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The species is among 28 animals being assessed for potential upgrade of their threat status, federal government says

The koala is being considered for official listing as endangered after the summer’s bushfire disaster and ongoing habitat destruction on the east coast forced the government to reconsider its threat status.

The iconic species, which is currently listed as vulnerable under national environment laws, is among 28 animals that could have their threat status upgraded, the federal environment minister, Sussan Ley, said on Friday.

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New Zealand carbon allowances have been stuck a few cents above the fixed price option (FPO) all week, with trading activity slowing to a trickle as buyers hesitate to pay more while sellers hold back in anticipation of higher prices later.

AirCarbon is looking for individual(s) to bring carbon emissions reduction projects onto the exchange platform.  The role draws on skills across business development, project management, finance, climate science, policy and technology.

If you’ve been wild swimming this summer it’s worrying to discover that all water bodies are polluted beyond legal limits

England, 2020. Every single river and lake is polluted beyond legal limits. Not one is free from toxic chemicals from industries past and present. Water companies disgorge untold volumes of raw human sewage into them, while farm fertilisers and pesticides seep insidiously into rivers, accompanied by lashings of slurry.

Related: Shocking state of English rivers revealed as all of them fail pollution tests

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Tesla’s Battery Day delivered anticipated cost cuts, but the agency to act is highlighted by both Elon Musk and our guest, Zeke Hausfather from The Breakthrough Institute.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Tesla’s battery revolution, CCS, and the climate emergency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Completely recyclable wind turbines are a step closer, with development of new resins and composite materials.

The post French consortium developing first completely recyclable wind turbine blades appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report says battery storage is beating gas peakers in Australia on capital costs and fuel costs, and will win too on longer storage

The post Two key numbers that make battery storage better bet than gas peakers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CEFC could be forced to sell $8 billion of assets, including wind and solar projects, to meet $18 billion of new investment promised by Coalition's Technology Roadmap.

The post CEFC may have to sell wind and solar investments to fund $18bn technology roadmap appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Volkswagen launches the ID.4 electric crossover, as it starts deliveries of its smaller stablemate, the ID.3 electric hatch.

The post VW launches “clean and green” ID.4 electric SUV, as ID.3 deliveries start appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Did Battery Day live up to the hype? There was no million-mile battery, but some analysts say the pace of cost reductions is still hugely significant.

The post Did Battery Day live up to the hype? Some say yes, others say no appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Western Power to offer incentives to business and industrial customers to manage their rooftop solar PV, battery storage and flexible load.

The post Business customers offered incentives to manage solar, batteries and flexible loads appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This stroke of serendipity shows how much there is still to be learned about the natural history of Australia. Surely more surprises are out there waiting for us. Alexander Schmidt-Lebuhn, Research Scientist, CSIRO Ben Gooden, Plant ecologist, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Efforts to stamp out 'fake news' on social media inadvertently see ads for rooftop solar and clean energy events rejected for being too 'political'.

The post Solar and battery ads blocked by Twitter and Facebook move against “political content”  appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The real story behind the Liddell numbers produced by the Coalition government to justify their intervention in the gas and electricity markets.

The post Cooking the books on Liddell and energy policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In the US, the gas sector is giving up. So why would Australian taxpayers go down this path? Is it because we just want to throw away money?

The post How good is gas? Well, in the US, the shale sector is a financial disaster appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Five energy experts talk about the path to a renewables grid - good planning, lots of storage, and management of solar PV and electric vehicles among the priorities.

The post “Yes we can”: Energy experts plot path to fossil-free grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Global warming is behind the scale and impact of recent wildfires in the western US, scientists say.

New technology has been unveiled which allows humans to ask robots questions and understand their actions.

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Morgan Stanley this week raised its EU carbon price forecasts for the next five years by a massive 55% on average following the release of more ambitious climate plans by the European Commission.