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US Department of Energy aims to lower the average cost of unsubsidised solar to 2 US cents per kilowatt-hour by 2030.

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Massive $636 million solar and big battery project overcomes council objections to get green light from NSW planning authorities.

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AGL Energy's plan to build gas import terminal and reprocessing plant in Victoria's Western Port rejected due to "clear" and "unacceptable" environmental impacts.

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AGL flags a potential floating solar plant at Loy Yang and an electrothermal solar storage pilot at Liddell.

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The Federal Coalition likes to boast that Australia leads the world in wind and solar. Curious then, that no ministers have attended an opening of these facilities. Must have been busy.

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Australia's biggest coal generator may mothball or "cycle" some remaining coal units to deal with solar duck curve and changing market conditions.

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A glacier in western Uganda is disappearing, endangering the traditions of those who live nearby.

The Canadian environment ministry announced on Monday it will stand down the federal ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) in Ontario in favour of a provincially-run scheme from next year, leaving industrial emitters in the country’s most populous jurisdiction to face their third CO2 pricing system in six years.

Six years after it was first mooted, AGL has accepted that it needs to split its businesses into two to cope with the transition to a renewables grid.

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Morgan Stanley has raised its near-term outlook for EU carbon prices to above €50 on “positive” political signals and continued inflow of new investor capital into the market.

Rising US vehicle miles travelled (VMT) this summer and build-out of renewable diesel (RD) capacity in the coming years could alleviate pressure on RIN prices under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), analysts with a major US investment bank said Monday.

RGGI member states anticipate stakeholders will push for revisions to the Northeast US carbon market’s interim compliance requirement during the upcoming programme review, potentially increasing liquidity on the secondary market.

Voluntary emission reduction (VER) prices dipped this week as market participants reported less activity in exchange-traded contracts, though restrictions on the eligibility of large-scale renewables projects are helping sustain voluntary carbon market (VCM) values across the spectrum.  

As bushfires become larger under climate change, the area exposed to intense and severe fires is likely to increase. Ross Bradstock, Emeritus professor, University of Wollongong Hamish Clarke, Research Fellow, University of Wollongong Luke Collins, Research scientist, La Trobe University Michael Clarke, Emeritus professor, La Trobe University Rachael Helene Nolan, Postdoctoral research fellow, Western Sydney University Trent Penman, Professor, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Our report draws on data from more than 1,000 participants who told us of their experiences through community meetings, repeated surveys years after the fires or in-depth interviews. Lisa Gibbs, Academic, Population Health, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

If Australia pushes ahead with producing fossil fuels, we may lock in a new high-emissions energy system, or one that's uncompetitive. Clearly, green hydrogen is the best way forward. Thomas Longden, Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Fiona J Beck, Senior research fellow, Australian National University Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EUAs lifted slightly on Monday as last week's late comeback and a stronger auction encouraged to bulls that prices could re-test the record levels seen earlier this month.

The European Commission has launched a consultation on cross-border CO2 transport networks, which could get priority access for EU funding as the bloc intends to kickstart the first large-scale CCS projects by the end of the decade, while NGOs aim to expand the current scope to other modes of transport.

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