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Italian utility Enel advanced its hedging over the third quarter while it sold more power, it said in financial results on Wednesday, representing a slightly bearish signal for carbon.

India is aiming to launch a pilot carbon market mechanism for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and the waste sector by March of next year, according to official documents.

The joint Europe-Russia mission to the Red Planet in 2020 needs a destination to go do its science.

South Korea's government on Wednesday for the first time ordered selected coal- and oil-fired thermal plants to cut output in a bid to reduce heavy air pollution, an ad-hoc day-by-day move set to become a more regular occurrence impacting CO2 levels next year when the government imposes mandatory rules.

Countries should prioritise domestic emissions reductions over international credits, according to New Zealand’s Climate Change Minister James Shaw.

The Chinese megacity of 12 million people is crowded, polluted, and vulnerable to flooding. A rooftop garden is using plants to make stormwater work for the city, and to improve the livelihoods of residents

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The Federal Government is claiming a victory - of sorts - in its bid to get energy retailers to lower their prices by January next year.

The forecast arrival of El Niño may mean the east coast of Australia will experience an exceptionally hot and dry summer, but does this mean there will be fewer mosquitoes buzzing about? Cameron Webb, Clinical Lecturer and Principal Hospital Scientist, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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California voters elected Democrat Gavin Newsom as their next governor, while Democrats flipped one of the eight gubernatorial races in the RGGI area during Tuesday’s midterm elections.

Washington’s second attempt at letting voters decide on implementing the first state-led carbon tax in the US appeared destined for failure on Tuesday evening, marking the latest setback in the Evergreen State’s ongoing struggle to put a price on carbon.

Energy minister Angus Taylor wants to get new investment in coal and gas locked away before the next election.

The post Taylor confirms race is on to get new coal or gas finalised before federal election appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Kimberley Clean Energy Roadmap reveals 60-90% mix of solar, battery storage and wind power can out-compete diesel or fracked gas on cost across the region.

The post Plan to shift Kimberley to renewables could save $15m a year appeared first on RenewEconomy.

JA Solar has supplied all solar modules to South Australian Water Corporation ("SA Water") for its 4.14MW coastal photovoltaic project.

The post JA Solar further promotes new energy development in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar PV and wind energy are growing fast enough to eliminate global coal, oil and gas consumption before 2050 - if politics allows.

The post Solar photovoltaics and wind energy: the climate change solution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BloombergNEF says networks and consumers set to drive global energy storage boom worth $A1.7 trillion, as cost of batteries tumbles by 52%.

The post Storage to become $1.7 trillion market, super-charged by networks and consumers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tennessee Valley Authority, not a great fan of non-hydro renewables, signs deal two big solar developments that will deliver 100% renewable energy to local Facebook data centres.

The post TVA shifts from coal with 377 MW solar pipeline for Facebook appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dubia expends the scale of its mega solar park, and does so at a world-record low price for solar.

The post Dubai expands mega solar project at “record” low price appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new study raises hopes of saving one of the last animals of its kind - the northern white rhino.

Surfer, 43, in hospital after attack at Shelly beach near Ballina on Wednesday morning

A man has used his surfboard to fend off a shark after being attacked in waters off Ballina on the New South Wales north coast.

The 43-year-old was bitten on his calf at Shelly beach about 7am on Wednesday and is being treated at Lismore hospital, NSW police said.

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