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Construction has begun on pioneering hydrogen production facility, which will help South Australia's bid to become global leader in certified green hydrogen.

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As international climate talks kick off in Madrid, Australia will send a new head negotiator and a first-time minister to crucial round of negotiations.

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Politicians and diplomats meet in Spain as scientists and charities say urgent steps are needed.

Forget about spies, China’s war on the world is visible in plain sight.

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The foam is said to be caused by pollutants in sewage mixing with sea water and frothed by waves.

Australia was once the global leader in the uptake of solar PV before it slipped down the rankings. Now, it may be about to reclaim its crown.

The post How Australia lost its lead in solar PV, and is trying to get it back appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Volunteers from the Port Macquarie Koala Hospital work alongside NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service crew to treat koalas rescued from devastating bushfires. An estimated million hectares of land has been burned across Australia following catastrophic fire conditions in recent weeks, killing an estimated 1,000 koalas along with other wildlife

• Factcheck: have the bushfires put the survival of koalas at stake?

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Fishing nets and rope were among the debris found inside the whale which stranded on the Isle of Harris.

Delegates from almost 200 countries meet in the Spanish capital on Monday.

Henrik Stiesdal has been thinking about wind turbines since he was a teenager.

Energy industry in particularly fights back against planned new rules on green labelling

Fossil fuel lobbyists are trying to water down planned EU rules to stop “investment greenwashing’ by setting science-based criteria for any investment which lays claim to being environmentally sustainable.

A report from lobbyist watchdog InfluenceMap has found that although some investors support the “green labelling” rules, 98% of Europe’s 50 largest investors are members of lobby groups trying to weaken the proposals.

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Big polluters like Australia face demands to establish a compensation scheme for countries impacted by climate change.

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South Australia's switch to wind and solar starts to pay off, with the renewable state posting the lowest wholesale prices in Australia's main grid for second month in a row.

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Coal and gas have been proposed as a way to make 'clean' hydrogen. But that road is full of challenges. Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate and Energy Policy, Australian National University Fiona J Beck, Senior research fellow, Australian National University Thomas Longden, Research Fellow, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Experience with Australia's current small fleet of pumped hydro power stations suggests a fleet of smaller projects might be a better idea than the massive Snowy 2.0 scheme.

The post Why is pumped hydro in Australia not used very much? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Phillip Glyde is Chief Executive of the Murray Darling Basin Authority and he's responded to Shelley Scoullar's complaints about the Basin Plan.

World leaders and climate experts will begin gathering in Madrid later today for the UN Climate Change conference, known as COP25.

New research has revealed 100 plant and animal species have become extinct in the past two centuries – a far higher number than previously thought. John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University Brett Murphy, Associate Professor / ARC Future Fellow, Charles Darwin University Dale Nimmo, Associate professor/ARC DECRA fellow, Charles Sturt University Michael F. Braby, Associate Professor, Australian National University Sarah Legge, Professor, Australian National University Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Formula for climate emergency shows if ‘reaction time is longer than intervention time left’ then ‘we have lost control’

When is an emergency really an emergency?

If you’re the captain of the Titanic, approaching a giant iceberg with the potential to sink your ship becomes an emergency only when you realise you might not have enough time to steer a safe course.

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As the climate emergency brings rising seas and cliff erosion, seaside towns are mounting a losing battle to save homes

Retired trawlerman Armand Toms runs his finger along a knee-high mark on the diesel tanks used to refill the 50 or so fishing and tripping boats moored in Looe’s harbour in south-east Cornwall.

“The sea got up to here in 2014,” says the 65-year-old, before raising his hand towards the top of the tanks. “If we get a metre more by the end of the century – is anything going to survive here?” Toms, an independent councillor, who represents Looe East on Cornwall council, has seen the town flood throughout his life.

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