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Queensland Government grants Adani approval for groundwater management plans, as project moves clears last major hurdle before construction commences.

The post Queensland clear way for Adani to begin work on Galilee basin “carbon bomb” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Green hydrogen costs are expected to fall as quickly as solar and battery storage, but Australia needs more things to go its way if it is to create a huge export industry for clean fuels.

The post Green hydrogen costs may fall as quickly as solar, but Australia still needs some luck appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Industry calls for targets, urgent regulatory and market reform, to meet "immediate" need for energy storage on changing Australian grid.

The post Battery storage: “Shit, we need this in the market now” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Zali Steggall remains optimistic for the future of Australia's clean energy sector, but says it needs to take up the polticial fight for strong policies.

The post Zali Steggall issues call to arms to renewables sector appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK becomes first major economy to legislate an end date for its contribution to global warming.

The post UK unveils 2050 net zero carbon target, in a first for a major economy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW says details of its promised zero-interest loan scheme for solar and battery storage should be released soon, and will aim to unlock billions in investment.

The post NSW promises details of solar and storage interest-free loans program soon appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We look at the generator report card on how the grid is dealing with the present and shaping for the future. Plus: Lights out at Loy Yang A unit, while AGL looks to the future with telcos.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The good and bad from Australia’s big grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A remarkable story of how a snail was rescued from the edge of extinction and returned to the wild.

Pentagon released 59m metric tons of carbon dioxide and other warming gases in 2017, research shows

The United States creates more planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions through its defense operations alone than industrialized countries such as Sweden and Portugal, researchers said on Wednesday.

The Pentagon, which oversees the US military, released about 59m metric tons of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in 2017, according to the first study to compile such comprehensive data, published by Brown University.

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Hidden Figures Way is named after the African-American women featured in the Oscar-nominated film.

Australia is poised for a transformation of its electricity system – but not in the ways you’ve heard before. In recent months, transmission companies around the world have been increasingly considering energy storage as the means to supplement a fundamental part of our electric power infrastructure: the poles and wires that carry high-voltage current from...

The post Why networks think battery storage may be smarter choice than more poles and wires appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk says it won't be long before his electric vehicle company will be making cars with nearly 650km of real driving range.

The post An electric car with 650km range? Coming soon, says Tesla’s Musk appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Future Business Council has appointed Suzanne Paynter as its new Chief Executive Officer.

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In Australia, support for nuclear power is increasingly marginalised to the far-right - support for nuclear power has become a sign of tribal loyalty.

The post Nuclear power exits Australia’s energy debate, enters culture wars appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Homegrown stems accounted for 14% of £865m worth of flowers sold in Britain last year

The British-grown flower industry is now worth £121m – up from £82m in 2015 – following years of decline owing to imported stems, figures reveal.

Last year homegrown flowers accounted for 14% of the £865m worth of all stems sold in the UK, compared with 12% three years ago, according to a report by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

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Poland intends to auction next year a further 50 million EUAs from its unallocated reserve of free ETS allowances that are earmarked for the country’s power sector, the European Commission announced late Wednesday.

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One of the country's longest running environmental battles will come to a head today, with a decision expected on the final hurdle standing in the way of the Adani coal mine.

California regulator ARB issued offsets this week to a pair of mine methane capture (MMC) projects for the first time in nine months, while the total issuance dropped to an 11-month low of 110,000 compliance-grade credits, according to state data.

Government urged to overturn effective ban to help meet ambitious climate targets

Government ministers face rising calls to lift their block on onshore wind farms to help meet the UK’s ambitious climate targets while reducing home energy bills.

Some of Europe’s largest energy investors have urged the government to overturn an effective ban on new onshore wind farms in England, warning that it may be stifling a flood of investment into the UK’s clean energy sector.

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