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As we become more environmentally conscious more of us are trying to do our bit. There is however one primary driver of climate change we fail to address. The internet.

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Lincoln Gap wind farm is now host to Australia's first unsubsidised big battery system, in a major milestone for clean energy in Australia.

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Developers of the 100MW Yarranlea solar farm in Queensland’s Darling Downs have flagged plans to add large-scale battery storage to the “merchant” project.

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First generation has been achieved at Australia's largest wind farm, the 453MW Coopers Gap wind farm located north-west of Brisbane.

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Parts of GE's massive 12MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, including a nacelle and a 107-metre-long blade, have been shipped for testing in Rotterdam.

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Sydney councillors have unanimously supported a motion to mobilise city resources to reduce carbon emissions and minimise the impact of future change.

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The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 27 June 2019 until 31 July 2019.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 27 June 2019 until 31 July 2019.

Upgraded Tesla Raven with longer range and 200kW charging rate spotted in-store in US.

The post “Raven” Model S spotted instore with upgraded range, motors and suspension appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Leaving hedgerows untouched offers an important lifeline for night-time biodiversity, such as insect-eating bats, a study says.

The makers of Australia's (in)famous XXXX beer have installed a $2 million project, 690kW solar array on their 140-year-old Milton brewery.

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"Electric car that charges itself" - Prototype for world's first long-range solar-integrated EV unveiled by developers, Lightyear, at the company's base in the Netherlands.

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Brief for Henry Dimbleby is exploration of sustainable ‘farm to fork’ strategy

Henry Dimbleby, a co-founder of the restaurant chain Leon, has been appointed by the government to lead a landmark review of Britain’s food system to determine a national strategy lasting decades beyond Brexit.

Dimbleby said he was so determined to have an impact he was setting aside four days of his working week without pay for one year to work on the study.

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Tata-owned Cheshire plant to turn 40,000 tonnes of CO2 a year into useful products

The UK’s biggest carbon capture project will soon block thousands of tonnes of factory emissions from contributing to the climate crisis, by using them to help make the chemicals found in antacid, eyedrops and Pot Noodle.

Within two years a chemical plant in Cheshire could keep 40,000 tonnes of carbon from the air every year, or the equivalent of removing 22,000 cars from the UK’s roads.

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There is an epic search underway in Antarctica for the world's oldest ice, which may help unlock some major riddles of Earth's climate history.

The Canadian environment ministry and California signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Wednesday to promote cooperation on the former’s development of a Clean Fuel Standard (CFS), along with other measures to promote zero-emission vehicles and alternative fuels.

California regulator ARB issued nearly 600,000 offsets (CCOs) this week across four protocols, while Quebec handed out its first credits in more than seven months, according to regulator data released Wednesday.

Analysts have cut their EUA prices forecasts for the remainder of the year by 9-13%, as Brexit risks loom larger and investor interest drains from the market.

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