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South Korea’s environment ministry on Tuesday announced several rule changes to its emissions trading scheme, including removing the distinction between offsets generated at home and abroad for compliance use.

What was a feature of power stations such as Yallourn has become a bug. Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Solar farms in Queensland say tuning inverters is solving grid problems at a fraction of the cost of synchronous condensers some project developers have been obliged to install.

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How can new coal burning projects be justified in 2021? Using the transformational powers of hydrogen and the empty promise of CCS!

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Nationals leader Michael McCormack repeated a range of climate myths on ABC's Insiders, suggesting there's a long way to go to net zero.

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Switzerland has successfully auctioned its remaining stock of Phase 2 carbon allowances, the government announced Monday, with the price clearing at a record high.

Voluntary carbon market (VCM) prices gained this week on continued strong demand in the spot market, though traders and retailers think more substantial price increases for voluntary emission reductions (VERs) may be a ways off.

A Houston-based environmental commodity firm has hired a former official for the Northeast US RGGI cap-and-trade programme as a market analyst, Carbon Pulse has learned.

Renewables supplied six times more power than gas generators over the most recent Australian summer, the Climate Council reports.

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European carbon prices hit a record high for the fifth day in a row on Monday, but then lost ground amid a less supportive energy complex.

A jet fuel made from food waste has the potential to reduce emissions from flying, scientists say.

Community scientists have been photographing animals and plants in the months after the Black Summer fires. Each observation is a story of survival against the odds, or of tragedy. Will Cornwell, Associate Professor in Ecology and Evolution, UNSW Casey Kirchhoff, PhD Candidate, UNSW Mark Ooi, Senior Research Fellow, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Green hydrogen produced using New Zealand's mostly renewable electricity sounds like a great idea, but a high-tech smart rail and urban tram network is a more obvious and sustainable option. Susan Krumdieck, Professor and Director, Advanced Energy and Material Systems Lab, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Significant storms have been forming earlier than usual in recent years.

RGGI will cut nearly 16% of this year's CO2 budget under the power sector cap-and-trade scheme as it accounts for the pre-2021 allowances surplus, with the adjustment leading to slightly smaller upcoming auctions, data released Monday showed.

International Renewable Energy Agency says $131tn investment in renewables could be required over three decades

Renewable electricity production needs to grow eight times faster than the current rate to help limit global heating, according to a report.

The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) said urgent action was needed to keep pace with rising demand for electricity, which could require a total investment of $131tn in renewables by 2050.

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Scientists have turned polythene into fabrics in a move they say can make fashion more sustainable.

Study of tree rings dating back to Roman empire concludes weather since 2014 has been extraordinary

The series of severe droughts and heatwaves in Europe since 2014 is the most extreme for more than 2,000 years, research suggests.

The study analysed tree rings dating as far back as the Roman empire to create the longest such record to date. The scientists said global heating was the most probable cause of the recent rise in extreme heat.

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