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Federal government's NAIF to provide all debt needs for world-leading Kidston solar-pumped hydro project at concessional rates.

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With Mumbai seeing its heaviest rain in a decade, Reality Check looks at India's extreme weather patterns.

The circulatory system fitted to the synthetic fish allows it to be powered for about 40 hours.

Solar Insiders resumes after a holiday break, with a reminder of why we want emissions free power, examples of 90% solar penetration, and a question over what Victoria does next.

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Solar was biggest supplier of electricity in month of June in Germany, as coal output plummets.

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The moon landing 50 years ago brought previously unthinkable images and ideas to millions.

Even going electric won't stop cars polluting city streets, government advisers say.

By 2050, National Grid predicts, 35m electric cars will supply energy when needed

A fleet of 35m electric vehicles could help the UK reach its net-zero carbon target by forming large battery hubs to store renewable energy, according to the country’s energy system operator.

National Grid predicts that by 2050 millions of electric cars will use wind and solar power to charge up within minutes to act as battery packs for when the grid needs more energy.

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The project will restore habitats and ecosystems and explore innovative farming and forestry approaches.

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Quebec retired 1.8 million V17 carbon allowances on Wednesday to account for surplus Ontario permits left over in the WCI market, according to an updated Compliance Instrument Tracking System Service (CITSS) report.

The role of big business in the efforts to revive the ailing Murray Darling river system remains in sharp focus following this week's Four Corners report into the way large corporations are using taxpayers' money to expand their lucrative water holdings.

Australia doesn't want to deal with its own recycling waste, so why do we think other countries should do it for us? Trevor Thornton, Lecturer, School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California regulator ARB doled out more than 1.5 mln new offsets (CCOs) this week, while the supply of CCO-0s surged as the invalidation period expired on the programme's second largest project.

Police on the Greek island say Suzanne Eaton, who was there for a conference, died of suffocation.

John Barilaro wants to remove protection by either de-gazetting the entire park or reducing its size

The NSW deputy premier has vowed to introduce legislation to open up a national park in the state’s Riverina region to logging.

John Barilaro wants to remove protection of the 42,000 hectare Murray Valley national park by either de-gazetting the entire park or reducing its size.

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Kickstart the domestic market so Asian countries rejecting Australian waste is no longer a problem, industry suggests

Indonesia and other countries rejecting Australian waste will no longer be a problem if governments quickly invest in recycling manufacturing as promised and require public servants to use recycled material, industry and environmental groups say.

Jakarta announced on Tuesday it would return 210 tonnes of Australian household rubbish – the latest demonstration of opposition in south-east Asia to receiving exported waste. Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia have each turned back shipments and warned they would not become dumping grounds for developed countries after China banned imports of foreign plastic rubbish.

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Nearly 80% of cities to undergo dramatic and potentially disastrous changes, study finds

London will have a similar climate in three decades’ time to that of Barcelona today, according to research – but if that seems enticing, a warning: the change could be accompanied by severe drought.

Madrid will feel like present-day Marrakech by 2050, and Stockholm like Budapest, according to a report on the likely impacts of the climate crisis. Around the world, cities that are currently in temperate or cold zones in the northern hemisphere will resemble cities more than 600 miles (1,000km) closer to the equator, with damaging effects on health and infrastructure.

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Researchers have found the earliest example of our species outside Africa.

California hydroelectric generation dropped by 36% in 2018 and was replaced by natural gas and renewable energy, potentially impacting emissions from the sector under the state's WCI-linked carbon market, according to government data.