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Some customers may see some bill reductions, but the Australian Energy Regulator's decision on DMOs is unlikely to take the political heat out of electricity prices.

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We have the skills and expertise to transform Australia into a clean energy super power. Don't stop us now.

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AGL says lower cost of grid-scale battery storage will be the "game changer" for renewables in Australia, sees big shift in household storage and EVs.

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Germany utility RWE abandons plans for new brown coal generator, and drops all new coal investments.

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BNEF says total cost of EVs could match petrol cars as early as next year in Australia, and says Labor's target of 50% share of sales by 2030 is feasible.

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AMP is materially exposed to climate change risks and must heed the warnings about the financial impact of climate change.

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Climate Council gives Coalition an “F” for climate policy effort and execution, including misleading claims about Australia’s emissions.

The post How Coalition “squandered” climate decade, and is still lying about science appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The latest update on the environment highlights that New Zealand has the world's highest proportion of indigenous wildlife species either threatened or at risk of extinction. Michael (Mike) Joy, Senior Researcher; Institute for Governance and Policy Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Sylvie McLean, Masters Student in Environmental Studies, Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Management authority warns wet topics area is in ‘accelerating decline’ and endemic species under immediate threat

The wet tropics world heritage area in north Queensland has been damaged by climate change in a manner “equivalent” to coral bleaching on the Great Barrier Reef, the area’s management authority has said.

In an extraordinary statement issued on Monday, the authority’s board said the tropical rainforest was in “accelerating decline” and that some of the area’s unique species were at imminent risk of extinction.

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Utility Southern California Edison chooses basket of battery storage projects instead of a gas peaking plant.

The post California utility chooses 195MW battery storage deal instead of gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fleur Kilpatrick and David Finnigan discuss whether the spectre of climate change is destined to become a common theme on our stages.

ERM Power launches new product offering made-to-fit, short-term and flexible contracts between renewable energy developers and corporate energy consumers.

The post ERM seeks wind and solar bids for PPA offering to small business customers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Writer and explorer Robert MacFarlane explores the "underland" beneath our feet.

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Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has hired a new carbon market analyst, Carbon Pulse has learned.

A US federal appeals court on Friday announced it will hear a biofuel trade group’s request to prevent the EPA from issuing any more compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) until its own pending lawsuit against the agency’s use of these exemptions is resolved.

The government's plan to ban the sale of petrol and diesel cars by 2040 is too tame, its advisers will say.

Vets can often grapple with 'convenience euthanasia', where a client brings in a pet because it may, for instance, interfere with their lifestyle. Simon Coghlan, Senior lecturer in health ethics, University of Adelaide; Research fellow in robot ethics, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recommended Monday developing a power sector ETS in a possible nod to joining the northeast US RGGI programme, only weeks after a state agency agreed to study a green group’s economy-wide cap-and-trade petition.

Analysts have hiked their near-term EUA forecasts by 33% on renewed confidence that speculators are making bullish bets while the risk of a no-deal Brexit has subsided considerably.