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   2 More Western Utilities Move to Close Coal Plants Early, Shifting to   
   Renewables and Storage   
   Greentech Media News, 29 Jun 2020 20:23Z   
   Two more utilities in Arizona and Colorado are moving to accelerate   
   closure of coal plants and replace them with renewable energy backed   
   by batteries, joining ...   
      
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   A man may fail many times but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame   
   someone else.   
   -- J. Paul Getty, 29 Aug 2017   
      
   After 500,000 deaths, WHO warns worst of coronavirus pandemic is "yet to come"   
   CBS News, 29 Jun 2020 18:21Z   
   Six months since the new coronavirus outbreak, the pandemic is still far   
   from over, the World Health Organization said Mon, warning that "the   
   worst is yet to ...   
      
   South pole warmed 3 times the global rate in last 30 years: study   
   Cassandra Garrison, Reuters   
   Many publications report on a new study finding the south pole - the   
   world's coldest and most remote location - has warmed at 3 times   
   the global rate over the past 30 years. The research, published in   
   Nature Climate Change, also finds that 2018 was the south pole's   
   warmest year on record. Reuters adds: "Looking at data from 20 weather   
   stations across Antarctica, the South Pole warming rate was seven   
   times higher than the overall average for the continent." The New York   
   Times reports that "while the warming could be the result of natural   
   climate change alone#it is likely that the effects of human-caused   
   warming contributed to it". The Amundsen-Scott station, a US research   
   station based at the south pole, warmed by about 0.6C per decade over   
   the past 30 years, the New York Times says. It adds: "Although parts   
   of coastal Antarctica are losing ice, which contributes to sea level   
   rise, the pole is in no danger of melting, as the year-round average   
   temperature is still about minus-50 degrees Celsius. But the finding   
   shows that no place is unaffected by change on a warming planet."   
   Writing on his own research for the Conversation, lead author and   
   polar researcher Dr Kyle Clem says: "One of the reasons for the south   
   pole warming was stronger low-pressure systems and stormier weather   
   east of the Antarctic Peninsula in the Weddell Sea. With clockwise   
   flow around the low-pressure systems, this has been transporting warm,   
   moist air on to the Antarctic plateau." The study is also covered by   
   the i newspaper, CNN, MailOnline and the Sydney Morning Herald, among   
   others. Carbon Brief also takes an in-depth look at the study's findings.   
      
   Miami just saw its hottest week ever recorded. Blame air from the   
   Sahara and climate change.   
   Matthew Cappucci, The Washington Post   
      
   Animal migrations track climate change   
   Scott Hershberger, Scientific American   
      
   Green power acquisitions grow as broader market falls   
   Will Mathis, Bloomberg   
      
   Australian emissions break Paris targets even after corona quiet   
   Nick O'Malley, The Sydney Morning Herald   
      
   Study: Around 2.2 mn UK workers need reskilling for net zero   
   transition   
   Cecilia Keating, BusinessGreen   
      
   Japan suffers record surge in landslides   
   Richard Lloyd Parry, The Times   
      
   Australia: AGL says it will link bosses' bonuses to lowering emissions   
   Graham Readfearn, The Guardian   
      
   China's giant Wudongde hydro project begins power generation   
   David Stanway, Reuters   
      
   Pro-nuclear energy protesters rally against Greenpeace in Paris   
   Charles Plautiau and Melodie Sforza, Reuters   
      
   Climate fund targets $2.5bn in clean energy investment for SE Asia   
   Michael Taylor, Reuters   
      
   Bank of England tells banks to push on with climate risk analysis   
   Huw Jones, Reuters   
      
   Comment: Coal prices slammed on slumping India imports, China fears   
   Clyde Russell, Reuters   
      
   Floods in India's Assam force a mn from their homes   
   Zarir Hussain, Reuters   
      
   Cooking up a solution to Uganda's deforestation crisis with mud stoves   
   Joey Tyson, The Guardian   
      
   Destruction of natural ecosystems increases risk of pandemics, study shows   
   Luke Andrews, MailOnline   
      
   McDonald's to install electric car charging points at UK restaurants   
   Sabrina Barr, The Independent   
      
   'Poorly led, dysfunctional, self-entitled': City of Perth councillors and   
   senior staff among those referred to police   
   ABC News, 30 Jun 2020 07:03Z   
   Criminal charges could be laid after an extensive inquiry into the City of   
   Perth finds the council was poorly led, badly governed and grossly   
   dysfunctional.   
      
   Suburbs to enter lockdown as Victoria requests flight diversions and   
   launches inquiry into hotel quarantine   
   ABC News, 30 Jun 2020 06:04Z   
   Victoria reintroduces stay-at-home orders for a series of coronavirus   
   hotspot suburbs in a bid to contain an "unacceptably high" number of new   
   cases detected in the past few days.   
      
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   Oil major Shell to write down up to $22 bn of assets in second quarter   
   CNBC, 30 Jun 2020 08:43Z   
   News of the charges, in the range of $15 bn-$22 bn, follow the   
   energy company's plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2050.   
      
   Woodside Petroleum Limited   
   ASX:WPL - 30 Jun, 4:10 pm AEST   
   21.65 +1.08 (5.25%)			*** up 5.3   
      
   Mazda Motor Corp   
   TYO:7261 - 30 Jun, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   646.00 +23.00 (3.69%)			*** up 3.7   
      
   Panasonic Corporation   
   TYO:6752 - 30 Jun, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   939.60 +29.70 (3.26%)			*** up 3.3   
      
   Whitehaven Coal Ltd   
   ASX:WHC - 30 Jun, 4:10 pm AEST   
   1.43 +0.03 (2.14%)			*** up 2.1   
      
   All Ordinaries   
   ASX:ALL ORDS - 30 Jun, 5:29 pm AEST   
   6,001.30 +85.70 (1.45%)			*** up 1.5   
      
   Nikkei 225   
   TYO:NIKKEI - 30 Jun, 3:15 pm GMT+9   
   22,288.14 +293.10 (1.33%)		*** up 1.3   
      
   BHP Group Ltd   
   ASX:BHP - 30 Jun, 4:10 pm AEST   
   35.82 +0.44 (1.24%)			*** up 1.2   
      
   MITSUBISHI MOTORS CORPORATION   
   TYO:7211 - 30 Jun, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   266.00 +3.00 (1.14%)			*** up 1.1   
      
   Sony Corp   
   TYO:SONY - 30 Jun, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   7,384.00 +71.00 (0.97%)			up   
      
   National Australia Bank Ltd.   
   ASX:NAB - 30 Jun, 4:10 pm AEST   
   18.22 +0.11 (0.61%)			up   
      
   Toyota Motor Corp   
   TYO:7203 - 30 Jun, 3:00 pm GMT+9   
   6,762.00 +3.00 (0.04%)			even   
      
   Hyundai Motor Co   
   KRX:HYUNDAI - 30 Jun, 3:30 pm GMT+9   
   97,700.00 +0.00 (0.00%)			even   
      
   Kia Motors Corporation   
   KRX:KIA - 30 Jun, 3:30 pm GMT+9   
   32,050.00 -50.00 (0.16%)		down   
      
   NK Rosneft' PAO   
   MCX:ROSN - 30 Jun, 2:07 pm GMT+3   
   363.15 -2.35 (0.64%)			 down   
      
   Gazprom PAO   
   MCX:GAZP - 30 Jun, 2:07 pm GMT+3   
   195.76 -2.18 (1.10%)			*** down 1.1% ***   
      
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