Here are today's Quick climate news links:

"Electrifying our lives with Professor Renate Egan";

More from Arena: "Batteries up power poles brings energy storage to the streets";

RenewEconomy: "Australia smashes renewables record again, hits 58.3 per cent on main grid";

More from RenewEconomy: "ARENA “getting up to speed” on carbon capture as it rolls out new investment plan";

The New York Times: "From 4% to 45%: Energy Department Lays Out Ambitious Blueprint for Solar Power";

Yale Climate Connections: "Some crops can thrive in shade of solar panels, experiments suggest ";

New Scientist: "Earth will hit 1.5°C climate limit within 20 years, says IPCC report";

A timely and important warning from The Guardian: "Big oil’s ‘wokewashing’ is the new climate science denialism";

From ABC News: "Wind farm trial in Supreme Court hears plaintiff slept in car to avoid 'roaring' of turbines";

And The Melbourne Age: "Australian company aims high as US declares massive solar target";

Two more stories from The Guardian:

"Earth’s tipping points could be closer than we think. Our current plans won’t work";

"Labor contender in blue-ribbon Liberal seat of Higgins courts voters concerned about climate";

Logan Hailey writing on Medium: "How Does Soil Pull Carbon out of the Atmosphere?";

On Climate Conscious: "Technology Got Us Into This Mess, and It’s Going to Get Us Out";

From The Conversation: "A promising new dawn is ours for the taking – so let’s stop counting the coal Australia must leave in the ground";

From Reuters we hear: "Tree planting efforts aren’t replacing burned U.S. forests — not even close";

And from NPR: "Enough With The Climate Jargon: Scientists Aim For Clearer Messages On Global Warming";

Inside Climate News tells us: "Biggest Carbon Capture Effort Begins in Iceland, But Involves a Fraction of the Gas in the Atmosphere";

And from Democracy Now; "Biden Warns of Existential Threat of Climate Change as He Visits NY and NJ in Ida’s Wake";

Finally, from OECD: "Biodiversity and the economic response to COVID-19: Ensuring a green and resilient recovery".

Enjoy "Music for a Warming World".

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