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Transgrid calls for feedback on a final short-list of routes for the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West, ahead of a final decision in March.

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Solar farm and bit battery proposed on farming land in NSW win planning approval after agreeing to extend set-backs, and preserving the site for current and future farming

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A pair of New Jersey Democratic senators introduced Monday clean fuel standard legislation, in what would be the first such state programme on the US eastern seaboard if implemented.

An environment commission in Oregon approved on Friday disbursements totalling $10 million to projects aimed to reduce the state’s GHG emissions.

Italian-based climate tech company 3Bee will start piloting its newly verified biodiversity monitoring protocol in spring, moving one step closer to the launch of the "first certified biodiversity credits".

RGGI allowances (RGAs) reached all-time highs over the week on the highest volumes so far this year, as market participants mostly expect the Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) to be triggered at the Q1 auction similar to the last quarterly sale.

A new report analysing the potential negative impacts of scaling up renewables concludes that the benefits of clean energy largely outweigh any potential adverse effects they may have, particularly when projects adopt a 'best practice' approach.

Ecologists hope a new map of our historic hedgerows will lead to better protection for a key wildlife habitat.

Dr Muriel Watt, who helped connect Australia's first grid connected solar system, recognised in Australia Day awards.

The post Solar pioneer Muriel Watt, who helped plug in first grid connected PV system, gets Australia Day gong appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand MP and former Minister for Climate Change James Shaw will step down from his position as co-leader of the Green Party in March, he announced Tuesday.

Chinese wind turbine manufacturer unveils world’s longest onshore wind turbine blade, to be used on the company’s 15MW turbines.

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The Climate, Biodiversity and Water (CBW) Division of the OECD Environment Directorate is looking for several Junior Policy Analysts to contribute to the activities of the Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG).

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As the Manager, Climate Change & Carbon, your role is pivotal in guiding leadership on climate-related priorities and leading external reporting on annual progress. With a focus on making Canfor a global leader in sustainability, you advocate for the role of the forest sector in achieving net zero.

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The benefits of snake populations on agricultural land far outweigh the potential costs, and farmers should tolerate rather than kill them. Rick Shine, Professor in Evolutionary Biology, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Members of the European Parliament across political groups were in rare agreement on Monday about the need to keep people and industry on board while the bloc tries to reach climate neutrality, in what will likely be the main focus for climate policy in the EU’s next political term.

Nature-related disclosure standards need more consistency across their requirements for metrics for measuring the state of nature, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said in a market report.