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The pick of the world’s best flora and fauna photos, including a perky grasshopper and a sleepy turtle

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European carbon prices continued to ease on Friday after the most bearish auction in almost two months and as traders said the six-week rally appears to be "petering out".

Ministers fear over-reliance on US-based GPS in the event of an attack or technical failure.

Wireless charging could give all-electric taxis a competitive advantage as Jaguar partners in world-leading trial.

The post Jaguar offers high-powered wireless charging for taxi networks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ministers must act urgently to avoid significant emissions rebound, says Kevin Anderson

Kevin Anderson, one of the world’s leading climate scientists, had a familiar reaction to the latest report from the government’s climate advisors, which was published this week.

The 196-page document by the Committee on Climate Change delivered a stinging rebuke of the government’s record and said ministers must urgently up their game if the UK is to avoid a significant rebound in carbon emissions after the coronavirus crisis and meet its 2050 net zero carbon target.

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New Zealand carbon allowances on Friday were almost back up to their June 11 all-time high as sellers are reluctant to let go of permits amid bullish sentiment and high logging prices.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

Weeks after launching plans for Australia-made hydrogen fuel cell SUV, H2X teams with ACT-based renewables company on the local manufacture of green hydrogen electrolysers.

The post H2X and Elvin Group to develop Australian-made green hydrogen refuelling stations appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW energy and environment minister Matt Kean's new government car is a Tesla Model 3, and he believes he is the first minister in the country to have an EV.

The post “Best car I’ve ever driven”: NSW energy minister gets a Tesla Model 3 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

PRESS RELEASE SYDNEY – JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. announced today that they have confirmed orders totaling more than 100MW with specialist wholesale distributor Blue Sun Group, with the focus of the orders on JinkoSolar’s Cheetah Plus panels.  JinkoSolar Cheetah Plus is unique in the power class due to the narrow profile, which allows use of...

The post JinkoSolar completes supply agreements totaling 100MW with Blue Sun Group appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s peak trade union body calls on Morrison government to introduce “credible” emissions and renewables policies or risk losing some of the nation’s core industries.

The post ACTU warns Morrison: get real on climate and renewables, or lose metals industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ESB admits voltage issues a legacy of networks accommodating huge influx of air conditioners, and it's wrong to blame rooftop PV for blowing up your kettle.

The post Will rooftop solar blow up your kettle? No, but your local network just might appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One of Australia's largest industry super funds announces targest for net zero emissions portfolios by 2050, as energy lobby splits over its own zero emissions targets.

The post Hesta Super commits to net zero emissions by 2050, as energy lobby splits over target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The controversial HomeBuilder scheme could come with a big upside: making old homes more energy efficient. Peter M Graham, Associate Professor - Architectural Performance, Monash University John Thwaites, Chair, Monash Sustainable Development Institute & ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University Michael Li, Senior Project Manager (Cities & Policy), ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New company unveils plans to build a 1000MW (1GW) wind farm near Hughenden in North Queensland, to provide low-cost energy for mining and industrial development.

The post Plans for Australia’s biggest wind farm unveiled for Queensland’s north appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Green Party members could vote in favour of a new coalition.

The UK sends more plastic waste to Turkey than to any other country but not all of it reaches recycling plants.

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Nearly 95,000 customers lost power, some for up to four hours, when a gas power station tripped and caused a cascade of failures at other gas units. Who knew?

The post Nearly 95,000 customers lose power over cascading gas generator failures appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) on Thursday called for the EU to strengthen its ETS and non-ETS carbon pricing to help meet its decarbonisation goals, playing down the carbon leakage risk that to date has resulted in heavy industries getting the vast majority of their EUAs for free.