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Clean Energy Council says requiring electricians to mount commercial solar panels could cost industry up to $390m

Solar projects in Queensland could become “unviable”, the renewable energy industry’s peak body says, thanks to a dispute with the state government about new safety regulations for the installation of solar panels.

The Queensland government announced last week that licensed electricians would be required to mount commercial solar panels from 13 May.

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Christian Breyer from LUT University discusses the newly released study that shows if Paris targets are to be met, everything needs to be electrified and powered by renewables.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: How to electrify the world with renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Network owner Spark makes first move into owning large wind and solar project in what will be seen as a major threat to the business model of traditional utilities.

The post Tectonic shift as network owner buys solar farm, points to renewable future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Worries about soil quality led to the creation of a new farming movement in the UK in the 1940s

Just one in 50 people can see stars as Nature intended, survey suggest

South Australia’s biggest electricity distribution company is seeking to reduce dependence on its very own grid, by installing just under 500kW of solar across two depots.

The post SA Power Networks taps solar to cut dependence on its own grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Prices for Tesla's Model 3 may start as low as $A60,000, although with a caveat about whether Autopilot will now come standard, or remain an option.

The post Australia pricing for Tesla Model 3 could start at $60k, but hinges on Autopilot appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The second ultra-rapid charger in a 21-strong network goes online on the border of Victoria and New South Wales.

The post Chargefox extends ultra-rapid electric car charging network appeared first on RenewEconomy.

TED fellow Bruce Friedrich tells the TED conference about his vision for the future of food.

The news comes as an official five-yearly survey of wild horse populations gets underway in the alpine national parks of Victoria, New South Wales and the ACT.

Nova Scotia allocated its first cap-and-trade permits on Monday following the start of its ETS on Jan. 1, though several design elements of the Canadian province’s programme are still to be determined over the coming year.

Canada’s economy-wide emissions rose in 2017 on the back of higher output in Alberta’s oil and gas sector, leading the country further away from hitting its GHG target under the UN Paris Agreement, according to government data released Monday.

US tech giant Microsoft announced Tuesday that it will nearly double its internal carbon price to further its GHG reduction goals, while also joining a Republican-backed organisation advocating for a nationwide CO2 tax.

"It’s going to remind voters, on May 18 they have a choice, either they vote for Adani or they vote against it. They vote for a future which is safe, or they vote for all the problems... which come out of global warming."

All three of Ontario's largest emitting sectors saw their GHG output drop during the first year of the Canadian province's now-cancelled cap-and-trade programme, according to government data.

EUAs inched higher for a second straight session on Tuesday as strong auction demand eclipsed an ever-weaker signal from the energy complex to push carbon closer to last week's 11-year high.

The risks presented by Brexit to the largest emitting company in the EU ETS are unrelenting and unhedgeable, according to RWE Supply and Trading’s head of regulatory affairs.

More electric vehicles and renewable energy means more mining for resources. Unless industry adopts cleaner habits urgently, the environment faces more damage. Elsa Dominish, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Nick Florin, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Governments are looking to change their approach on agreeing to a global rulebook for carbon markets in an effort to avoid a repeat failure that almost crashed the UN climate talks last year.

Climate protesters warn they will escalate action after blockading capital landmarks

Climate change protesters, who police say have caused “serious disruption” affecting half a million people in London over the past two days, have said they are planning to escalate their protests to disrupt rail and tube lines.

Thousands or people have taken part in the civil disobedience protests, blockading four landmarks in the capital in an attempt to force the government to take action on the escalating climate crisis.

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