AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoCOP31 and Australia: Climate talks opened in Türkiye with Australia leading negotiations and pushing faster electrification, while calls grow for countries to turn pledges into action. Host Türkiye’s announcement of new oilfields highlights the tension between climate goals and fossil fuel expansion. Conservation: Australian philanthropists Alexandra and Julian Burt have pledged more than $120 million to 10 conservation groups, including $10 million to help save the Western Ground Parrot, with fewer than 180 believed to remain in the wild. Recycling: iQRenew warns its NSW soft-plastics plant could close within weeks after September collections fell to 100 tonnes, and is urging the government to fund packaging collection and recycling. Clean technology: ANU researchers are developing plant-inspired membranes to recover resources from industrial wastewater. SunDrive and Space Machines Company are also working on Australian-made solar panels for spacecraft. Fossil fuel advertising: Adelaide council has reversed its planned ban on fossil fuel ads, citing concerns about legal issues and effects on the Tour Down Under.
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