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China will publish new green bond standards later this month that will for the first time deem ‘clean coal’ ineligible, Reuters reported Thursday, citing unnamed sources.

The Bloodhound supersonic car is back and preparing to renew its pursuit of the land speed record.

Feral horses are a clear point of division between parties in this weekend's election. Labor has pledged to repeal the Coalition government's bill to preserve large numbers of brumbies. Don Driscoll, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Within six months, I single-handedly organised, lobbied and arranged funds for a $100k, 100kW solar installation for my school in Sydney’s south. Here's how it was done.

The post How I got solar installed at my NSW school – and how you could, too appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hyundai Australia confirms all-electric Kona available "in coming weeks", but numbers limited, as an early video review comes to light.

The post Hyundai Kona sales face limits and delays, as video reveals nearly all appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UNSW and Tamworth company H2Store win investor support for hydrogen storage that could be applied to home solar storage by late 2020.

The post UNSW says home hydrogen storage for rooftop solar could be real by 2020 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

State and national governments believe expanding gas production can be ‘made safe’ and also help reduce world greenhouse gas emissions. Our research disagrees.

The post The world may be nursing a gas bomb appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Telstra is preparing to tender for another 300MW of new solar, wind – this time in the NSW market – to further cut its exposure to volatile grid prices.

The post Telstra flags plans to underwrite 300MW of new solar, wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CO2CRC has been awarded funding to conduct important research into reducing greenhouse gas emissions in steel production.

The post CO2CRC to investigate greenhouse gas emissions reduction in steel manufacturing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Unsubsidized solar power, energy-smart homes and communities, greening of corporations, and zero-emission hydrogen mean Europe may re-emerge as a global leader in solar systems.

The post Why Europe could be the next solar powerhouse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

German researchers suggest turbines from coal power plants can be re-purposed to provide heat and cooling using molten salt storage and renewable power.

The post German coal generators could be reused as storage plants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ciel & Terre announce completion of world's biggest floating solar project, built on a former coal mining area in China.

The post China completes new 70MW floating solar PV project on old coal area appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New data suggests the pipeline of wind, solar and storage projects in Australia is nearing 100GW - possibly enough for the country to go 100% renewables.

The post Australia has enough solar, wind storage in pipeline to go 100% renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The remains of mountaineers who died on the world's highest peak are being exposed as its ice melts.

Victoria's environment is taking a pounding, but an ambitious report offers a way forward – not just for that state, but for the whole of Australia. Geoffrey Wescott, Honorary Research Fellow, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Marine biologist Dave Harasti has posted shocking footage of coral bleaching off Lord Howe Island, which lies in the Tasman Sea between Australian and New Zealand. Its location approximately 600km north-east of Sydney makes it the world's most southern coral reef

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Rogue waves that can appear out of calm seas are growing in size, a study of the US coast suggests.

Tesla delays slight increase in electric vehicle pricing sparked by reopening of stores.

The post Tesla changes tack, again, delays EV price rise due to increased sales appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We compare specifications of the new Tesla Model Y against a range of other electric vehicles.

The post How Tesla Model Y shapes up against other electric SUVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Beaches on the Indonesian island of Sumatra are covered in plastic - and some of it is being dumped there by local businesses.