Monday.
- Tue 01:01Biologists in South Dakota are cataloguing microbes found deep underground that could hasten the removal of CO2 from direct emission sources, such as coal-fired power plants.
