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The AER alleges that AGL was late in submitting accurate performance data for each of the quarters of the 2017/18 financial year. 

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Major German steel producer Thyssenkrupp completes world-first successful demonstration of using renewable hydrogen to make steel, rather than coal.

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The debate over energy-only and capacity signals will be redundant if the new market design does not factor in carbon emissions and climate change.

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High waters peaked at 1.87 metres as the flood alarm sounded across the Italian city of canals

Venice was hit by the highest tide in more than 50 years on, with tourists wading through flooded streets to seek shelter as a fierce wind whipped up waves in St. Mark’s Square.

The exceptionally intense “acqua alta,” or high waters, peaked at 1.87 metres (six feet) as the flood alarm sounded across the Italian city of canals, the tide monitoring centre said.

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Swedish climate activist will join Riley Whitlum, Elayna Carausu and their baby, who have been sailing the world for five years

Greta Thunberg will hitch a ride with two Australian sailing YouTubers on her low-emissions voyage from America to the UN climate change conference in Madrid.

The 16-year-old Swedish climate activist had initially been stranded in the United States after the location of the conference was abruptly changed from Chile to Spain at the last minute.

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Waste-to-energy incineration has been raised as a solution to the global plastic waste problem, but the technology adds pollution and greenhouse gas emissions and encourages more waste production. Trisia Farrelly, Senior Lecturer, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

All-electric Yutong E12 bus to begin ferrying passengers around Canberra as the ACT government enacts plan to transition to 100% zero emissions bus fleet by 2040.

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Rooftop solar delivers record low Q3 minimum demand in W.A. after accounting for 45% of overall supply on one day, and also helps send prices negative.

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The number of lies trotted out by "moderate" Liberal Jason Falinski on Q&A on Monday shows the depth of denial in the Coalition on climate and technology.

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Study finds greenhouse gases helped drive the scorching conditions in November 2018 that sparked destructive bushfires

Extreme temperatures that helped drive historic 2018 bushfires in north Queensland were four times more likely to have happened because of human-caused climate change, according to a study to be published next month.

Scorching conditions in November 2018 sparked Queensland’s biggest ever firefighting response as 1,250 fires torched 1.4 million hectares, destroying nine homes and causing widespread impacts across multiple farming industries.

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Angus Taylor asks ARENA to develop a national bioenergy roadmap as government looks for ways to sure-up liquid fuel supplies. Still no sign of EV strategy.

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Northern Australia Infrastructure Facility extends $610m loan funding offer for Genex's Kidston solar, wind and pumped hydro project, after a vital off-take deal fell through.

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Australia’s growing fleet of grid-scale batteries achieved record revenues in the September quarter, driven by the expanding frequency and ancillary markets, increased arbitrage and the lowest cost of charging as spot prices fell regularly into negative territory. The assessment by the Australian Energy Market Operator, in its latest Quarterly Energy Dynamics report, shows that total...

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Ranniel dives into one of Manila's most polluted rivers for less than two dollars a day.

IEA says deep disparity between words and action on climate change risks failing to cap global temperatures

The world’s existing climate policies will not be enough to end the upward march of record energy emissions rising beyond 2040 without a “grand coalition” of governments and investors, according to the global energy watchdog.

The International Energy Agency said carbon emissions from the global energy industry reached a new record in 2018 despite progress in renewable energy in recent years.

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Thunberg: ‘My message to the Americans is the same as to everyone – to unite behind the science and to act on the science’

• If world leaders fail us, my generation will never forgive them

As Greta Thunberg departs the US to sail across the Atlantic for the second time in a few months, she is leaving behind a simple message for those who care about the climate crisis: you must vote.

Related: Giant Greta Thunberg mural to watch over San Francisco's downtown

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Oregon politicians are debating the postponement of compliance obligations for the state's fuel sector for five years under a future WCI-aligned ETS, but it remains to be seen whether that option has support among Democrats, regulatory sources told Carbon Pulse.

Germany will next year begin the process of phasing out its hard coal-fired power plants, according to draft legislation, with a decision on cancelling a corresponding number of EUAs appearing to be postponed until at least 2022.

The Earth has experienced five periods of mass extinction. Scientists can't quite be certain yet, but they're fairly sure we're now well into the sixth. Frédérik Saltré, Research Fellow in Ecology, Flinders University Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Matthew Flinders Fellow in Global Ecology and Models Theme Leader for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.