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Permafrost ‘cement’ is evaporating, making rocks unstable and prone to collapse with many trails now deemed too dangerous to use

For the tourists thronging the streets and pavement cafes of Chamonix, the neck-craning view of Mont Blanc, the highest mountain in the Alps, is as dazzling as ever.

But the mountaineers who climb among the snowy peaks know that it is far from business as usual – due to a warming climate, the familiar landscape is rapidly changing.

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Both AGL and Origin are earning more than cost of capital, but so they should be at this point in the cycle.

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We’re past “trials”: storage is already providing reliability services in around 50 countries - it's time to get on with it.

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The hydrogen economy has been touted for decades as a way to navigate the clean energy transition. Now a new CSIRO roadmap sets out how hydrogen power can become a major energy player. Sam Bruce, Manager, CSIRO Futures, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Malcolm Turnbull once said Australia had "every resource available ... to meet the challenge of climate change except for one: and that is leadership." We are still waiting.

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Scott Morrison chosen to lead Liberal Party and to be next prime minister. It's a relief for the renewables industry - compared to a Dutton government- but may be no cause for celebration.

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After the buzz over recent British royal wedding featuring an EV converted E-type Jaguar, company announces they will offer restored and electrified E-type Jaguars to the public.

The post E-type Zero: Electric E-type Jaguar going into ‘production’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Why are music festivals increasingly becoming a venue for science as well as bands?

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The Royal Statistical Society wants people to send in their favourite stat of 2018 for a competition.

Andy Vesey, the American at the centre of conservative anger over the decision to close Liddell, has stepped down as CEO of AGL.

The post AGL boss Andrew Vesey steps down immediately appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California carbon prices rose this week following Tuesday’s publication of the linked WCI market’s sold-out quarterly auction result, after some entities had looked to turn a profit immediately after the data was made public.

AEMO - on advice from the CSIRO - has dramatically reduced its forecast uptake of battery storage by Australian households.

The post AEMO cuts predicted uptake of household battery storage by more than half appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Russian arms maker says cutting edge elements will ensure it can take on Elon Musk’s brand

The Russian arms maker Kalashnikov has unveiled its new electric car, inspired by a rare 1970s model, saying the technology will rival Elon Musk’s Tesla.

The brand, best known for the AK-47 machine gun, on Thursday presented the retro-looking pale blue prototype, the CV-1, at a defence expo outside Moscow.

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EU carbon allowances could rise to €25 before the end of the year, according to growing number of analysts, extending a year-long rally that has already seen prices quadruple to their highest level in a decade.

Researchers from the Humane Society found 52 US locations in which giraffe products continue to be sold

The giraffe population has fallen by around 40% since 1990. There are now fewer than 100,000 giraffes alive in the world, and there are now fewer giraffes than elephants in Africa.

Yet in America, trade in giraffe parts is booming. A report by the Humane Society of the United States, released on Thursday, found that nearly 40,000 giraffe parts have been imported to the US over the past decade, the equivalent, they estimate, of nearly 4,000 individual giraffes.

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AEMO says ageing coal and gas generators are becoming less reliable and increasing the risk of power outages and load shedding, particularly in Victoria this coming summer. But new wind and solar and storage should reduce risk in future years.

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Almost three-quarters of motorists also think toxic air in their area is damaging their health

More than half of UK motorists think diesel cars should be banned from urban areas due to air pollution concerns, according to a new opinion poll.

The proportion backing a ban rose to 80% when drivers were asked if diesel cars should be excluded areas around schools and hospitals. Nearly a third said diesels should be banned from all roads.

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The UK will publish a technical notice focused on the EU ETS by the end of next month, a source told Carbon Pulse, which will set out a plan and provide advice in the case that Britain leaves the bloc with no deal in 2019.