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Victoria premier hints at changes to solar rebate scheme. Meanwhile, why some installers go to jail. And some good news.

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ClearVue and Attefallshus to collaborate on projects in Scandinavia to integrate the ClearVue products and technology into Attefallshus’s micro-homes.

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Coles becomes first major Australian retailer to strike a renewbles PPA, in a deal that will supply 10% of its power needs and set three proposed solar farms under construction in regional NSW by next month.

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It is 100 years since the first fuel station was installed in the UK, but now the number of public electric vehicle charging stations surpasses the number of servos.

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Molycop Australia inks solar and wind PPA with Flow Power, to cover more than half its NSW electricity needs and tap into the demand response market.

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Many vegans boycott woollen clothing on the basis that it is cruel to sheep.

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A zoologist will join a camel expedition into the Queensland desert today as part of a crowd-funded search for a potentially extinct rabbit-sized kangaroo.

Shadow Defence Minister Richard Marles joins RN Breakfast to discuss Papua New Guinea's request for budget support from Australia.

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) has vetoed a bill that would have both ended consumer rebates from proceeds obtained by RGGI and removed a clause that allows the state to opt out of the regional cap-and-trade programme.

The singer said he lent his private plane to the royal pair - but he paid to carbon offset the trip.

Endangered animals such as giraffes, sharks, and elephants may get boosted protection at a UN wildlife summit meeting in Geneva this week.

Replacing California’s fossil fuel power generation with 100% renewables and safeguarding low-income communities against price hikes present challenges for achieving the state’s 2045 carbon neutrality goal, experts said at a multi-day hearing.

A warming climate will affect the way waves hit over 50% of the world's coastlines, increasing erosion and the risk of flooding. Mark Hemer, Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Ian Young, Kernot Professor of Engineering, University of Melbourne Joao Morim Nascimento, PhD Candidate, Griffith University Nobuhito Mori, Professor, Kyoto University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Conservation groups split on impact of move agreed at international wildlife summit

South Africa has won permission to almost double the number of black rhinos that can be killed as trophies after arguing the money raised will support conservation of the critically endangered species.

The decision was made at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) after receiving support from some African nations and opposition from others.

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The Associate Director of Legislative and Administrative Advocacy for Climate Policy and Impacts has program responsibility and participates in the development of strategies and priorities for the Federal and International Climate Campaign.

The Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) recorded its largest-ever credit deficit during the first quarter of 2019, dropping the low-carbon fuel standard’s surplus bank below 500,000 tonnes, state data showed Friday.

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National Farmers’ Union says only farms in south-east England able to start harvest

August’s wet weather has brought this year’s wheat harvest to a “shuddering halt”, the deputy president of the National Farmers’ Union has said.

Guy Smith said farmers outside the south-east of England had been left unable start their harvest their crop because of heavy rainfall this month.

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EUAs climbed back above €26 early on Monday as firmer demand at the day’s auction helped stir more bargain-hunters despite observer warnings of a prolonged bearish technical picture.