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A proposed plan to clean up New Zealand's waterways draws clear limits on the expansion of dairy farming and irrigation, as well as on the use of nitrogen fertiliser in some key areas. Troy Baisden, Professor and Chair in Lake and Freshwater Sciences, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Australian Energy Market Operator is looking at the role of rooftop solar, and how that can be used to help solve some of the grid issues that could be raised by the rapid uptake of electric vehices. Early modelling by AEMO has noted that much, but certainly not all, of the charging for EVs...

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Nexif founder CEO Matthew Bartley joins the Energy Insiders podcast to discuss the deal on leasing South Australia’s back up generators, doubling the size of Lincoln Gap wind farm - it will be the biggest in the state - and adding battery storage.

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The number of women climbing the career ladder in science remains "disappointingly low", says a study.

Energy Security Board sets out to re-design Australia's electricity market, given the shift to wind, solar and storage, and wants submissions by the end of the month.

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The Driven Electric cars continue to experience unprecedented success in Australia, against a backdrop of continued declining sales petrol and diesel-fuelled vehicles. The latest report from the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries reveal that sales of zero and low emissions vehicles have doubled in 2019 compared to year-to-date (YTD) figures from 2018. According to the...

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Water bottles, cigarette lighters and fishing nets were among garbage found on Djulpan beach, Sea Shepherd says

Further evidence that plastic does not discriminate as it spreads across the planet: the marine conservation organisation Sea Shepherd said it is washing up in large quantities on a remote Australian beach.

Sea Shepherd joined Indigenous rangers in picking up more than seven tonnes of marine plastic pollution on a two-kilometre stretch of Djulpan beach, in northeastern Arnhem Land.

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Townsville "gigafactory" for battery production moves forward with NAB coming on board as financial advisor and help in search for funding.

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BHP says shareholder resolution to leave industry groups at odds with climate stance is unnecessary, as review is under way

BHP’s board has rejected as unnecessary a shareholder resolution requiring it to suspend its membership of organisations, including the Minerals Council of Australia, that are at odds with the goals of the Paris climate agreement.

The miner said the resolution, backed by investors including tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and a group of pension funds, was not needed because, as the Guardian has previously reported, it is already reviewing its membership of industry bodies.

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Behyad Jafari, Paul Cox and Stephanie Bashir wrap up the Electric Vehicle Transition conference and look at what’s ahead.

The post The Driven Podcast: Bright Ideas & Blind Ideology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Experts say the animals become agitated and go into the water, which could lead to them not returning.

A new report from Carbon Tracker reveals that oil and gas companies have approved US$50 billion (AU$73 billion) of investments for new projects that undermine climate targets and threaten shareholder returns, and no major oil company is currently investing to support the Paris Agreement goals of keeping global warming well below 2˚C. Carbon Tracker, a...

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India will try to land a rover on the Moon, but how will it get there and why does it matter?

Forest fires are raging in many parts of the world but are there more than ever?

Scientists hope a new test will help millions of people in Bangladesh avoid arsenic in their water.

Biggest fossil fuel extractors warned they risk wasting $2.2tn ‘in a low-carbon world’

Major oil and gas companies have invested $50bn (£40.6bn) in fossil fuel projects that undermine global efforts to avert a runaway climate crisis, according to a report.

Since the start of last year, fossil fuel companies have spent billions on high-cost plans to extract oil and gas from tar sands, deepwater fields and the Arctic despite the risks to the climate and shareholder returns.

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An upcoming court decision on Washington state’s blocked Clean Air Rule could spark further debate on progressing a WCI-modelled cap-and-trade bill in the legislature next year, stakeholders said.

AEMO's chief executive speaks on the challenges posed by the rush to develop new solar and wind projects, as Australia meets its renewable energy target ahead of schedule.

California’s Independent Emissions Market Advisory Committee (IEMAC) will request feedback from regulator ARB before endorsing a possible metric for tracking the amount of surplus allowances in the state’s WCI-linked ETS, members said Thursday.