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Scientists found the song Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites led to mosquitoes attacking hosts less often.

Japan’s sakura (cherry blossom) season has officially begun, with crowds flocking to parks to photograph the early blooms

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Ausgrid and Reposit launch trial 1MW virtual power plant linking the rooftop solar and battery storage of 233 customers across 170 suburbs.

The post Ausgrid and Reposit unveil 1MW virtual power plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Audi adds another all-electric vehicle to its belt, this time an A4-sized sedan, and makes plans to launch electric Q2 in China.

The post Audi says electric sedan on its way, electric Q2 coming soon appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO is warning of a potential gas shortage, but is basing that call on information from the industry - which wants to drill, frack and extract.

The post AEMO says we’re running out of gas – again appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Hyundai Kona is described as a “game-changer” for electric vehicles in Australia, delivering a long range option at a cheaper price than before. So how does it rate?

The post The Driven Podcast: Test driving the long range electric Kona appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Where rapid structural change happens due to closures of large coal plants in regional areas, it is important to have measures in place to ease the transition.

The post Bad news. Closing coal-fired power stations costs jobs. We need to prepare appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s opposition Labor party will introduce a baseline-and-crediting scheme building on the Safeguard Mechanism with tougher CO2 targets and access to international offsets if it wins next month’s election, it said Monday.

Former innovation minister Matt Kean appointed minister for the newly combined energy and environment portfolio in the re-elected Berejiklian government.

The post NSW merges energy and environment portfolios, puts Matt Kean in charge appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Draft Recovery Plan for the Greater Bilby has been released for a three month public consultation period, closing 12 July 2019.

The Draft Recovery Plan for the Greater Bilby has been released for a three month public consultation period, closing 12 July 2019.

The ALP's “Climate Change Action Plan” proposes to introduce a more robust ‘baseline and credit’ scheme under the government’s safeguard mechanism framework.

The post Labor climate policy: Implications for the Safeguard 2.0 market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor unveils details of its climate and energy policy, as Coalition prepares a scare campaign, and green groups welcome the strategy, but not the target.

The post Labor vows to end climate policy chaos by running with Turnbull’s plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate scientists from around the world are meeting in Edinburgh to plan future strategy.

Amid a raft of concerns about overcrowding and a lack of conference venue options in Santiago, the Chilean government has announced its remote Easter Island as the surprise site for this year’s UN COP25 climate summit, highlighting the island’s ecological-driven collapse as a point of urgency for global efforts to reduce emissions.

The CEO of the Electric Vehicle Council said policy certainty would lead to much needed investment certainty.

Labor, favoured to win the May election, sets 50% target for share of EVs in new passenger sales and government fleets, and set emissions standards for all cars.

The post Labor sets 50% EV targets for new vehicle sales and government fleets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alberta’s poll-leading United Conservative Party (UCP) has pledged to soften the performance standards and excess emissions charge that make up the Canadian province’s pricing system for large installations, as well as scrap the ruling NDP’s climate plan that provides the basis for multiple other GHG reduction and clean energy goals.

In the claim against REC Group, Hanwha did not providefullparticulars oftheir allegations despite REC Group’s requests forthe sameand went ahead to commence proceedings in the Federal Court of Australia.

The post REC Group refutes Hanwha Q-cells’ allegations in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The barrier would cut off water sources for the toads in a bid to eradicate them from an area.