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   EU carbon price hits a record #41 as rally speeds up   
   Will Mathis, Bloomberg via Carbon Brief   
      
   The price of EU greenhouse gas emissions permits "surged to a record   
   [of #41 per tonne] as speculators bet on stricter policies to meet   
   emission-reduction goals", Bloomberg reports. It says the price of   
   futures contracts for emissions permits has climbed 26% this year. A   
   separate Bloomberg article reports the comments of Danish climate   
   minister Dan Jorgensen saying the EU should look at carbon market   
   speculation when considering future reforms of the programme.   
      
   A Fitch Ratings commentary says rising emissions prices "increase   
   pressure on EU coal-fired [electricity] generation".   
      
   Meanwhile, EurActiv reports on a vote in the European Parliament,   
   which rejected proposals to phase out free emissions permits for   
   domestic industry alongside plans to impose a carbon border levy on   
   imports. The website explains: "Although the vote does not introduce   
   new legal obligations for companies - a formal proposal on the EU's   
   border levy is expected in June - it reflected deep divisions within   
   the EU assembly.   
      
   Another EurActiv piece reports that Asian countries see the proposed   
   EU carbon border levy as a protectionist measure, according to a   
   survey published by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. EurActiv quotes   
   the survey report saying: "China will likely oppose the EU CBAM   
   [carbon border adjustment measure] and there is a potential for the   
   mechanism to spark a trade conflict."   
      
   ABC News reports on the border levy plan: "Australian exporters could   
   face mns of dollars in European tariffs as EU seeks to punish   
   polluters." It adds: "Canberra's diplomatic and trade representatives   
   are in the midst of negotiating a multibn-dollar free trade deal   
   with the European Union. But MEPs in Brussels are warning they will   
   not ratify any such deal with Australia until it does more to reduce   
   its emissions."   
      
   Bloomberg picks up the ABC News coverage under the headline: "EU   
   threatens to scrap trade deal if Australia doesn't ditch coal."   
   [Bloomberg's article clarifies this headline by explaining, as   
   reported by ABC News, that it is MEPs in the European Parliament that   
   have threatened not to ratify a trade deal, not "the EU". Trade talks   
   between Australia and the EU continue.]   
      
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   China and Russia to build lunar space station   
   BBC News, 10 Mar 2021 04:31Z   
   The 2 countries will create research facilities on the surface and/or in   
   the moon's orbit.   
      
   Tesla (TSLA), Cloudfare (NET) Breached in Verkada Security Camera Hack   
   Bloomberg, 10 Mar 2021 02:30Z   
   A group of hackers say they breached a massive trove of security-camera data   
   collected by Silicon Valley startup Verkada Inc., gaining access to live   
   feeds of ...   
      
   Government to slash domestic airfares to get more Aussies to holiday at home   
   ABC News, 10 Mar 2021 12:11Z   
   The move is aimed at propping up ailing parts of the tourism and aviation   
   sectors, which have been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic and fear the   
   end of the JobKeeper program later this month.   
      
   Jeff Bezos's climate change effort, the Bezos Earth Fund, will spend $1   
   bn a year   
   Vox.com, 09 Mar 2021 22:05Z   
   The Amazon founder also named Andrew Steel, the head of the World Resources   
   Institute, as its first CEO.   
      
   Hospitals at breaking point as Brazil hits new COVID deaths record   
   ampAxios, 10 Mar 2021 06:04Z   
   Brazil is facing "overload and even collapse of health systems" because of   
   surging COVID-19 cases, a report by the state-run Fiocruz institute warned   
   Tue, ...   
      
   Russia says it is slowing down Twitter to protect citizens from illegal content   
   CNBC, 10 Mar 2021 11:25Z   
   Russia has announced that it plans to throttle speeds on social media   
   platform Twitter for failing to remove illegal content from its platform.   
      
   Biden Moves To Make It Illegal (Again) To Accidentally Kill Migratory Birds   
   NPR, 09 Mar 2021 23:02Z   
   The Biden administration is moving to restore protections for migratory   
   birds that were loosened under former president Donald Trump - a back-and-   
   forth ...   
      
   Hawaii Governor Declares State of Emergency After Floods   
   The New York Times, 10 Mar 2021 11:36Z   
   An evacuation order affected people near the Kaupakalua Reservoir and Dam in   
   the Haiku area of Maui. At least half a dozen homes were damaged or ...   
      
   Microsoft-led team retracts quantum 'breakthrough'   
   BBC News, 09 Mar 2021 12:41Z   
   The team believed they had found evidence of particles useful to developing   
   quantum computing.   
      
   Honeywell Is Developing A Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Engine   
   Simple Flying, 09 Mar 2021 14:41Z   
   Commercial aviation is often singled out as the bad boy of carbon emissions.   
   As such, manufacturers are seeking to minimize their impact on the   
   environment ...   
      
   Rolls-Royce Gets One Step Closer To The Fastest Electric Plane   
   CleanTechnica, 09 Mar 2021 23:06Z   
   When most people think of Rolls-Royce, they think of really expensive but   
   ancient-looking cars. In the Back to the Future series, wrecking into one   
   was bad ...   
      
   Doctors to decide whether Daniel Andrews needs spinal surgery after fall   
   ABC News, 10 Mar 2021 02:45Z   
   The ABC understands the Premier has fractured his T7 vertebra in his mid back,   
   and doctors are expected to decide whether he needs spinal surgery today.   
   Here's what we know.   
      
   Tokyo Olympics reportedly to go ahead without overseas spectators   
   ABC News, 10 Mar 2021 03:44Z   
   Concerns by the Japanese public over the potential spread of coronavirus has   
   led authorities to ban overseas spectators from this year's Olympics and   
   Paralympics, according to a news report.   
      
   Scott Morrison to join Quad talks with Joe Biden and Japanese, Indian   
   counterparts   
   ABC News, 10 Mar 2021 03:44Z   
   Boosting India's capacity to produce COVID-19 vaccines will be a focus of "   
   historic" talks between the leaders of the 4 Quad countries.   
      
   The $3.5b plan to develop vaccines within 100 days   
   ABC News, 10 Mar 2021 04:43Z   
   An international coalition sets out what it calls a "moonshot" plan to   
   ensure the development of new vaccines against COVID-19 and emerging   
   epidemics within 100 days.   
      
   Global food prices the highest in 6 years as countries compete to   
   replenish stockpiles   
   ABC Rural, 10 Mar 2021 05:42Z   
   Agri-commodity prices are at their highest level in 6 years sparked by   
   short supplies, rising demand, and are being driven even higher by   
   speculators.   
      
   Cairns Hospital declares 'code yellow' emergency after influx of COVID-19   
   patients from PNG   
   ABC Far North, 10 Mar 2021 05:41Z   
   One of the biggest hospitals in Far North Queensland has declared a "code   
   yellow" emergency indicating it is nearing capacity as it treats 6 fly-in   
   fly-out mine workers.   
      
   Five cases of COVID-19 in Canberra as new infection connected to   
   repatriation flight recorded   
   ABC News, 10 Mar 2021 05:40Z   
   The ACT records one new case of COVID-19, a male aged in his 20s who has   
   been in hotel quarantine since last week and is a close contact of two   
   previously recorded infections.   
      
   Queensland Public Trustee under scrutiny over fees and charges   
   ABC News, 10 Mar 2021 04:42Z   
      
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