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A key Australian senator has urged the government to publicly release the carbon estimation areas of crediting projects, as a Climate Analytics report questioned the efficacy of land-based offsets in the Safeguard Mechanism.

Australian renewable energy industry broke through another milestone in 2022, commencing construction on over 5GW of wind and solar farms.

The post More than 5GW of new wind and solar committed to construction in record breaking 2022 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Study finds that sequestering carbon in native trees rather than logging them could deliver huge financial benefits between 2023 and 2050.

The post Stopping native forest logging could deliver billions in climate benefits, study says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ethiopia has signed a $40 million agreement with the World Bank to access funds from a sustainable forestry programme to reduce emissions by tackling deforestation and land degradation, the multilateral development bank announced.

Neoen wins key exemption for transmission line that will link first stage of country's biggest wind, solar and battery project to the grid.

The post Neoen gets transmission go-ahead for first stage of country’s biggest renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A London-based brokerage has lost its appeal against a British court ruling ordering it to pay nearly £10 million in compensation to liquidators for its involvement in an EU carbon trading fraud scheme.

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The national authority in charge of Papua New Guinea’s carbon market regulations was raided by the country’s fraud squad on Friday, sparking concerns that its work to create a regulatory framework for the market could be impacted.

Tilt buys half share in one of biggest land-based wind projects in Australia from European energy giant.

The post Tilt renewables buys half share in huge 1.2 GW wind project from global energy giant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some of the world's largest corporations are failing the climate credibility test, an analysis published on Monday found, pointing to shortcoming related to dubious “net zero” claims, marginal progress towards decarbonisation, erroneous use of carbon offsets, and a lack of transparency across companies such as Amazon, Walmart, PepsiCo, and Nestle.

Record flooding in Auckland revealed just how unprepared the city was for extreme weather. We need to urgently invest to future-proof our critical infrastructure . Suzanne Wilkinson, Professor of Construction Management, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Vast Solar lands another $65 million in ARENA funds to have another crack at delivering long promised solar thermal power at commercial scale.

The post Solar thermal technology gets another chance at Port Augusta with big ARENA grant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

If environmental harm wrought by the port cannot be addressed, the project should not be allowed to proceed. Divya Narain, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

As part of its target to cut emissions, New Zealand aims for a 20% reduction in driving by 2035, mainly through better urban planning and travel options. Why doesn’t the plan mention intercity rail? Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Paul Callister, Senior Associate Institute of Governance and Policy Studies, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

With no clear commitments, the gap between community expectations and actions of state MPs will be a major election flashpoint

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In early January, activist Susie Russell was arrested on a road that runs through the Bulga State Forest on the New South Wales mid-north coast.

She and about 30 protesters – NSW Greens upper house MP Sue Higginson among them – were there to support a young local woman who was sitting atop a tripod used to block trucks and logging crews from entering the forest.

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The elusive giant willow aphid goes into hiding in spring. Now the Royal Horticultural Society wants volunteers to help find out why

Gardeners have been urged by scientists to help find a mysterious bug which disappears in spring and reappears at the end of summer.

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) is asking people to send in sightings of the giant willow aphid (Tuberolachnus salignus) so that they can find out where it goes and how it interacts with garden plants.

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The inside story of what went wrong with the Snowy 2.0 tunnelling, which has ground to a halt having barely moved in more than a year.

The post Disastrous tunnelling delays underline folly of Snowy 2.0 pumped hydro scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewables output breaks above 20GW in Australia's main grid for first time, while output of wind and solar jumps 900MW to new record.

The post Wind and solar output set landmark new milestone in Australia’s rapidly changing grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Agricultural businesses risk closure as figures show government paid only tiny fraction of slashed EU farming subsidies

Cuts to post-Brexit farming payments mean farms risk “going out of business” as new figures reveal only a tiny fraction of slashed EU subsidies went to agriculture businesses last year.

The government is replacing the EU’s Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which paid subsidies to farmers to keep them in business, with “payments for public goods”, meaning land managers get paid for improving nature.

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