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German-based SINN Power ramps up its bid to offer a robust, modular, and affordable maritime structure to generate renewable energy from waves, wind and solar.

The post German company floats idea for a wave, wind, and solar “ocean” hybrid platform appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction of 350MW Cleve Hill Solar Park – Britain's largest yet – expected to begin early 2021, with development consent expected from government this week.

The post UK’s largest subsidy-free solar farm – bigger than any in Australia – nears final approval appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Spark looks to add battery storage to Bomen solar farm, and expand capacity, and is also on lookout for wind and solar projects as international developers retreat from market.

The post Spark looks to expand Bomen solar farm and add big battery, wind also on horizon appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new technique to preserve native vegetation and reduce dust will be rolled out during construction of the 280MW Cultana Solar Farm in South Australia.

The post Gupta solar farm to employ innovative construction method to save ‘bonsai forest’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ahead of the launch of the Crew Dragon mission, the BBC explains what SpaceX does exactly

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Report calls for urgent action to tackle developing countries’ reliance on bottled water

Focusing on improving the water supply in developing nations could be a powerful way to fight the scourge of plastic waste in the oceans, experts have said, highlighting that the issue has received little attention.

People in developing countries, and many middle-income countries, often rely on plastic bottles of water as their piped water supply can be contaminated or unsafe, or perceived as such.

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Britain has asked the UN climate agency to reschedule the delayed COP26 summit in Glasgow for November 2021 in order to further mitigate the impacts of coronavirus pandemic, with a decision slated for later this week.

Two US astronauts are about to go to orbit in a commercially developed rocket and capsule system.

Scientists have tracked a cuckoo's migratory flight from Africa to its breeding ground in Mongolia.

UN aviation body ICAO’s expert panel will consider eight additional emissions unit programmes for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto-era crediting methodologies to jurisdictional-scale forest and land-use activities to an unauthorised application to incorporate the Northeast US RGGI carbon market.

EU nations are expected to side with European Commission proposals to modify the emissions baseline for the UN’s CORSIA international flight offsetting mechanism this week, even as the bloc's executive expects the changes to eliminate airlines’ buying requirements until the mid-2020s.

Every few years, the idea of using gas to transition to a zero-emissions economy seems to re-emerge. Woodside's Burrup Hub proposal shows why it's still a bad move. Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Ursula Fuentes, Murdoch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Countries account for emissions based on all activities that happen within their territory, which means countries that export more than they import will likely have higher per capita emissions. Sarah McLaren, Professor of Life Cycle Management, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices rose Tuesday morning as traders saw a bullish outlook from legislators advancing budget language this weekend that would require regulator ARB to conduct a cap-and-trade programme rulemaking by next year.

UK to ask for postponement to November 2021 because of coronavirus travel controls

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Vital international climate talks due to be hosted by the UK are expected to be delayed until late next year because of the coronavirus crisis, it has emerged, dashing hopes they could be reconvened sooner.

The UN talks, known as Cop26, were to be held in Glasgow this November, but in early April they were postponed as governments around the world grappled with lockdown. At that time governments thought the summit could be reconvened within the first three months of 2021.

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New evidence shows climate change may have wiped out Australia's giant beasts.

The angle at which a life-destroying space rock hit Earth 66 million years ago was lethal.

Renewables beat gas to second place in Australia's electricity market in 2019. Coal slumps to its lowest share of generation ever, official statistics show.

The post Renewables share overtakes gas generation for first time, as coal falls to record low in 2019 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In the latest instalment of our Carbon Pulse Conversations podcast, we chat with Plinio Ribeiro, CEO of Brazil-based offset project developer Biofilica, about COVID-19 related impacts on the REDD credit market and the outlook for compliance and voluntary market-based programmes both internationally and in Brazil.