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The US Department of Interior has announced a $157-million spending package on ecosystem restoration projects in a bid to support nationwide efforts to drive funding towards degraded lands and waters and advance climate resilience.

One of the world's largest shipping container companies has become the first in the industry to have its emissions reduction targets validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for a 1.5C-aligned pathway.

Indonesia goes to the polls Wednesday to decide its new president after two-term President Joko Widodo steps down, with former Suharto ally Prabowo Subianto the front runner.

Nearly half of the species listed under the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) are showing population declines while more than one in five are threatened with extinction, a landmark UN report revealed Monday.

A UK-based blockchain marketplace for carbon removals trading has launched an investment accelerator for new projects, it said Monday.

Human activity is leaving some migratory species like green turtles facing extinction, a UN report says.

Migrating animals are at risk from pollution, the spread of invasive species and the climate crisis, first report of its kind reveals

More than a fifth of migratory species under international protection are threatened with extinction, including nearly all nomadic fish, according to the first UN expert assessment.

From humpback whales to Dalmatian pelicans, each year, billions of animals journey with the seasons over oceans, on land and in the skies. But a new report by the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) has found that many migratory species are at risk of disappearing, threatened by human pollution, the spread of invasive species and the climate crisis.

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Owners of a giant four-hour battery project on the outskirts of Melbourne say they have closed the "largest" non-recourse debt financing package for an Australian grid scale battery.

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One of the world’s biggest infrastructure consulting firms has released a statement backing the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and committing to helping clients achieving nature positive outcomes.

Australian oil and gas producer Woodside has been taken to task over its net zero aspirations, with an environmental group describing them as nothing more than greenwashing.

Australia’s First Peoples have a strong and continuing connection to the land. Their determination to maintain this connection provides important opportunities for conservation. Our new research explored… Amanda Lilleyman, Adjunct associate, Charles Darwin University Jack Pascoe, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It’s hard work saving birds from extinction, but we have the evidence of successful interventions to show we can avoid further losses. John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Sarah Legge, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, Australian National University Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

South Australia reached a record average of 82% renewables in the December quarter, establishing a stunning blueprint for the way the entire Australia grid could reach the federal government's current national target for 2030.

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January kicks off 2024 with another two solar records for Australia, including all-time monthly highs for utility solar generation in NSW and Queensland.

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The Brisbane-based company will make 15MWh of "energy pods" for a microgrid project funded by the California Energy Commission.

The post Redflow gets green light to supply 15MWh battery for California microgrid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy intelligence company Proa has revealed the key role its proprietary technology played in powering up two long delayed solar farms in Darwin.

The post How a Melbourne company helped break the Top End’s solar farm stalemate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Woodside has been accused of trying to "hoodwink" communities, governments and investors with misleading net-zero goals, while expanding oil and gas production.

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Rule breaches such as sewage spills should cost bosses their bonuses, the environment secretary says.

When you have excess solar energy from your roof, it shouldn’t be resold to your neighbour at the retail rate charged for the market's regulatory mess.

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From this week, developments must result in more or better natural habitat than before, in a move hailed as one of the world’s most ambitious

England is launching a biodiversity credit scheme this week that attempts to force all new road and housebuilding projects to benefit nature, rather than damage it.

The “nature market”, called biodiversity net gain (BNG), means all new building projects must achieve a 10% net gain in biodiversity or habitat. If a woodland is destroyed by a road, for example, another needs to be recreated. This can happen either on site or elsewhere.

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