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RenewEconomy and sister sites The Driven and One Step off the Grid kicked off Facebook as small publications set to lose out in broader media battle.

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Nationals senators set to derail Morrison government legislation with a plan to open up Australia's green bank to nuclear power investments.

The post Nationals push nuclear power in new attempt to highjack CEFC changes appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian gas giant flags major write-down in the value of troubled processing plant on Victoria’s east Gippsland coast.

The post Gas giant writes down gas processing plant as it weighs rapid decarbonisaton appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's largest wind project remains idle, and ongoing delays means Origin Energy has to pay a large penalty for not producing enough renewable energy certificates.

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Oil and gas giant announces planting of 3.6m native trees in Western Australia, a headline action in a cluster of seemingly climate friendly initiatives.

The post Don’t be fooled by Woodside’s tree planting, hydrogen and CCS plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fortescue to channel 10 per cent of future profits into renewable energy to help meet its green hydrogen ambitions.

The post Fortescue puts aside $400m for new hydrogen, wind and solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

IPART flags another “likely” reduction to NSW rooftop solar feed-in tariff, as it prepares to set new benchmarks for the next three financial years.

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Origin Energy says things could get messy with coal plants heading towards early closures, as it reports first half profits slashed by 98 per cent.

The post Origin profits collapse as it prepares for ‘messy’ coal exit and big battery plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Comcar fleet has chosen a Tesla Model 3 and a Hyundai Ioniq in a two-year trial to "assess viability".

The post Federal MPs to ride in Tesla Model 3 and Hyundai electric cars in Comcar trial appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Frozen wind turbines are being blamed for power failures - but problems with fossils fuels are a bigger issue.

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Nasa's Perseverance rover is aiming for Jezero Crater, considered “too dangerous” for previous spacecraft.

EU carbon allowances likely face more downside risk after retreating from an all-time high above €40 this week, analysts said Wednesday, with warmer European temperatures set to weigh.

A clearer picture is emerging as Texas continues to suffer through a major blackout - massive coal and gas issues have caused the problems.

The post How sudden trips of gas and coal plants triggered Texas energy catastrophe appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Canada will explore increasing the annual stringency of performance standards under the ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) after next year in order to meet the country’s long-term GHG reduction goals, the federal environment ministry announced in kicking off a review of the large emitter programme.

Victoria to establish a separate body to manage and prioritise billions of dollars of network upgrades required to support the state's transition to 50% renewables.

The post Victoria creates new body to modernise grid for wind and solar transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Emissions covered by the WCI cap-and-trade programme will trend lower over the decade due to reduced power demand in California and new efforts to decarbonise Quebec’s transportation sector, analysts said in a report published Wednesday.

I collected data about my neighbourhood sulphur-crested cockatoos while stuck home in Melbourne's lockdown. I learned that each bird can eat 200 onion grass plants per hour. Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EUAs fell for the third straight day on Wednesday as a falling energy complex weighed, with carbon defying prevailing bullish sentiment and data showing speculative funds have become the market's largest segment.