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The project will support the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement on Climate Change in the Western Balkans and Turkey and help their transition towards the low emissions and climate-resilient economy.

As governments prepare to negotiate a Paris-style UN agreement on nature, 23 former foreign ministers have issued a call for urgent action

Humanity’s ongoing destruction of nature threatens the survival of our species, a group of former foreign ministers has warned, calling on leaders to step back from “the precipice” of irreversible ecological ruin and protect the planet.

The planet’s rapidly warming oceans must be the focus of increased conservation efforts due to their importance in producing oxygen and food for billions of people, the former ministers added, as governments prepare to begin negotiations for a Paris-style UN agreement on nature next week.

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Developer behind 255MW Sunraysia solar farm in New South Wales unveils joint venture with plans to develop Australian PV project pipeline of at least 2GW by 2025.

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Gippsland wind farm gears up for Supreme Court battle against claims turbine noise has made neighbouring properties unhealthy and uncomfortable to live in.

The post Victoria wind farm headed to court to fight claims of wind turbine syndrome appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CSIRO developed tech to be integrated with the first Engerizer branded batteries targeting Australia's household energy storage market.

The post Energizer home battery storage play charged by CSIRO technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Governments representing 49% of the global economy have or are in the process of putting in place targets to reach net zero greenhouse gas emissions, a report showed.

First come the beetles, then the birds: how nature is surviving, and thriving, after a summer of fires. Kathryn Teare Ada Lambert, Adjunct Lecturer/ Ecologist, University of New England Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Clean Energy Regulator is seeking feedback on draft rules for use of the Solar Panel Validation (SPV) logo.

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APA says global gas demand rises only if climate targets are ignored, but is coy about details of federal government funding for new gas power station in Victoria.

The post Gas giant concedes gas demand rises only if climate targets are ignored appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Morrison would not confirm reports of technology investment target but said emissions reductions are not achieved through ‘meetings’

Scott Morrison has described a report he may adopt a technology investment target to avoid signing up to a commitment of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 as speculation, but confirmed his government will take a “technology over taxation” approach to climate change.

On Tuesday, Morrison told reporters in Melbourne the report in the Australian was “very speculative”, but said it was true that emissions reductions were achieved through technology, not “meetings”.

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Victoria flags "go-it-alone" strategy on network upgrades, as it seeks to solve grid bottlenecks that is hurting and delaying large scale wind and solar projects.

The post Victoria intervenes to try and solve wind and solar bottlenecks in local grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's emissions have risen substantially since 1990, and since 2005, without including land use, and its Paris goal are only reached through carry-over credits.

The post Australia has done little on emissions, and is not planning much in next decade appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UQ researchers smash efficiency record for 'quantum dot' solar cells, opening up the potential for flexible solar skins.

The post Queensland researchers smash solar efficiency record for ‘quantum dot’ solar cells appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Government pledges to spend £20m turning canals, mines and rail lines into heat sources

The canals of the West Midlands may seem an unlikely source of warmth, but these waterways could soon be used to heat hospitals and tower blocks under a plan to harness Britain’s hidden heating sources.

The government has promised to spend more than £20m on nine schemes across the country to exploit cheap, renewable heat from canals, old mineshafts and in London tube lines.

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Carbon Pulse has expanded its workforce to kick off 2020, hiring two experts to help bolster its unrivalled news and intelligence offering as the five-year old company enters a new period of investment and product development.

The UK's first industrial contribution to the orbiting platform will improve its communication links.

Two additional sites identified for $2.5 million second phase of Queensland’s statewide public electric car charging network.

The post Queensland names two more sites for $2.5m EV network rollout appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Drop from level 2 to level 1 restrictions announced after the ‘biggest rain event in 20 years’

Water restrictions will be relaxed across Sydney in a fortnight following the boost to dam levels from the “biggest rain event in 20 years”.

The change from level 2 to level 1 restrictions will take effect from 1 March when water quality in the catchment’s dams is expected to have improved.

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The Architecture for REDD+ Transactions (ART) programme published its new standard for combatting tropical forest deforestation on Monday, giving subnational jurisdictions more authority and a longer timeframe than previously outlined to generate carbon credits for sale in voluntary and compliance-based offset markets.