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New Zealand’s Climate Change Commission is expected to recommend an increase in the country’s Paris target, according to climate minister James Shaw.

The coming decade will be crucial for mobilising funds for zero-carbon shipping fuels, an industry report released Wednesday said, renewing calls for the creation of a $5 billion R&D fund to help the maritime sector decarbonise.

South Korea on Wednesday sold just over half the allowances on offer at its monthly KAU auction, with prices coming in well below secondary market levels as expectations about oversupply tamed interest.

Bike-friendly measures introduced during lockdown have led rightwing populists to revive much-disproved myths

If you’re a fan of the historical notion that progress doesn’t move as a straight, upward line but tends to be a bit more wiggly, then there was an article about cycling in this week’s Mail on Sunday that very much proved the point.

Anti-cyclist pieces in the Mail are not exactly uncommon, but this one was notable because its key argument was that cyclists should “pay road tax”.

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New Zealand carbon allowances have inched up to all-time high levels again as supply remains tight with sellers happy to wait and see where prices go once the ETS reform kicks in next year.

Joe Biden’s win gives the globe a better chance of averting climate catastrophe, but major obstacles remain

Environmentalists have been heartened by Joe Biden’s victory as, if the US rejoins the Paris agreement as expected, it will give the world a much better chance of averting climate catastrophe. However, there are still hurdles to overcome to rein in emissions and keep warming to within 1.5C above pre-industrial levels.

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Joe Biden has vowed to return US to Paris agreement and result brightens prospects for Cop26

Preparations for the next vital UN summit on the climate – one of the last chances to set the world on track to meet the Paris agreement – have been given a boost by the election of Joe Biden as president.

The election caps a remarkable few weeks on international climate action, which have seen China, the EU, Japan and others commit to long-term targets on greenhouse gas emissions to fulfil the Paris climate agreement.

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Experts accuse government of using EVs as ‘a scapegoat for falling fuel excise taxes’

South Australia’s controversial new electric vehicle charge has been labelled “a big tax on not polluting” by policy analysts and the EV industry.

It comes as MG launches the lowest price electric vehicle on the market in Australia yet – a $40,000 SUV crossover – that is about $10,000 cheaper than its nearest rival, the Nissan Leaf.

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Retail giant Woolworths Group joins RE100 initiative with pledge to power all of its operations with 100 per cent renewable electricity within just five years.

The post Woolworths pledges to source 100 per cent renewables by 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian researchers unveil a new artificial intelligence platform that fast-tracks the development of cheaper and more efficient solar cells.

The post Australian researchers build new AI that could solve challenge of cheaper solar power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ASX-listed Altech Chemicals to collaborate with Spanish company on silicon-based battery materials hailed by Tesla as the next big thing in Li-ion technology.

The post Tesla tip spurs Perth company’s lithium-ion battery ambitions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prominent Labor party figures say Joel Fitzgibbon's exit from shadow cabinet is an opportunity for Labor to demonstrate its true climate policy credentials.

The post With Fitzgibbon gone, Labor has a chance to be a climate leader appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Green groups welcome the UK's plan to outlaw the import of food and other goods from protected areas.

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Former heads of the CEFC and ARENA issue joint call for Morrison government to abandon "flawed" plans to open up the CEFC to fossil fuel investments.

The post Former ARENA, CEFC heads call on Coalition to abandon “flawed” green bank changes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Why the "Cluster 5" coronavirus mutation in fur farms has led to a nationwide cull and a political outcry.

Washington state scientists found inside the basketball-sized nest about 500 live specimens in various stages of development

When scientists in Washington state destroyed the first nest of so-called murder hornets found in the US, they discovered about 500 live specimens in various stages of development, officials said Tuesday.

Among them were nearly 200 queens that had the potential to start their own nests, said Sven-Erik Spichiger, an entomologist leading the fight to kill the hornets.

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Historical museum specimens have helped to solve a long standing scientific monkey puzzle.

Norway's EV revolution is massive, but what more needs to be done to cut transport emissions?

The post Norway’s EV revolution shows us the urgency of government action on transport appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A trio of California-based dairy digesters are seeking biogas-to-electricity pathways under the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), continuing the year-long trend of projects shifting over from the California Carbon Offset (CCO) market.