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SwitchedIn CEO Andrew Mears joins the Energy Insiders podcast to talk about behind the meter issues, virtual power plants and all things, digital, distributed and democratic.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Digital, distributed and democratic – The new energy future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

When the post-bushfire rains finally arrived, the situation for many fish species went from dangerous to catastrophic. A slurry of ash and mud washed into waterways, sending oxygen levels plummeting. Lee Baumgartner, Professor of Fisheries and River Management, Institute for Land, Water, and Society, Charles Sturt University Katie Doyle, Freshwater Ecologist, Charles Sturt University Luiz G M Silva, Freshwater Fish Scientist, Charles Sturt University Luke Pearce, Fisheries Manager Nathan Ning, Freshwater Ecologist, Charles Sturt University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Correspondence released under FOI reveals just how quickly the big energy lobby move to use Covid-19 outbreak to lobby for delays to crucial reforms.

The post Revealed: How the big energy lobby tried to use Covid-19 to derail energy market reforms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Map of Queensland generation, showing existing coal, gas, hydro, wind and solar plants.

The post Graph of the Day: Map of Queensland generation – coal, gas, wind, solar, hydro appeared first on RenewEconomy.

How California could meet its goal of 100% clean electricity by 2040, five years ahead of schedule.

The post California’s glide path to renewable energy nirvana appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Having claimed victory in the Eden Monaro by-election, new Labor MP Kristy McBain is called on to deliver a strong voice for climate action in parliament.

The post Pressure on new member for Eden Monaro Kristy McBain to live up to climate credentials appeared first on RenewEconomy.

European Union must reach 100 per cent renewables by 2040 if it is to achieve climate neutrality by middle of the century, a new report has found.

The post EU must reach 100 pct renewables by 2040 in order to reach net zero economy by 2050 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW calls for 8GW of wind, solar and storage, as it prepares for the biggest and most rapid transition from coal to renewables in the country.

The post NSW sets itself for biggest and quickest transition from coal to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

MPs warn some regions will run out of water within the next 20 years unless "urgent action" is taken.

The majority of emissions cuts from electric cars will be wiped out by new road-building.

The "winners" evolved in the warm, subtropical regions. Those that evolved in cooler temperate ecosystems – the "losers" – risk becoming extinct. Luciano Beheregaray, Professor in Biodiversity Genomics, Flinders University Jonathan Sandoval Castillo, Postdoctoral Fellow Molecular Ecology, Flinders University Katie Gates, PhD candidate, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose to a nearly six-week high this week despite continued expectations that future quarterly sales will go undersubscribed, while RGGI Allowances (RGAs) stagnated above the 2021 Emissions Containment Reserve (ECR) trigger price.

A New York-based hedge fund opened a new CO2 Allowance Tracking System (COATS) account in the Northeast US RGGI market this week amid rising prices in the power sector ETS, data shows.

Scientists and the community are building nests to help save the stunning green carpenter bee from extinction. Katja Hogendoorn, University of Adelaide Remko Leijs, Researcher, Flinders University Richard V Glatz, Associate research scientist, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The County of San Diego's Board of Supervisors voted this week against challenging a court ruling that banned a voluntary offset programme for rural housing developments, leaving the jurisdiction to forge a new plan.

EU carbon traders have found humour in a pair of fake tweets that have been circulating in the market over the past week or so, though some voiced unease at the possibility that they were genuine attempts to influence EUA prices.

The absence of corresponding adjustments on voluntary carbon credit transfers over the next decade risks double counting emission reductions and obscuring climate mitigation progress, environmental organisations argued Thursday.

Environment minister Matt Kean says the push to build 8,000 megawatts of wind and solar is part of a plan to replace coal-fired power

The New South Wales government aims to back renewable energy plants in the New England region with the capacity to power 3.5m homes, with the state’s environment minister saying enough will be built to replace most of the state’s coal-fired power stations earlier than scheduled.

Matt Kean, the minister for energy and the environment, will on Friday announce a second renewable energy zone for the state, following a previously planned designated area in the state’s central west.

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The European Commission adopted on Thursday rules for the operation of the bloc’s Modernisation Fund, an ETS-funded financing instrument supporting mainly eastern EU nations to upgrade their energy systems.