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Moorabool wind farm in central-western Victoria injects first output into main grid following completion of all 104 of its turbines.

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ASX-listed Tilt Renewables becomes latest takeover target, with its largest shareholder announcing a review of ownership stake after strong interest.

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By 2100, 92% of glaciers including popular ski resorts could be lost, Aberystwyth University says.

Clean energy firm Gridserve has plans for more than 100 such sites over next five years

Britain’s first all-electric car charging forecourt is set to open for business in Braintree, Essex, to charge electric vehicles with 100% renewable energy.

From Monday, the super-fast electric forecourt will deliver 350KW of charging power, or enough to add 200 miles of driving range, within 20 minutes, to up to 36 cars at a time.

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Just over a decade ago the coal industry predicted one quarter of its emissions could be buried in CCS by 2020. How did that work out?

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Reports emerge that Japan may ban all new petrol and diesel sales by 2035, leaving Australia with nothing to do but fall in line, or bury its head in the petrol tank.

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The "do no harm" connection rules introduced a few years ago have had the opposite effect - increasing costs, delays and creating more problems. The industry wants them changed.

The post Do no harm? How Australia’s regulators fumbled the transition to wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Trevor St Baker's proposed new "ramping rules" rejected by solar, wind and battery developers, and even by the country's biggest coal generators.

The post St Baker’s Delta clashes with solar and battery giants over new system rules appeared first on RenewEconomy.

By the 2040s most of southern England may no longer get sub-zero days, new Met Office data suggests.

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The Southern (Antarctic) Ocean is our planet's primary storage of heat and carbon, and it's home to extraordinary life forms, from tiny algae and spineless creatures to penguins, seals and whales. Ceridwen Fraser, Associate professor, University of Otago Christina Hulbe, Professor and Dean of the School of Surveying (glaciology specialisation), University of Otago Craig Stevens, Associate Professor in Ocean Physics, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Huw Griffiths, Marine Biogeographer, British Antarctic Survey Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Britain’s credibility as climate champion rests on bold and urgent action, say campaigners

Britain must end all oil and gas extraction in the North Sea as a matter of urgency if it is to maintain its position as a credible climate champion. That was the stark warning issued by green campaigners yesterday in the wake of last week’s decision by Denmark to halt its exploration for new North Sea reserves as part of its commitment to cut carbon emissions and tackle climate change.

The Danish decision is an embarrassment for Boris Johnson who announced last week that Britain would take a lead in the battle against global heating by cutting national carbon emissions by 68% by 2030, a rate faster than any other major economy.

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Campaigners accuse Boris Johnson of mocking his own promises on climate change and emissions.

A search is under way for a capsule carrying the first large quantities of rock from an asteroid.

Science is forcing vegans and vegetarians who demand others join them to think again

With the developments in laboratory-cultured meat, vegetarians and vegans need to ask themselves: is it still about animal welfare or is it about stopping people eating meat?

Cultured meat, produced in bioreactors from muscle cells taken from live animals, has been approved for the first time by a regulatory authority. “Chicken bites” by San Francisco startup Eat Just have been approved for sale by the Singapore Food Agency. It’s a landmark moment that could lead to a revolution in “kind/clean” meat, significantly cutting down industrial livestock production, potentially doing away with it altogether.

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Copenhagen-based Søren Solkær , best known for taking photographic portraits of big names in music and film such as Björk and David Lynch, has spent the past four years capturing starling murmurations. Inspired by traditional Japanese landscape painting and calligraphy, these stunning photographs are collected in a new book, Black Sun.

“The starlings move as one unified organism that vigorously opposes any outside threat. A strong visual expression is created, like that of an ink drawing or a calligraphic brush stroke, asserting itself against the sky,” says Solkær.

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The virus - said to be "low risk" to humans - has been identified at sites across Great Britain.

From non-polluting transport to sustainable industries, urban areas are perfect for testing radical solutions to global problems

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The pandemic will leave behind a very different world from that of a year ago. Thousands of people have died; entire industries have been brought to the brink; welfare states have been shaken. In the coming years, the major challenge facing all public leaders will be charting a path of recovery through the devastating human, social and economic marks that Covid-19 has left on our societies.

But rather than redoubling on the fragile world of the pre-pandemic age, we should be taking advantage of this moment to build one that is more just, balanced and sustainable.

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The state-based race is on, but Western Australia is setting itself up to be a major laggard without stronger action.

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Hundreds of people are having long, often painful surgery to extend their legs. Is it worth the risk?