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Plastic waste is flowing into our oceans at ever increasing rates. Only a global, industry-led solution can turn off the tap. Andrew Forrest, PhD Candidate, University of Western Australia David Tickler, PhD Candidate in Marine Ecology, University of Western Australia Jessica Meeuwig, Professor & Director, Marine Futures Lab, University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Prices for cellulosic biofuel credits (D3 RINs) under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) will climb back to historical higher levels if the US EPA resets the fuel type’s annual volume quotas to account for carryover credits, according to new analysis.

Global solar PV additions in 2019 are set to drive greater double-digit renewable power capacity growth, according to the International Energy Agency.

The post Global solar to drive double-digit renewable power capacity growth appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Early investor offloads 18.4% stake in Windlab as speculation grows around whether new shareholder has takeover ambitions.

The post Investment firm snares major stake in Windlab – could a takeover offer follow? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Billionaire Atlassian co-founder confirms financial backing of $25bn dollar plan to build world's biggest solar farm, and the world's biggest battery too.

The post Cannon-Brookes confirms investment in world’s biggest solar project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Everyone assumes that the electric vehicle transition will happen anyway. But Alina Dini, from the Institute of Future Environments, asks: Has anyone asked the consumer what they want?

The post The Driven Podcast: Electric vehicles – Do we know what the consumers want? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Are there reasons to act in a particular way, to willingly make some sacrifice, do something which may be good, and which we may even be committed to, when our actions (or lack of action) are likely to be of no consequence? Is size detrimental to democratic community? Professor Roger Crisp joins us to discuss whether the free rider problem highlights the limitation of moral philosophy.

The German government's new 2030 climate plan will likely be overhauled to increase its ambition, according to media reports, after a wide array of critics slammed the strategy released last Friday for being too lenient.

BHP reportedly endorses Morrison government use of Kyoto carry-over credits to effectively halve the ambition of its 2030 Paris climate task.

The post BHP joins Morrison’s “Quiet Australians”, with support of dodgy carbon accounting appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Connecticut’s Legislative Regulation Review Committee (LRRC) passed the state’s revised RGGI regulation to incorporate post-2020 changes on Tuesday, making it the penultimate member of the Northeast US ETS to do so.

Central Queensland farmers are furious about a decision to release more than 100,000 megalitres of water from a key dam in the drought-stricken region, arguing the precious resource will be wasted.

The jay doesn’t just eat acorns but apparently cultivates saplings to feed the new leaves to its young

The English oak, Quercus robur, our national tree, has lots of admirers but only one “best friend”, the jay Garrulus glandarius – which roughly means the “chattering acorn gatherer”.

This month jays have been busy stripping hundreds of acorns off a nearby oak and carefully burying them for future consumption in lawns, flowerbeds and handy crevices. The jays are credited with remembering where all the acorns are but each spring oak saplings appear all over the neighbourhood, so some were either not needed or forgotten.

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International emission trade under a well-functioning Article 6 of the Paris Agreement could save as much as $250 billion per year by 2030 and improve the chances of meeting the pact’s climate goals, according to a study published Tuesday.

Australia is installing renewable energy at more than ten times the global average. This is excellent news, but raises serious questions about integrating this electricity into our grids. Matthew Stocks, Research Fellow, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Ken Baldwin, Director, Energy Change Institute, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Every day, new "alternative facts" are peddled in the public realm. But misinformation is not solely a modern problem - its origins are as old as humanity. Will J Grant, Senior Lecturer, Australian National Centre for the Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University Rod Lamberts, Deputy Director, Australian National Centre for Public Awareness of Science, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US EPA does not have a target date for the White House to sign off on the agency's regulatory review of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), a move that could alter the biofuel volumes in the programme over the next several years, an agency official said Tuesday.

Thunberg seems to troll Trump with new bio that reads: ‘A very happy young girl looking forward to a bright and wonderful future’

• Fox News apologises to Thunberg for ‘disgraceful’ remark

Climate activist Greta Thunberg seemed to troll Donald Trump on Tuesday, changing her Twitter bio to reflect the US president’s mockery of her emotional address to the United Nations on Monday.

On Monday, Thunberg gave a blistering speech at the climate summit in New York, criticizing world leaders for their “betrayal” of young people through a lack of action on the climate crisis.

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The Canadian Liberal Party unveiled its climate plan on Tuesday that would set a legally-binding 2050 net zero goal, overachieve on the country’s 2030 goal and provide training for workers to adjust to the shifting economy.

The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) will unveil a draft framework in early October of its proposed cap-and-invest programme to regulate fuel sector emissions in the Northeast US, a Massachusetts official said Monday.