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Ten years ago politicians used to talk up the virtues of gas as a transitional fuel. But that was 10 years ago

Ten years ago, when Australia’s climate and energy botch-up was still in its infancy, politicians and their advisers used to talk up the virtues of gas as a transitional fuel, and they used to talk about carbon capture and storage (CCS) as technology that governments needed to invest in to drive the transition to low-emissions economies.

The great botch-up is now well past infancy, and Australia’s record on climate and energy is a disaster so profound it’s still traumatising backstage protagonists years after the stadium rock wreckers have left the crime scene.

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Pace will slow for first time in 20 years with fewer windfarms and solar plants being built but rebound possible in 2021

The global growth of renewable energy will slow for the first time in 20 years due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which will “hurt but not halt” the rise of clean energy.

The world’s energy watchdog has warned that developers will build fewer wind farms and solar energy projects this year compared with a record roll out of renewables in 2019.

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Julien Vincent from Market Forces on the campaign to get banks, investment houses and superannuation funds to switch away from fossil fuels and into new clean technologies.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Could Market Forces bring an end to coal and gas? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

REST Energy is seeking expressions of interest from interested parties for a PPA for its 120MW Munna Creek Solar Farm in Queensland.

The post Rest Energy seeks PPAs for Queensland solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In the panic and anxiety of those early days of the pandemic, fossil fuel advocates were calmly and openly forming a plan to capture the process of economic recovery.

The post How to change the colour of Australia’s Coronavirus climate recovery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some of Australia's largest industrial manufacturers could make the switch to 100 per cent renewables under a $3.5 billion green hydrogen plant proposal.

The post Massive 1000MW “baseload” wind, solar and hydrogen plant pitched for NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regulators flag potential delays to 16 key market reforms, protecting incumbent generators from threat of new technologies.

The post Regulators flag delays to 16 energy reform projects as fossil fuel interests dig in appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California utility seeks regulatory approval for five separate battery projects totalling 423MW, or nearly 1.7GWh of energy storage capacity, to come online by August 2021.

The post PG&E seeks approval for 1.7GWh of new battery storage for California grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

This role at the Investors Group on Climate Change will be responsible for coordinating engagement research and analysis in alignment with the goals of the Climate Action 100+ initiative.

The significant falls in electricity demand as a result of the Covid-19 lockdowns has led to record shares of variable renewable energy – wind and solar – in some European countries. A new report from International Energy Agency notes that the “instantaneous” share of wind and solar (VRE) reached unprecedented levels of 63 per cent...

The post Wind and solar hit record grid levels in Europe as pandemic curbs energy demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Low-income households and people of color in cities are least likely to live near decent green spaces

Years of patchy investment in public parks has left 100 million Americans, including 27 million children, without access to decent nearby green spaces during the coronavirus lockdown, a new report reveals.

Local parks have been a godsend to many people during the pandemic as schools, gyms and walking trails have closed to minimize physical contact and curtail the spread of the virus.

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The proposed mechanism could result in the perverse outcome of paying high emitting businesses to invest in projects which increase absolute emissions.

The post Coalition’s ‘grey’ baseline and credit scheme could pay companies to increase emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The 14MW turbine has 222m rotor diameter, 108m long blades, a 39,000m2 swept area and offers a 25% increase in annual energy production against its 11MW predecessor.

The post World’s largest offshore wind turbine unveiled by Siemens Gamesa appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Michael Moore's ‘Planet of the Humans’ isn’t just wrong. It’s actively denying a range of quality-of-life improvements.

The post Michael Moore’s electric vehicle myths only benefit the fossil fuel industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dramatic fall in vehicle emissions due to Covid-19 pandemic provides a glimpse at the long-term opportunities to cut emissions.

The post Global emissions plunge as working-from-home slashes transport emissions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

People displaced by extreme weather are forced to break Covid-19 social distancing safety guidelines.

A report lists some of the best ways people can tackle their own contribution to climate change.

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Orca, cuckoo and peregrine falcon some of species enjoying breathing space of quieter world

First came the goats. During the first days of lockdown the bearded, ghostly white creatures wandered down from their north Wales clifftop home into the town of Llandudno and made headlines around the globe.

Now the National Trust is reporting that emboldened wildlife, from raptors and warblers to badgers, otters and even orcas, appear to be enjoying the disappearance of humans from its gardens, castles and waterways across the UK.

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Battery Day now on hold as reports of new Tesla battery to bring cost of electric cars down are put on high rotation.

The post The world is now on hold for Tesla’s revolutionary EV battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.