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Global wind developer Vestas warns that new developments will come to a halt if Australia does not fast track grid expansion.

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The Morrison government's new gas infrastructure plan would expand fossil gas extraction, and push Australia into fossil hydrogen.

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Queensland energy minister admits there's "more work to do" after review suggests state could miss its 50 per cent renewables target.

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Fossil fuel generation pared back to bare bones in South Australia on Friday, with just 80MW of gas output and more than 100 per cent renewables.

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Nasa has asked the private sector to design new spacesuits that can be used on the Moon.

Ben Bolot from ATCO on the role pumped hydro storage could play in a renewables dominated grid in Australia.

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EU carbon will enter “calmer waters” in 2022 as permits follow gas lower, analysts said, while also raising their EUA price forecasts.

AEMO gives itself more room to move on rooftop solar shutdowns after reviewing the world-first shutdown that occurred in March.

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Isshu Kikuma from BloombergNEF discusses the energy transition in Japan, and opportunities for offshore wind and green ammonia.

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We need new experiments to model Earth’s climate if global warming is stabilised at 1.5℃. A new paper explains why. Andrew King, ARC DECRA fellow, The University of Melbourne Andrea Dittus, Research Scientist in Climate Variability, University of Reading Ed Hawkins, Professor of Climate Science, University of Reading Josephine Brown, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Kale Sniderman, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Tilo Ziehn, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The ocean has been buffering us from the impacts of climate change, but it is reaching the limit of this capacity. Integrating ocean and climate policy will be crucial. Sarah Seabrook, Microbial Ecologist, National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research Elisabeth Holland, The University of the South Pacific Lisa Levin, University of California San Diego Natalya Gallo, University of Bergen Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Switzerland sealed its fifth and sixth bilateral crediting agreements on the sidelines of the Glasgow UN climate talks this month, touting the deals as a model of Paris Agreement-era emissions trade for countries as well as for companies in the voluntary carbon market.

Three people claim government is breaching right to life and family life under Human Rights Act

Three young people are taking legal action against the prime minister, accusing him of breaching his legal obligations to take “practical and effective measures” to tackle the climate crisis.

In a high court hearing in London on Thursday, Adetola Onamade, 24, Jerry Amokwandoh, 22, and Marina Tricks, 20, claimed the government is breaching their rights under the Human Rights Act to life and to family life by failing to do what is necessary to avert environmental disaster.

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Breathe: 2022 by Dryden Goodwin will pay tribute to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah of Lewisham

Public artwork that pays homage to Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah, whose exposure to air pollution contributed to her death at the age of nine, will go on display close to her south London home next year.

Breathe: 2022 by Dryden Goodwin will appear at sites close to the South Circular road, which runs within 25 metres of the house where Ella lived. The artwork – a centrepiece of events marking Lewisham’s year as London borough of culture – revisits Goodwin’s 2012 creation Breathe, which depicted his five-year-old son inhaling and exhaling.

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Climate progress under the UN’s International Maritime Organisation (IMO) faced another roadblock Thursday, as a handful of countries moved to block a resolution to reduce black carbon emissions in the Arctic – even though these were voluntary, non-binding measures.

Number of products in UK containing MSC-certified sustainable seafood has grown by 57% in last five years

Eco-friendly pet food is on the rise as dog and cat owners become more aware of the impact of their beloved pet’s diet.

New figures released exclusively to the Guardian show that the number of pet food products containing Marine Stewardship Council (MSC)-certified sustainable seafood has grown by 57% in the UK during the last five years, from 49 to 77. In the last year alone consumers bought more than 7m tins, pouches and packs of MSC-certified pet food.

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EUAs reached their eighth record in nine days on Thursday morning as the market broke above €74.00 for the first time, as speculative participants resumed buying and options traders continued to hedge open call positions.

Australian-headquartered investment bank Macquarie Group has hired a nature-based solutions expert to take up the role of vice president of global carbon at its Singapore office.

China’s environment ministry on Thursday moved to ban provincial and municipal authorities from interfering the national offset market, after one city recently tried to restrict carbon credits sales from projects within its jurisdiction.

The exhibition, curated in collaboration by not-for-profits Wildscreen and If Not Us Then Who, features a series of photographs taken by local and indigenous artists around the theme of ‘Community’. It was first on display at Wildscreen’s Communicating Cop26 event on Monday 15 November and is now travelling around local hospitals. The organisers say: “Indigenous communities are in a constant fight to protect ancestral land and the forests of which they have a deep knowledge and empathy. They are the guardians and the protectors of these vital ecosystems. Their stories are an essential component to the survival of our planet.” Prints will be available to pre-order from 12-28 November 2021

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