| Companies globally bought twice as much renewable energy in 2018 as in 2017, with Facebook alone buying 2.6 gigawatts of green power last year - more than the entire Asia-Pacific region. - The Sydney Morning Herald |
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Late 2018 saw the Australian Youth Climate Coalition and Community Power Agency publish a comprehensive plan to power New South Wales and Victorian high schools with 100% renewable energy. Tomorrow, Australian high-school students in most states return to their classrooms with extreme summer weather fresh in their memories. Many will have climate change and energy transition on their minds. |
| Germany should phase out coal power by 2038 according to a government-appointed commission, report the Financial Times and many others. The proposal was announced on Saturday and, if adopted by the government, would see Germany joining a growing number of countries that have decided to drop coal. - Carbon Brief |
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An Australian retail company has remodelled the entry of one of its shopping centres with an energy-generating glass atrium. |
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Summer in Australia seems to bite harder each year. The challenge to remain at a comfortable temperature in our homes is unprecedented. So, how can we avoid the heat without cranking up the cooling system? |