Tim Washington is CEO and co-founder of JET Charge, Australia’s largest EV charging technology business. Also co-founder of Chargefox, now the country’s largest EV charging network. One of Australia's growing generation of climate entrepreneurs.Anna Rose founded the Australian Youth Climate Coalition in 2005 and is among Australia's leading climate activists. Named in Australian Financial Review/Westpac’s 100 Women of Influence in 2019, Anna is a Director of Farmers for Climate Action and CEO of Environmental Leadership Australia. They are chalk & cheese amidst Australia's push to net zero and in a webinar together on Tuesday 6th June:www.climateandpeace.com.au

A wide range of fuels are in the mix for heavy maritime use, through to 2050. So the Global Centre for Maritime Decarbonisation, the Global Maritime Forum, and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping recently conducted a survey. Many respondents expect their fleets to run on multiple types of fuel well into the future. Options include Amonia, Hydrogen, Methane, Methanol, Bio-deisel as well as Fuel Oil.This suggests that shipping’s route to decarbonization could be complex and the industry is in a period of experimentation and exploration to understand the implications of adopting such fuels: https://www.mckinsey.com/ind

Green Hydrogen and Electrification are the winners in the Federal Budget - “We are seeing the first steps on the path to Australia becoming a renewable energy superpower" said Smart Energy Council's John Grimes responding to a $2bn fund to establish a renewable hydrogen industry in Australia.Also, the "Government  is responding to a massive cost-of-living challenge and showing a real commitment to bringing all Australians on this energy transition" with $1.6 billion for home electrification funding and power bill subsidies. "Electrify Everything" as Saul Griffiths would say.most.https://smartenergy.org.au/articles/federal-budget-2023-response/

Biodiversity is essential to our survival.So good to hear about the critically endangered Mala Wallaby:When Australian Wildlife Conservancy ecologists recently wrapped up annual health checks of Mala wallabies inside the 9,450-hectare feral predator-free safe haven at Newhaven Wildlife Sanctuary (NT), a total of 24 individuals were captured (9 females + 15 males) over four nights. These including 10 Newhaven-born Mala and excitingly, 75% of females caught were carrying young wallabies in their pouches.Mala were reintroduced to Newhaven in 2017 as part of their ambitious rewilding program to restore important, locally extinct species to Central Australiahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbwQv7K9x6A

Cows emit considerable methane, a significant greenhouse gas, mainly in their burping. But a new study may help the dairy industry to dramatically slash its methane emissions. In the March edition of the international journal Animal Feed Science and Technology, the CSIRO study found that pouring seaweed-infused canola oil over feedlots slashed cows' methane emissions without impacting the quality or quantity of milk produced.The study will now allow for the sale and use of this product in dairy systems and dairy feeding markets. "Methane emission reduction is a huge opportunity for the dairy industry" (from the CSIRO)https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-04-03/low-methane-emissions-cows-seaweed-milk-dairy-industry/102169786

Bees: in a class of their own as pollinators, a role that requires a sophisticated mind and well-developed responses to their environment. A new publication - What a Bee Knows: Exploring the Thoughts, Memories and Personalities of Bees - paints a remarkable picture of bee behavior and psychology. It argues that bees can demonstrate sophisticated emotions resembling optimism, frustration, playfulness and fear, traits more commonly associated with mammals.As humans, we depend on these creatures, yet (from the author) “We are blasting bees with huge amounts of agrichemicals and destroying their natural foraging habitats". Can we change?https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/apr/02/bees-intelligence-minds-pollination?