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Photographer Robin Hinsch travelled to the Niger delta, visiting the gas flaring sites, artisanal refineries, and meeting the communities living in the hugely polluted environments caused by the oil industry

Covering 70,000 sq km (27,000 sq miles) of wetlands, the Niger delta was formed primarily by sediment deposition. It is home to more than 30 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, making up 7.5% of Nigeria’s total land mass.

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With rising seas swallowing Bangladesh’s land and kidnappings a regular hazard, families scraping a living farming crab and shrimp in one of the world’s largest mangrove forests are fighting to survive

“The river is so hungry,” says Peramin Ishak, as he gestures to a missing arc of land from the muddy embankment. “It just keeps eating the land.”

From his village of Datina Khali, which rests on the edge of the Bangladeshi Sundarbans, Ishak has watched the river swallow up a three hectare (seven acre) chunk of land in the past decade.

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Australia now has a standard for residential battery storage installations. We look at what it means for customers, and installers.

The post Australia’s new battery installation standard – what does it mean for you? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Department recently wrote to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner about its disclosure log.

The Department recently wrote to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner about its disclosure log.

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A potential closure of Alcoa's Portland smelter would have huge ramifications for the Australian grid. It would remove the biggest customer of brown coal, and ironically accelerate the transition to clean energy that it cannot afford to wait for.

The post Australia’s dirty grid may kill its biggest customers, and the case for coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Quick poll of renewable energy developers finds overwhelming opposition to AEMC's proposed complex new market signals.

The post Renewable industry rejects AEMC new pricing proposals, fears investment halt appeared first on RenewEconomy.

More than one in five shareholders support exiting groups ‘inconsistent’ with Paris climate goals

More than one in five shareholders of mining giant BHP have backed a resolution calling on the company to resign its membership of any industry associations whose advocacy is “inconsistent” with the Paris climate change agreement.

BHP’s board recommended shareholders vote against the resolution at its annual meeting in London, but 22% of shareholders voted in favour, with another 7% abstaining.

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Alinta says solar power deal for Fortescue iron ore means proof that renewables can drive Australia’s economic powerhouses.

The post Fortescue signs up to Alinta plans to use solar to power huge iron ore mines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Angus Taylor expects up to six new projects will be approved under the underwriting scheme before the end of the year, and is likely to favour fossil fuels.

The post Taylor’s underwriting scheme could choose first six projects ‘by Christmas’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 18 November 2019.

The public consultation period for assessment for export accreditation will be open until 18 November 2019.

Oliver Woldring and Jose Zapata from ITP Renewables discuss OpenCem, which allows people to model their own energy transition. Plus: AEMC’s new rules.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s future grid? You decide appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ACT climate change minister Shane Rattenbury outlines the territory’s zero emissions strategy for transport, starting with the government fleet.

The post The Driven Podcast: Leading the charge to electric transport appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Penny Whetton made the lives of those around her richer, more interesting and more human. Her death leaves a massive void. John M Clarke, Team Leader, Regional Projections, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Global environment editor Jonathan Watts discusses the Guardian’s investigation into the fossil fuel industry, and the structures that need to change to halt the climate emergency. And: Gary Younge on Donald Trump’s mental health

The Guardian’s global environment editor, Jonathan Watts, tells Anushka Asthana about the polluters series, which identified 20 fossil fuel companies whose relentless exploitation of the world’s oil, gas and coal reserves can be directly linked to more than one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions in the modern era.

The project shows many of the worst offenders are investor-owned companies that are household names around the world and spend billions of pounds on lobbying governments and portraying themselves as environmentally responsible. They discuss the systemic changes that would need to take place to change the way the world produces and uses fossil fuels.

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An erosion of Canadian voter support for the incumbent Liberals and poll-leading opposition Conservatives may open a range of minority government possibilities ahead of the national election on Monday, the outcome of which will have a significant impact on the country's federal and provincial climate policies and environmental markets.

Research shows greatest barrier to nuclear power in Australia remains cost, as parliamentary inquiry continues in Canberra.

The post Australia Institute says nuclear power ‘uninsurable and uneconomic’ in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Combined output of wind and solar in Australia's main grid beats brown coal output for first time in September quarter, in significant landmark for clean energy transition.

The post Wind and solar output beat brown coal in Australia for first time in September quarter appeared first on RenewEconomy.