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A US-based, celebrity-endorsed carbon offsets company in the middle of a $145-million fraud case launched against its co-founder has filed for bankruptcy.

To date, projections of how climate change will affect global GDP have been massively underestimated. Timothy Neal, Senior lecturer in Economics / Institute for Climate Risk and Response, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The world's largest producer of gold will source renewable electricity from Western Australia's biggest wind farm, to help power its local gold and copper mine operations.

The post World’s biggest gold miner signs up to buy green power from WA’s biggest wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Huge volumes of rain have made parts of western Queensland an inland sea, threatening livestock. Soon, this water will trigger an explosion of life in Lake Eyre. Steve Turton, Adjunct Professor of Environmental Geography, CQUniversity Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Peter Dutton’s entire extra supply from his National Gas Plan will disappear up a smokestack if wind and solar is prevented from replacing ageing coal power.

The post Dutton’s gas plan will run out of gas – unless he embraces wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Pacific Resilience Facility (PRF) is open to financing projects developed under Article 6 and leveraging private capital for further investment in the future, according to its general manager. 

A major green iron project has secured land to host its giant electrolyser, and is hoping to get the project up and running before the end of the decade.

The post Huge green iron project back on track with new land deal for giant electrolyser appeared first on RenewEconomy.

City of Sydney moves step closer to banning gas connections in new homes and businesses, seeks views on how best to electrify everything.

The post Sydney gets ready for fossil gas ban, seeks views on how best to electrify homes, business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Global pop superstar Taylor Swift has been appointed Global Youth Engagement Ambassador for COP30, the upcoming UN climate summit in Belem, Brazil, sparking an unexpected tidal wave of interest from her devoted fanbase — and prompting organisers to radically rethink logistics.

Australia is the global solar pathfinder because it has to be, and because it has demonstrated that it is straightforward and low cost. 

The post Chart of the Day: Australia is the global solar pathfinder, because it has to be appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s reformed Safeguard Mechanism officially completed its first compliance cycle on Monday, however activity remains quiet, as all eyes are fixed on the May 3 election.

In the rush to call the election, it appears the Albanese government left at least one federal climate policy in a state of limbo.

The post Is Australia’s “carbon neutral” scheme being abandoned? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL-backed offshore wind project allowed to conduct marine studies, on condition it uses slow boats and employs whale watchers and underwater archaeologists.

The post Offshore wind project skips EPBC review after promising slow boats and whale watchers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Supercritical geothermal is worth exploring and drilling might soon be technically feasible. But its value will be limited if wind and solar energy costs continue to fall. David Dempsey, Associate Professor in Natural Resources Engineering, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released funds obligated through the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) totalling $537 million for biofuel infrastructure projects on Monday.

Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) prices will likely continue their trend upward heading into linkage with WCI partners, but forecasts are clouded by legislative shifts and California’s considerations for programme revisions, North American Carbon World (NACW) heard last week.

A Canadian cleantech firm has sold its majority stake in a carbon credit origination and streaming firm for around C$7.5 million ($5.2 mln).

RGGI allowance (RGA) prices continued to rise last week breaking and holding above the $23 threshold in thin trading in the absence of the Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) buffer and awaiting regulatory clarity on programme changes.

Hydrogen hubs in the US have the potential to become “superhubs” with large demand, supply, and import capacities that will act as nodes of the global hydrogen industry, according to a report released this month by an oil and gas industry organisation.

Last week, farmers, energy experts, and community leaders gathered in Narrabri for the inaugural New Energy Expo, to tackle a pressing question: How can regional Australia truly benefit from the renewable energy transition? Across the country, massive solar and wind projects are taking shape, but many locals feel like spectators—watching the transformation unfold without seeing […]

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