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Five reasons why AEMO's Intergrated System Plan will unlock the future of energy storage.

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Vestas tunveils first commercially available double-digit wind turbine, the V164-10.0 MW.

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The clean energy industry is calling on all political parties to adopt policies that will provide certainty for continued investment in clean energy and put more power back in the hands of Victorians ahead of the upcoming state election.

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Some councils have rejected large scale and rooftop solar installations. Plus: A preview of the All-Energy conference.

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The profile of Arctic shrubs and grasses is changing as temperatures rise in the far north.

An estimated 100 people have died in floods. Why does it keep happening?

Businesses in India may have found a way to turn plastic rubbish into a golden business opportunity.

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Reporting to the Business Development Team, this position will be responsible for supporting engagement with key stakeholders and partners within the Gold Standard Network Platform and other related programmes.

We are seeking an experienced and highly motivated individual to lead CDP Europe’s Corporate Engagement initiatives and a dynamic group of talented colleagues.

German energy giant Innogy says begins construction on what will be Australia's biggest solar farm - 349MW - near Balranald in NSW.

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The Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI) is seeking a new Director General. This is a unique opportunity to play a key role in guiding global research and action on sustainable development.

We offer challenging and varying tasks in a dynamic working environment in NDF's office in central Helsinki. The position is for two years with a possibility for extension.

Established Global Investment Management Firm is seeking to hire an Climate Economist. The Firm prides itself for independent thought.

European development bank EBRD is proposing to extend its shadow price of carbon beyond coal to all its energy investments over the next five years, which are mainly in eastern Europe and north Africa, it said Wednesday.

The California Air Resources Board (ARB) issued more than 1.3 million new offsets this week, while over 5 mln existing credits saw their invalidation periods expire during the past two weeks, according to state data.

Australian wildlife can generally cope with drought, but they're not prepared for the combination of people, introduced animals, and no water. John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University Chris Dickman, Professor in Terrestrial Ecology, University of Sydney Richard Kingsford, Professor, School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences, UNSW Sarah Legge, Associate Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

More than 500 companies have aligned with the TCFD to improve their climate risk reporting, according to a survey released on Wednesday, though what is put out is often too vague for investors.

Renewable Identification Numbers (RINs) prices under the US Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) dropped to a new five-year low on Tuesday on renewed talk of the Trump administration’s push for a reform package for the biofuels industry.

Firm wants #PacketInWalkers campaigners to use envelopes instead of posting used packets with label attached

A social media campaign asking crisp manufacturers to make their packaging recyclable has led to Royal Mail issuing a plea to members of the public to put crisp packets in an envelope before posting them.

The #PacketInWalkers campaign was launched on 21 September, asking people to use “a pen, paper, and some sellotape” to send used Walkers’ crisp packets back to the Leicester-based crisp manufacturer. The campaign page says: “It won’t cost a penny as we can use Walkers’ own Freepost address. Imagine the scenes in Walkers HQ when hundreds of packets are delivered each day.”

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