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Deforestation can make landslides more likely. But by itself, replanting trees isn’t enough to remove the risk. Raj Sharma, Lecturer, Civil Engineering, CQUniversity Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Green light given for Australia's first eight-hour big battery, with Tesla to supply the technology.

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There’s a strong case to be made for private landholders to conduct their own cool burns, for dual purposes of reducing fuel load and restoring the ecology. Gabriel Crowley, Adjunct associate professor in geography, University of Adelaide Stephen A Sutton, Adjunct associate in archaeology, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Accelerated deployment of solar PV and home batteries can help address the challenges and delays being experienced with large scale renewable and transmission build out. The new sun tax won't help.

The post Symmetry and simplicity lost as networks impose “sun tax” on solar exports appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labour and Liberal Democrats dominated list of MPs who were rated as very good in backing environmental policies

No elected Tory MPs have been rated as voting positively on climate issues, under a survey of parliamentary voting patterns since the Conservatives took power in 2010.

Only a single sitting Conservative was rated as “good” on climate votes in the ranking, but that was Lisa Cameron, the MP for East Kilbride, who defected from the Scottish National Party in October.

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Concentrated solar plants can be a key player in Australia's generation mix, while supporting regional workforce and expertise that otherwise will be lost.

The post Clean steam age: Solar thermal can be an economic lifeline for coal and gas regions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand tends to focus on big infrastructural projects such as tunnels or light rail to change cities. But there are cheaper ways to add public spaces to urban design. Simon Kingham, Professor of Human Geography, University of Canterbury Marco Amati, Professor of International Planning, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Tasmania launches six weeks of consultation on the final design of its first renewable energy zone.

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Campaigners urge Australians not to buy Tasmanian farmed salmon to avoid ‘extinction event’ for Maugean skate

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Campaigners working to save the critically endangered Maugean skate – a ray-like fish species found only on Tasmania’s west coast – have brought the battle to the door of the environment minister, Tanya Plibersek, in inner-city Sydney.

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A carbon project developer has secured funding from a group of climate finance investors to fund the first phase of its ARR project in South Africa that can generate more than 30 million carbon credits during its lifetime, it announced Tuesday.

A mandated 55% emissions cap for Canada’s oil and gas sector by 2035 would entail lower production and a C$247 billion hit to GDP, according to a study commissioned by a fossil fuel industry trade group.

Zen Energy has broken ground on its first big battery project.

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'I thought why don’t we give it a try?' said student Swapnil Shrivastav, after inspiration struck.

Investing carbon tax revenues into public projects rather than returning them to taxpayers leads to greater economic growth, according to a report released on Monday.

A carbon capture and storage (CCS) bill awaits Illinois Governor Jay Pritzker's (D) signature to become law, and appears to have adopted language from a slew of CCS bills covering pore space ownership, emergency management, and sequestration fees.

Women's fundamental rights and wellbeing are at risk due to inaction on the climate crisis across the European Union, a feminist and green group claimed last Tuesday.

It is now abundantly clear that not enough transmission was built before solar got going in Victoria and NSW. The above graph shows a rolling 90 day average of actual exports northward from Victoria to NSW between the hours of 10:00 am and 3:00 pm, and the prescribed limit from the Australian Energy Market Operator. […]

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Scalloped hammerhead and greeneye spurdog among at-risk shark discovered in genetic testing of fillets

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One in 10 fillets of shark meat bought by Australians at fish and chip shops and markets – often labelled as flake – is from a threatened species, according to a study that has uncovered widespread mislabelling of shark sold to the public.

Nine of 91 fillets were found to be either scalloped hammerhead, greeneye spurdog or school shark – all considered threatened in Australia – after scientists at Macquarie University used DNA analysis to check what they were sold.

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Ensuring China's CO2 emissions peaked in 2023 is feasible as long as the expansion of clean energy sources continues at the unprecedented rates observed last year, a report has found.

Australia's biggest superannuation funds are bankrolling an expansion of coal, oil and gas rather than investing in clean energy companies, an index shows.

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