AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoClean Energy: Western Australia has set a 75% renewables target for its main grid, while new long-duration batteries and home energy systems featured at All Energy Australia. But researchers warn bushfire smoke can cut solar farm output by up to 70%, even more than 100 kilometres from a fire. Water and Forests: Alcoa has been cleared to mine more jarrah forest, even as the state tightens oversight and orders the company to keep further from Perth’s drinking-water supply. Sydney is also set for a $250 million recycled-water network to supply data centres. Climate Outlook: A strengthening El Niño is expected to influence rainfall, temperatures and cyclones into 2027, as calls grow for COP31 to deliver action, not just pledges. Nature: The IUCN warns nearly all the world’s coral reefs could face collapse within 50 years, putting Australia’s reef ecosystems in the frame. Scientists are also puzzled by shifts in whale migration routes.
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