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Voluntary carbon certification body Gold Standard has opened a consultation on a methodology for crediting on-site waste processing to avoid methane emissions caused by organic matter being sent to landfills.

A Switzerland-based carbon removal developer has entered into an offtake agreement to provide Microsoft with 27,600 tonnes of durable carbon dioxide removal (CDR) over the course of six years.

India’s largest carbon offset developer has inaugurated the first of several planned biomass fuel plants in the country to promote clean energy and mitigate greenhouse gas emissions, it announced Wednesday.

Australia would be a “banana republic” if it bowed to international pressure from its trading partners over its climate policies, such as the Safeguard Mechanism, Professor Ross Garnaut has told Carbon Pulse.

A Japanese petroleum supplier is offering its corporate clients to buy carbon credits to offset their petrol and diesel oil.

It is hoped the creation of a marshland site will be a "corridor" for wildlife including wading birds.

On an oceanic quest in the southern hemisphere, our writer encounters the only albatross species endemic to Australia

As one seabird enthusiast once proclaimed: “Real birds eat fish.” That was certainly true of the species I was hoping to encounter on my first oceanic quest in the southern hemisphere.

A dozen of us boarded the first Sydney Pelagics trip of the year, chugging out of the famous harbour early one January morning. We soon left the silver gulls and crested terns behind, before coming across the first of a quintet of shearwaters: wedge-tailed, short-tailed, flesh-footed, Hutton’s and a single streaked, a scarce visitor from Japan.

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The Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS) has successfully translocated 21 eastern black rhinos to a region where they have been extinct for 50 years. Here’s how they caught, transported and released these critically endangered 1,400kg creatures to their new home

• Just two northern white rhinos remain. The species’ first IVF pregnancy could save them from extinction

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Daan Walter from RMI on the phenomenal growth of battery storage. Plus: Victoria blackouts, Eraring, and the rabble against renewables.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The battery domino effect appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Recycling was a big theme for round 15 of these grants, which are for research ideas that can be commercialised.

The post Solar, battery recycling, hydrogen tech snag latest CRC grants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It will likely take some time to fully understand the events after an intense storm tore down at least six transmission towers in Victoria. But one thing is for sure - it was not the fault of "woke" renewables.

The post AGL and AEMO search for answers on Loy Yang outage, but “woke” energy not to blame appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Our new maps show coral reefs are more extensive than we thought. Mitchell Lyons, Postdoctoral research fellow, The University of Queensland Stuart Phinn, Professor of Geography, Director - Remote Sensing Research Centre, Chair - Earth Observation Australia, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Two prominent Australian economists on Wednesday laid out their updated vision for how they see the country becoming a renewable energy superpower, chiefly by introducing a levy on all fossil fuel production facilities and imports.

Victoria blackouts a copy book demonstration that reliance on massive, centralised end-of-life coal-fired power plants is a fool’s errand and a fundamental strategic weakness. 

The post Massive Victoria blackout underlines need to accelerate transition to firmed renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A joint hearing on Tuesday regarding California's cap-and-trade scheme heard participants voice support for programme extension beyond 2030, although stakeholders proposed several improvements to better support disadvantaged communities.

CEO Darren Busine says system collapse that led to the explosion was not predictable, but the AER is still pressing for fines.

The post “Control room went black:” Callide explosion blamed on battery charger failure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The native red admiral is less common than it used to be, but we can all help threatened bug species by ensuring they have the right habitats to thrive in. Janice Lord, Associate Professor in Botany, University of Otago Connal McLean, Natural History Technician – Invertebrates, Te Papa Tongarewa Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

British solar and storage developer Elgin Energy says it has secured development approval for another solar and battery project in Australia, this time in Victoria.

The post Another solar and battery project approved in Victoria appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Emissions covered by the upcoming EU ETS2 for road transportation and buildings will need to fall over five times faster than historic reduction rates in order to meet the scheme's cap and prevent "very high" allowance prices, according to a new study.