The Labor, Liberal and National Parties continue to play to their shrinking support bases on the old Right/Left Axis. The Greens seem incapable of escaping the pull of their extremist influencers. The independents (other than the Teals) flip-flop on policy as they seek relevance and favours for their electorates.   Although imperfect and uncoordinated, only the Teals seek to understand and strategise around the common interests of the major and centre part of the electorate. Additionally, they look to understand the electoral need for politicians to regain the public's trust through increased transparency, integrity, and evidence-based policy development.

Fifty new street side, public electric vehicle chargers are being rolled out across Sydney and the Hunter, under the Intellihub EV Streetside Charging project. The chargers are mounted on carefully selected electric power poles. The chargers will connect to the Ausgrid electricity network and Origin Energy is providing 100% accredited GreenPower for the ARENA supported project.

With the same strength and durability as new concrete, but 10% cheaper, this CO2 injected recycled aggregate offers significant emissions savings. Currently on trial in different smaller scale applications from commuter carparks and footpaths to cattle drinking troughs, it's an exciting development which could also help reduce the amount of concrete waste going to landfill - providing a circular concrete solution.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-29/recycled-concrete-carbon-dioxide-emissions-waste-building/103159644

Bangladesh is one of the largest jute producers in the world. Now, an invention from the capital Dhaka could make the fiber indispensable: Namely, the creation of a biodegradable foil from jute cellulose. This material could be used to replace the world’s disposable plastic bags with bags made from biodegradable jute products. The scientist Mubarak Ahmad Khan took advantage of jute’s high cellulose content and developed a biodegradable foil. This is used to make the "Sonali Bag", a sustainable replacement for the plastic bag. https://youtu.be/VOUwG2JQ01M?si=gaLs5L5XpSR

People have been looking to turn municipal sewage into useful things like electricity, biochar or biofuels for many years.Often biofuels require a blend of feedstocks, but a UK firm, Firefly Green Fuels, has just produced a jet fuel from 100% human poo with a near identical chemical compositions as A1 (fossil) jet fuel. And while not a zero-emission option, it does have a carbon footprint 90% less than conventional jet fuel, it doesn't require additional land use to grow the biofuel stock and its already pretty abundant!https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-67771640

Japanese car manufacturer, Mazda and Hiroshima University have been working on lower CO2 fuels since 2015. A key area of focus has been on the DNA a specific seaweed (Nannochloropsis oceanica). This algae grows rapidly and produces a high concentration of lipids (fats) which make it perfect for biodiesel - which can be used in most combustion engines.https://carbuzz.com/news/mazda-to-keep-the-combustion-miata-dream-alive-by-making-fuel-from-seaweed