I am curious about the down vote and the reasons. I don't go out of my way to use AI at all and I really resent that many people are going to lose jobs because of its use but if a technology can help our struggling wildlife then I welcome it. And no, I'm not AI.

Should be used to it but I'm always shocked how many rugged Aussies with a reputation for mateship and community spirit refuse to slightly change the way they do anything for the benefit of everyone.

Tough guys who won't wear a mask to prevent spread of covid because it feels uncomfortable. Educated and erudite professionals who find putting different types of recycling into different bins too intellectually challenging. "Nature lovers" who want to burn fossil fuels to drive an oversized truck over national parks.

From the data in the last thread about this issue - the average petrol driver spends $125 per week on fuel. Covering the same distance in an EV is less than $10 in electricity per week. Buying a new EV on a loan costs $98 per week.

$98 + $10 = $108 which is less than the $125 of fuel. It's economical to replace an ICE car with an EV right now, even if you have to borrow money to buy it, and even without considering any trade in or scrap value of the old ICE car.

The Bob Barker was always my favorite ship from Whale Wars. She wasn't fast but she could go forever. Peter Hammarstedt was the best Captain they had, even when he wasn't the official Captain.

I'll always upvote Steve

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Would be much better without that last photo. Makes it look like they are faking results to make a point.

I wish they wouldn't oversaturate the photos. Grass on a train track doesn't really glow neon green does it?

Love this! It makes sense on so many levels.

The first time I saw grassy tram tracks in person, I got all misty eyed. They're really really great.

You'd need the states on board as they legislate body corporates and you're banned everywhere as of now hanging stuff on balconies, cant even air dry your laundry in many places and are forced to use a dryer.

This has to be a state driven thing, they are in charge of electricity generation laws as well.

Body corporate legislation in Australia is atrocious and while the push towards medium density housing is needed the legislation is mostly abysmal.

Tell Solar Citizens to get this onto Facebook (yes, I know, but it’s where the average voters are and messages get through) and the people they’re looking for are the Gherk, Martin Bella and The Frackman project. They are what they’re calling themselves ‘the Sensible Centre’ and they’re doing exactly this; trying to get people to email Senators and MPs about various subjects.

They’ll get people to email in about it. I already have a while ago, this has been something I’ve wanted to see for years; legislation that puts solar and batteries on rentals and public housing and makes the benefits available to the resident. This would give the most struggling Australians the same benefits Australia A I like to call it has.

no, you'd need millions of hectares of arable land.

so you either take the land we use now away from agriculture OR you chop down even more forest

fast rail (doesn't even have to be very fast rail) would solve the intercity need eg Sydney - Melbourne is one of the busiest flight routes on the planet.

Knowing Australia, we'll go with whatever makes it worse long term.

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Yeah looks like Qantas wants more help from the government:

To support this, the Group engaged ICF International, in partnership with Airbus, to model a policy roadmap for Australia. The Developing a SAF industry to decarbonise Australian aviation report (PDF) recommends the government:

Implement a SAF mandate.
Deploy $1.5 billion in capital grants and production incentives tied to carbon emission reduction.

This policy suite, if successful in catalysing a domestic low carbon fuel sector, has the potential to contribute over $12 billion to the economy by 2040 creating or sustaining over 70,000 jobs.

As part of the 2024-2025 Federal Budget, several measures were introduced to support the development of a domestic low carbon fuel sector, including elevating low carbon fuel into one of the prioritised sectors with potential access to the $1.7bn Future Made in Australia Innovation Fund.

https://www.qantas.com/corporate/sustainability/our-planet/sustainable-aviation-fuel

Perhaps we're slow on the uptake.

Seriously, If other countries have been refining their own SAF, it's possible. That's why a number of refineries are already at different stages of development. As that guy in the article says: "Nothing in the fuel business is ever cheap, other than the final product."

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At least Hairy-nosed wombats can have more than one burrow but don't ask for CGT!

Yeah... but what about the Endangered Animal Industrial Complex (EAIC), we invest 1% of the budget and within tqo years raising a joey coats a motuer Kangaroo 2 times as much. Its classic inflation of an overstretched budget. We need a needs based assessment regime. After all who says every single hairy nosed wombat (for example) is endangered, if they reallg are endangered they should be able to prove it easily.

Another thing, what is the hairy nosed wombat doing to make itself not endangered? Ever heard of pulling yourself up by the whiskers?? Pfft...

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“The fact that we basically grow canola here, then we ship it overseas, turn it into sustainable aviation fuel and then buy it back, is nuts,” Infrastructure Minister Catherine King [has said].

I mean isn't this the same argument with regards to oil refineries? they're not profitable and need government assistance

If it is profitable why hasn't anyone stepped up?

😆 Cute Aussie Possie syndrome!

very cute!

It's Australian, sooo.. in which way will this kill you? Venomous bite? Carrying deadly disease? Eats your eyes while you sleep?

tbh I wish they'd just unlock balcony solar, seems like a quick easy win to help out all the people in apartments

Some places do, some don’t. It’s been more than a year since I’ve been to a petrol station, but I’d say there are far more pay-in-shop stations than pay-at-pump in my area of the country.

I suspect they want to get you in the shop so they can charge double for a chocolate bar.

On the ABC? I thought it would be insulated from that.

of course, he could have written the article in January and revealed some legit issues with EVs.