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Adam Bandt says allowing global offsets to be traded along with Australian ones would just delay action to cut emissions

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The Greens have called on the Albanese government to reject advice that Australia should allow greater use of international carbon offsets, arguing it would delay cuts in greenhouse gas emissions locally.

A review of international offsets by the Climate Change Authority, a policy advisory body, urged the government to develop a carbon market strategy as a step towards allowing international carbon offsets to be traded along with Australian carbon credits.

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Smoke and flames swirled in a tornado-like pattern as hot winds met a wildfire in southern California.

The fire near Quail Lake in Gorman closed portions of Route 138 northwest of Los Angeles.

The LA county fire department tweeted that crews were making good progress on the fire and that no structures were threatened

• Death toll rises to four in California’s biggest wildfire this year

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Japan has increased the scope of forestry activities eligible to earn J-credits as it continues to ramp up potential supply of carbon credits for the soon-to-be-launched GX League.

The Nature TTL Photographer of the Year winner has been chosen from more than 8,000 images from all over the world. From a scarred lion getting its close-up to a fish with a mouthful, entrants competed to secure category wins in wild portraits, animal behaviour, camera traps, underwater, the night sky, small world, landscapes, urban wildlife and under-16, with the overall winner chosen from the category wins

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The Amazon absorbs huge amount of CO2 and helps to cool the world, but recent studies have shown the rainforest is approaching a tipping point, with profound implications for the global climate and biodiversity. The section in Brazil, which has suffered the most deforestation since 2006, is already producing more carbon than it absorbs, and there are worrying signs that the rest of the forest is not far behind. Josh Toussaint-Strauss investigates how the Amazon has reached this point, and how agriculture and Brazilian politics are playing a central role  

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Resources minister praises gas industry as ‘ally’ of renewable energy and says she will work with states and territories to encourage new supply

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The Albanese government will continue to support new fossil fuel projects so long as they “stack up” from an economic and environmental perspective, the federal resources minister says.

Labor rejected the Greens’ demand that there be no new fossil fuel projects during negotiations over the climate bill. The government is pushing states and territories to expand domestic gas supply as it attempts to shore up the local market.

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Australia’s largest carbon aggregation project involving native reforestation has been registered with the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) and will produce around 100,000 Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), a Melbourne-headquartered environmental non-profit organization announced on Wednesday.

Renewable Energy Partners plans to develop a 600MW wind farm with up to 96 wind turbines, its fourth wind farm project in Queensland.

The post Plans for massive 600MW wind farm unveiled for Queensland appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The utility formerly known as the Australian Gas Light Company has become the latest advocate for all-electric homes.

The post Australia’s oldest gas utility says ‘switch to electric’ appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Richmond Vanadium Technology to invest in Ultra Power Systems in bid to tap into the vanadium redox flow battery sector in Australia and overseas.

The post Australian vanadium producer invests in Ultra Power to develop flow battery modules appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Apple to take around one third of the output from a massive new wind farm owned by Andrew Forrest in deal to offset energy use of its customers.

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Climate Change Authority report recommends Australian companies be supported to buy international carbon credits. But Greens fear more "accounting tricks."

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State and federal energy ministers poised to put environment back into market rules, but face pressure on what to do with ESB and its proposals rejected by industry.

The post Ministers urged to dump ESB proposals at landmark meeting that will put green into grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Senex Energy says extra fuel will be for domestic use but plans are yet to secure state or federal environmental approvals

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Gas producer Senex, which is jointly owned by South Korea’s steel giant Posco and Australian billionaire Gina Rinehart, has planned a more than $1bn expansion to its Queensland gasfields with the bulk of the extra fuel apparently to be earmarked for domestic use.

The company, which is reportedly yet to secure federal environmental approval for the expansion of its Atlas and Roma North projects in the Surat Basin, made the announcement ahead of a speech by the resources minister, Madeleine King. It still has to clear some state regulatory hurdles, Senex said.

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The Australia Institute’s Richie Merzian on the move to overturn the car lobby’s campaign to protect dirty fuels. Plus: The future of the ESB, and the Climate Change Authority.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Australia’s dirty fuel scandal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A bid to amend plans for the final stage of the Barangaroo project would once again favour developers’ interests over the public interest. It shows how badly the planning process has been undermined. Dallas Rogers, Head of Urbanism and Associate Professor of Urban Studies, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney Cameron Logan, Associate Professor, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, University of Sydney Chris Gibson, Professor of Geography, University of Wollongong Crystal Legacy, Associate Professor of Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Infinite Green Energy secures all land required for WA green hydrogen plant and refuelling station – and for a potential doubling of production.

The post First commercial green hydrogen plant and refuelling facility a step closer for W.A. appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Why climate scientists are trying to fly through Arctic cyclones in a small aircraft.

The heatwave will make conditions on England's farms worse as experts warn of smaller harvests.

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