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Indian government updates draft carbon market rules to include voluntary carbon markets
CP Daily: Tuesday December 19, 2023
Carbon in, carbon out: Australia's 'carbon budget' assessment reveals astonishing boom and bust cycles
Argentina carbon exchange announcement is fake news, says market operator reported to be involved
ARB lays out increased CI reduction targets in its proposed LCFS amendments
“Prudent and efficient:” Regulator gives green light to make Marinus Link a reality
Plans to build a new sub-sea transmission link between Tasmania and the mainland all but locked in after a revenue proposal for early works given green light by the regulator.
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NSW wants to put a battery on an old landfill site to replace shuttered gas plant
NSW government entities are proving keen on sharing land with renewables projects.
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Australia’s richest person says solar panels are an eyesore: Here’s why that matters
AFR's choice of business heroes - mostly those who have fought quick action on net zero - underlines the tough road ahead for the green energy transition.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: AEMO’s blueprint for wind, solar and storage
AEMO’s head of system design Merryn York on the draft 2024 Integrated System Plan. Plus: The big NSW tender, and battery storage everywhere. And a few tips for 2024.
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NSW doubles size of Australia’s first renewable energy zone, appoints operator
NSW confirms the first renewable energy zone will be doubled in size to ensure enough wind, solar and storage can be delivered to replace coal.
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New Forests raises A$450 mln from Australian, European investors for carbon forestry fund
Flowers ‘giving up’ on scarce insects and evolving to self-pollinate, say scientists
French wild pansies are producing smaller flowers and less nectar than 20 to 30 years ago in ‘startling’ act of evolution, study shows
Flowers are “giving up on” pollinators and evolving to be less attractive to them as insect numbers decline, researchers have said.
A study has found the flowers of field pansies growing near Paris are 10% smaller and produce 20% less nectar than flowers growing in the same fields 20 to 30 years ago. They are also less frequently visited by insects.
Continue reading...COMMENT: The Voluntary Carbon Market is Reawakening – Let’s Make 2024 A Year of Action
US DOE dishes out $46 million more for CCS, announces semi-finalists for DAC award
Massachusetts December GWSA carbon auction prices continue to decline
Canada announces final electric vehicle standards, credit system for emission-free auto sales by 2035
Would you drink toilet water? California approves wastewater for human consumption
Regulators approve rules to let agencies recycle wastewater into drinking water for homes, schools and businesses
When a toilet is flushed in California, the water can end up in a lot of places: an ice-skating rink in Ontario, ski slopes around Lake Tahoe, farmland in the central valley.
And – coming soon – kitchen faucets.
Continue reading...Washington conserves mature state forest acres with cap-and-invest revenue
Batteries are getting bigger and longer, and helping wind and solar push coal out the door
Wholesale electricity prices declined across the grid in 2023, and batteries are having a growing influence over the market as their numbers and length of storage grows.
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