EPISODE · Aug 19, 2024 · 32 MIN
Climater News: Evidence dispells misinformation about sheep and solar farms; Planning for irrigation water through to 2050
from Climate Conversations · host Robert McLean
Hard economic and practical evidence dispels misinformation about farming sheep under solar panels - check out the Geni Energy website. The Goulburn Valley in northern Victoria needs a renewable energy hub, but interestingly it already has one, GV Community Energy just needs State Government recognition. The Shepparton Irrigation Region is planning for the future with its soon-to-be-launched 2050 plan. "‘It’s beneficial for the sheep’: The surprising ‘win-win’ for solar panels on farms"; "6,000 sheep will soon be grazing on 10,000 acres of Texas solar fields"; The misinformation and disinformation surrounding solar panels and agriculture, and renewable energy in general, was recently put to rest by Professor Andrew Blakers when he was a guest on "Climate Conversations". "Feeding seaweed supplement to cattle halved methane emissions in Australian feedlot, study finds"; "Earth has just ended a 13-month streak of record heat – here’s what to expect next"; "What El Niño means for the world’s perilous climate tipping points"; "Harris Stirs Hope for a New Chapter in Climate Action"; "Meeting 1.5C warming limit hinges on governments more than technology, study says"; "Chair of Nuclear for Australia denies that calling CO2 ‘plant food’ means he is a climate denier"; "‘Wake-up call to humanity’: research shows the Great Barrier Reef is the hottest it’s been in 400 years"; "We are poised to pass 1.5°C of global warming – world leaders offer 4 ways to manage this dangerous time"; "Even temporary global warming above 2°C will affect life in the oceans for centuries"; "Indigenous science can help solve some of the great problems of our time. Here’s how"; "AGL hails performance of first big battery, says waiting for nuclear would put it out of business"; "Ernesto Leaves Hundreds of Thousands in Puerto Rico Without Power as It Barrels Toward Bermuda"; "Climate Disaster Survivors Call For Criminal Investigation Into Fossil Fuel Industry"; "466 Million Children Live in Parts of the World Where Extremely Hot Days Have Doubled: UNICEF Report"; "Canada’s Record-Breaking 2023 Wildfires Released Almost a Decade’s Worth of Emissions, Report Finds"; "Nearly 25% of Europe’s Landscape Could be Rewilded, Research Finds"; "‘Nobody ever saw anything like this before’: how methane emissions are pushing the Amazon towards environmental catastrophe"; "Progress on climate adaptation lacking – Commission"; "The Albanese government has created a climate vacuum, and we will pay the price"; "The Electric Grid Is a Wildfire Hazard. It Doesn’t Have to Be."; "More babies born underweight and pre-term after floods: study"; "The Aspen Institute Is Calling for a Systemic Approach to Climate Education at the University Level"; "Springtime Rain Crucial for Getting Wintertime Snowmelt to the Colorado River, Study Finds"; "Carbon Removals Aren’t Just About Getting the Science Right"; "Editorial: The Inflation Reduction Act passed in 2022. Why are states lagging behind on energy rebates?"; "Editorial: Generative AI is an energy hog and that could hurt progress fighting climate change"; "As Millions of Acres Burn, Firefighters Say the U.S. Forest Service Has Left Them With Critical Shortages": "Arsenic and old sugarcane: cleaning up Hawaii in the fallout from wildfires"; "What Do Covid and Climate Change Have in Common?"; "Islands in the sky: could steep-sided hilltops offer safe haven to our threatened species?"; "Unprecedented number of heat records broken around world this year"; "Ultra-fast EV chargers hoped to lure motorists to battery power"; "Revealed: Shell Oil Nonprofit Donated to Anti-Climate Groups Behind Project 2025"; "6 Billionaire Fortunes Bankrolling Project 2025"; "Is Australia ‘giving away’ its natural resources?"; "Local Energy Hubs"; "<a href="
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