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The latest IRENA data shows that Australia is in the number two spot of new renewables per person and number one spot for installed solar PV.

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UK and Norwegian companies to build first huge "solid sails" that could slash fossil fuel consumption in the shipping industry by nearly a third.

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ClearVue Technologies launches “world-first” solar greenhouse, to demonstrate both its integrated PV tech and its potential to advance agricultural research.

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Analysis of a proposed hydrogen fuelled power station in South Australia would have generated millions in profits, analysts say.

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Antony Blinken says Biden administration will challenge those failing to cut reliance on coal as Scott Morrison emphasises costs of action

The Biden administration is ready to challenge countries whose inaction on the climate crisis is setting the world back, including those that fail to cut their reliance on coal, the top American diplomat has warned.

The US secretary of state, Antony Blinken, called for much stronger action to address global heating over the course of this decade, hours after Australia’s prime minister, Scott Morrison, continued to emphasise the costs of acting on climate change.

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Two prize-winning companies have developed technology that can inject carbon dioxide into concrete and store it there "for good".

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After invasive rats and goats were removed from Redonda, the island's wildlife has been thriving.

Voluntary carbon market (VCM) participants and registries need to quickly scale-up high integrity offset protocols amid rising corporate demand, while also making tweaks to existing protocols to account for inadequacies, according to a white paper published Monday. 

The Canadian government will soon launch a consultation process on a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM), while it also looks to CCUS tax credits and other climate funding strategies to hit a more ambitious GHG reduction goal, according to the proposed federal budget published Monday.

New emissions data show that the mining industry and transport sectors are pushing up emissions across states, even as renewables drive them down.

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Scott Morrison announced that 'net zero won't be solved at inner city dinner parties' - at an inner city dinner party.

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Poland has proposed modifying the EU carbon market’s MSR to exempt countries that are cutting emissions but continue to face an allowance “deficit”.

Carbon dioxide to be cut by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels, the prime minister is expected to say later this week

The UK is to toughen its targets on greenhouse gas emissions for the next 15 years, the first major developed economy to do so, the Guardian understands.

Following recommendations of the government’s statutory climate advisors, carbon dioxide is to be cut by 78% by 2035 compared with 1990 levels, the prime minister will say later this week – an increase from the current target of a 68% reduction by 2030.

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Boris Johnson says carbon emissions must fall by 78% by 2035 - 15 years earlier than previously planned.

Native deciduous trees are rare in Australia, which means many of the red, yellow and brown leaves we associate with autumn come from introduced species. Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) prices dithered this week evenas spot commodities exchange and market data firm Xpansiv announced the inaugural trades in its nature-based offset product, while a new report highlighted the expansion of voluntary carbon market (VCM) interest in forestry-based credits over the past five years. 

EUAs extended their record high again on Monday, but later slipped back as experts were mixed as to carbon's next move.

After seeking to offset its emissions in the days before GHG protocols and carbon standards, US-based flooring manufacturer Interface is now receiving international acclaim for its work that has helped expand the voluntary emissions reductions (VER) market over the past 20 years.

Ex-diplomat Dean Bialek says as other countries take ‘massive steps forward’ from Paris any attempt by Canberra to ‘fly under the radar’ will fail

• Australia must stop wasting time and shift to renewable energy to spark job creation, Albanese says

International pressure on the Morrison government over the climate crisis is expected to increase as the US and other major countries prepare to make new pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions over the next 10 years, experts say, and Australia will not be able to “fly under the radar”.

The US president, Joe Biden, has promised to unveil his plan to cut emissions by 2030 before he hosts a virtual summit of 40 national leaders, including Scott Morrison, on Thursday. New targets are also expected from Japan and Canada, while South Korean media has reported it is likely to announce a moratorium on overseas coal financing.

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