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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall leads letter to secretaries of state voicing concerns government will renege on promises to lift ban

Fears that the government is quietly planning to renege on promises to lift the ban on onshore windfarms in England have prompted a large group of green campaigners, business leaders and prominent figures to protest to ministers.

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, the chef and environmental campaigner, has led a letter to secretaries of state, signed by conservation groups, academics and business people who are concerned that the pledges to free up planning restrictions are being quietly subverted.

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Not all El Niño events lead to drought in Australia. Other factors are involved and it will take some time for drought to develop now catchments are wet and most dams are full. Abraham Gibson, Research Fellow, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University Danielle Verdon-Kidd, Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Life Sciences, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian flow battery maker says new interest from its home state, and from an IRA-charged US market, shows tide is turning for longer duration storage solutions.

The post Redflow inks deal with Queensland networks as focus shifts to “alternative” battery solutions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers hope new discovery will help development of perovskite solar cells and more efficient energy storage techniques.

The post Corralling ions brings us one step closer to mastering tricky perovskite solar cells appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sunny side up: Oil giant bp and its Lightsource solar partner reportedly offer a share of their growing Australian solar portfolio up for sale as PV asset flip continues.

The post Oil giant puts Australian solar portfolio on market as great PV flip continues appeared first on RenewEconomy.

No clear scientific solutions currently to the emissions caused by flying, scientists conclude.

Spanish developer unveils plans for a floating offshore wind farm in waters set to be declared as Australia's second official development zone.

The post New 1.7GW floating offshore wind project unveiled in Hunter renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The government hopes a new type of power station will help it meet is climate change targets.

European authorities on Monday carried out raids in 11 Bulgarian cities in an ongoing investigation into suspected fraud through under-reporting of EU ETS emissions by power and heating plants.

A diamond sphere made in Germany was key to December's breakthrough fusion experiment in California.

Let's be clear – the Safeguard Mechanism changes alone do not constitute an industrial decarbonisation plan. But is throwing it out the answer?

The post Why tear down safeguard reforms when you can build them up? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices inched lower over the past week as market participants suggested mild weather and a lack of catalysts were killing volatility ahead of the power sector carbon market's Q1 auction.

Few traders have a firm grasp of where Washington state’s first WCI-modelled carbon market sale will settle on Tuesday, as ambiguity regarding entities’ ability and willingness to bid in the sale juxtaposes against potential support from the small volume on offer and potential future linkage to the California-Quebec programme.

A dozen EU pro-nuclear nations met on the sidelines of talks on bloc-wide power market reform on Monday, deepening the divide over atomic power that has increasingly snagged negotiations to speed the bloc's clean energy transition in recent weeks. 

Dozens of threatened Australian species are back from the brink. But many are reliant on fenced-off safe havens and could not survive the feral predators of the wild. True safety is harder Katherine Moseby, Associate Professor, UNSW Sydney John Read, Associate Lecturer, Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Horticulture underpins the local economy in areas devastated by Cyclone Gabrielle. Climate change may mean some parts of the region will become less suitable for crop production during this century. Anita Wreford, Professor Applied Economics, Lincoln University, New Zealand Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Superbugs like it hot and wet, so climate change presents a major challenge for healthcare and agriculture, says a new report from CSIRO and the ATSE. Branwen Morgan, Research Director and Minimising AMR Mission Lead, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Standardised nature-based offset prices ticked higher over the past week while over-the-counter project-specific prices held steady, narrowing the gap between the two for the first time since claims of widespread over-crediting in the REDD+ avoided deforestation sector five weeks ago.

Changing habitats and behaviours lead to interactions with a negative outcome for wildlife and humans

From blue whales colliding with ships to African elephants raiding crops in villages, the climate crisis is causing a rise in conflicts that lead to injury or death for humans and wildlife, new research shows.

The climate crisis is making food, water and healthy habitats harder to come by, forcing animals and human populations into new ranges or previously uninhabited places. It is also changing the way they behave. This means a rise in human-wildlife conflicts, as well as damage to personal property and loss of livelihoods for people, according to a review paper led by the University of Washington.

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