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NSW calls for 8,000MW of wind, solar and storage proposals for New England
NSW puts out call for 8,000MW of wind, solar and storage in biggest ever program of its type in Australia.
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Venus: Nasa announces two new missions
Cicadas: What to know about the 'remarkable' and noisy bugs
Optical illusion of orangutan wins award
Renewables dominate investment, but needs to triple by 2030: IEA report
IEA outlines major shortfall in investment in clean energy, energy efficiency and other decarbonisation measures at a critical moment for climate.
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Chicago-based financial firm opens second RGGI COATS account
EU carbon rally loses momentum, but any near-term correction to be short-lived -analysts
Photos from the field: the stunning crystals revealing deep secrets about Australian volcanoes
Morgan Stanley lifts long-term EU carbon price forecasts but warns of H2-21 pullback
Euro Markets: EUAs, UKAs slip as British auction weighs
The Treasury missed a green trick when it handed out Covid cash | Phillip Inman
Commitments to a greener and healthier environment would have been a reasonable price to ask
When the government reacted to the coronavirus pandemic in 2020 with unprecedented rescue funds, ministers were urged to attach strings before the money disappeared out the door.
The strings would have forced employers to adopt policies they had resisted for years, most obviously cutting carbon emissions and promoting a healthier environment.
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Fowl play: duck hunting struggles to stay afloat in Victoria
Duck hunting has been practised as a recreational sport in Australia since colonisation. In Victoria alone, an average of 400,000 birds are killed during hunting season. South Australia, Tasmania and the Northern Territory are also yet to ban the practice. But recent changes in Victoria, including a cut to the season’s length, have made the hunt less accessible for shooters, and with growing community dissent the hunt could soon come to an end
EU joins forces with Bill Gates to mobilise $1 bln for clean energy tech
Brussels to keep low-carbon fuels out of updated renewables directive -EU official
PREVIEW: June RGGI auction expected to clear near secondary market, with eyes on compliance buying
Climate crisis is suffocating the world’s lakes, study finds
Falling oxygen levels harming already struggling wildlife and drinking water supplies, say scientists
The climate crisis is causing a widespread fall in oxygen levels in lakes across the world, suffocating wildlife and threatening drinking water supplies.
Falling levels of oxygen in oceans had already been identified, but new research shows that the decline in lakes has been between three and nine times faster in the past 40 years. Scientists found oxygen levels had fallen by 19% in deep waters and 5% at the surface.
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Flower power: how one company is beautifying the wind turbine
Tulip-shaped ‘eco-art’ turbines address common complaints about noise, danger to wildlife and ugliness
Tulips and flowers could help harness the power of the wind, after a green energy company came up with its own spin on wind power in an “eco-art” design.
Flower Turbines, based in the US and the Netherlands, has installations across Rotterdam, Amsterdam, parts of Germany, Israel and Columbia. The company aims to democratise green energy for everyone and make small windfarms a leading player in the green energy industry.
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