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Government to build centre on mainland instead following community campaign against the development

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The Western Australian government has abandoned plans for a $3.3m “discovery centre” on Penguin Island following a community campaign against the development.

Reece Whitby, the minister for environment and climate action, made the announcement on Friday, saying in a statement that following a scientific review and community consultation, the proposed centre would be shifted to the mainland.

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A major fertiliser plant is set to be constructed in the Pilbara, potentially impacting as many as 20 ancient rock art sites. Nicole Curtin, PhD Candidate, Charles Darwin University Clinton Walker, Tourism operator, Indigenous Knowledge Tracy Woodroffe, Lecturer in Indigenous Knowledges, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Oz Minerals is positioning itself as a global leader in mining “modern” metals that will underpin the global shift to electric vehicles and renewable energy.

The post EV explosion has only just begun, says copper giant as it fights off BHP appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Hope for the best, and plan for the worst. Delaying emission reductions is playing Russian Roulette with the climate and our future.  

The post The best and worst of climate science, and why modelling can’t keep up with events appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Snowy Hydro CEO resigns suddenly as questions grow about the government utility's two signature projects - Snowy 2.0 and Kurri Kurri gas.

The post Will Snowy Hydro change its spots after sudden departure of CEO? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Origin Energy's first Climate Action Transition Plan has some definite positives, but is coming under fire for greenwashing gas out of its 2030 targets.

The post Origin looks to renewables and storage for climate plan, but greenwashes gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organisation (TGO) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with offset standard developer and manager Verra to support the implementation of the Southeast Asian country’s voluntary emissions reduction programme, known as T-VER.

Ukraine's president, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, has said the world narrowly avoided a 'radiation disaster' when the last regular line supplying electricity to Ukraine’s Russian-held Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant was temporarily cut by shelling.

'The world must understand what a threat this is: if the diesel generators had not turned on, if the automation and our station staff had not reacted after the blackout, then we would have already been forced to overcome the consequences of the radiation accident,' Zelenskiy said. 'Russia has put Ukraine and all Europeans in a situation one step away from a radiation disaster.'

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Senegal has become the 18th nation to sign up to Japan’s Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM), with a view to begin generating carbon credits aligned with regulations under the Paris Agreement.

There have been some big bets placed on shipping green hydrogen and gravity storage. Energy expert Michael Barnard dissects the hype and the hope.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Gravity storage and shipping green hydrogen – hype or hope appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany makes global "railway history" with the commencement of the world’s first regular operation of hydrogen-powered trains.

The post Hydrogen trains begin regular operation in Germany, in world first appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The first study on 100 pct renewables was made nearly 50 years ago. There is now widespread expectation that the green shift can be done, and deliver lower costs.

The post It’s taken 50 years for 100 pct renewables to move from pipe dream to expectation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices tumbled this week after an unexpectedly low WCI Q3 auction settlement, while RGGI Allowances (RGAs) inched higher after traders gained some clarity from legal developments in Pennsylvania’s court battles concerning its potential programme membership.

As Europe frets over energy, Russia is burning off millions of dollars in natural gas daily.

Conservationists welcome successful breeding season but say birds remain at risk of being illegally killed

Nearly 120 rare hen harrier chicks have fledged in England this year, the highest number for more than a century, England’s conservation agency has said.

Natural England and its partners recorded 119 hen harrier chicks successfully fledging from nests across uplands in County Durham, Cumbria, Lancashire, Northumberland and Yorkshire. A fledgling is a young bird that has grown enough to acquire its initial flight feathers and is preparing to leave the nest and care for itself.

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Just weeks after locking in its 43% by 2030 emissions reduction target, the Albanese government has opened up offshore oil and gas exploration in 10 new areas.

The post Weeks after securing climate target, Labor punts on new oil and gas and CCS appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A California Senate committee on Thursday sent on a bill to deepen the state’s 2030 GHG reduction target, as both support and opposition to the legislation grew ahead of next week’s end of session deadline.

California regulator ARB on Thursday finalised its plans to require all new light-duty autos sold in the state be zero-emissions vehicles (ZEV) by 2035, in a move expected to curtail emissions under the state’s WCI-linked carbon market.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Wednesday pinpointed an October deadline for the state Supreme Court to temporarily lift an injunction of the state’s RGGI-linked cap-and-trade rulemaking, otherwise the state will miss the December auction.