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Oman to host 25GW wind & solar and green hydrogen “mega project”
Iinternational consortium announces plans to develop 25GW wind and solar project in Oman which will produce millions of tonnes of green hydrogen.
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Video: Who is going to pay for the gas death spiral?
Gas is dirty, and it is not cheap. But should customers pay for its death spiral, and will they steal your BBQ tongs?
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UK government to pay older farmers to retire
UK must do better over electric cars - MPs
PREVIEW: UK carbon market expected to open near EU ETS levels, though experts fear patchy trade
Is the IEA still underestimating the growth of renewable energy?
The IEA is more optimistic than usual about renewable energy, but old habits die hard.
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PREVIEW: Speculative-fuelled CCA rises lead traders to foresee large Q2 WCI auction discount
Chart of the day: Australia’s gas exports must decline for world to meet net zero by 2050
Australia's gas export industry will be crushed by the shift to net zero emissions. Curiously, the gas industry failed to mention that.
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Energy & Climate Change Policy Research, Modelling, and Analysis, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory – Maryland
Taylor commits $600m to Kurri Kurri gas in fossil fuel spending spree
Angus Taylor commits $600 million to Kurri Kurri gas plant, extending a remarkable fossil fuel subsidy spending spree, even by this government's standards.
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'One sip can kill': why a highly toxic herbicide should be banned in Australia
Conservationists urge regulation to cut plastic pollution as voluntary scheme launches
Supermarkets and multinational manufacturers have unveiled a plastics pact across Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands
Australia will miss its 2025 targets to cut plastic pollution from packaging unless it shifts from voluntary programs to enforcement, an alliance of conservation groups and the Greens have said.
On Tuesday major supermarkets and multinational food and consumer goods manufacturers launched a new voluntary program across Australia, New Zealand and Pacific Islands with a goal that plastic “never becomes waste or pollution”.
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