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Bloomberg New Energy Finance says it's cheaper in Australia, right now, to build new wind or solar than to operate and generate power from shovelling coal into existing plant.

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Leader also criticises ‘insensitive, neocolonial’ suggestion by Kevin Rudd

Fiji’s prime minister, Frank Bainimarama, has slapped down the Liberal MP John Alexander for suggesting Australia should prioritise helping people in the Pacific move to higher ground to avoid sea-level rise over reducing its use of coal.

In a speech at the Australasian Emissions Reduction Summit at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, Bainimarama said Fiji was already feeling effects of climate change and had moved three communities to safer territory, while a further 40 were in a queue awaiting relocation.

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Group of mayors across Australia demand Federal Government lift its game on climate action, support local communities and aim for 100% renewables.

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First-of-its-kind project will incorpate solar and battery systems into dedicated housing for participants of the NDIS.

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New Zealand on Wednesday published its draft “Zero Carbon Bill” to make the country net carbon neutral by 2050, but included a separate target for methane from livestock, which accounts for more than a third of its greenhouse gas output.

In W.A. the "hot season" peak is now the same as the winter peak, thanks to rooftop solar. The share of renewables is also nudging 50% at times.

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The US-based Grantham Environmental Trust has agreed to invest up to A$2.5 million ($1.75 mln) in an Australian start-up seeking to generate carbon credits from soil carbon projects.

Organisers of more than 60 festivals say calling them 'festival tents' just encourages people to leave them behind.

Adoption of solar by British households and more wind energy helps keep coal out of grid for a record period of more than six days.

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British scientists undertake a new aerial survey of one of the most radioactive locations on Earth.

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Huge increase in solar capacity over last year is reshaping daytime power and taking a big lump out of coal generation.

The post Solar’s stunning rise takes big chunk out of coal in daytime market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Oregon electricity generators and system managers would receive a greater number of carbon allowances through mid-century under an omnibus amendment package introduced Monday for the state’s WCI-modelled carbon market proposal, as some groups began calling on lawmakers to pass the bill out of committee.

RGGI has not held formal discussions with Pennsylvania about potentially joining the northeast US cap-and-trade programme as the state’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently recommended developing a power sector ETS, the programme chairman told Carbon Pulse.

"Australia can't contain its emissions within it's borders. It's got to look beyond its borders to understand whatever policies are in place in Australia can be disastrous for countries right next door."

Germany-based utility Uniper reported a 47% year-on-year slump in Q1 2019 EBIT to €185 million as power output dropped on warmer weather and amid higher carbon costs, it said in financial results on Tuesday.

This week, the Coalition, followed quickly by Labor, promised $1 million to help develop a hydrogen powered micro-grid north of the Daintree River — but does the project stack up?

California’s forestry offset protocol inflates the amount of emission reductions that have occurred due to inaccurate assumptions built into the methodology, an academic report published Tuesday has shown in findings disputed as flawed by the state’s carbon market regulator and project developers.

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EUAs rose by more than a euro on Tuesday as prices reversed post-compliance losses amid higher gas prices, with traders predicting renewed supply tightness on expectations that industrials will hoard more of their newly-obtained allocations.