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A major Australian coal miner is facing having to close a gap of over 840,000 tCO2to be in compliance with the Safeguard Mechanism by the end of February, according to documents gathered by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF).

Sembcorp to build Europe’s largest battery energy storage system in one of the UK’s leading process manufacturing clusters.

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Vestas confirms cost headwinds, and indicates we are moving away from the ever larger onshore turbine model towards a more modular approach.

The post Vestas talks cost headwinds, onshore turbine limits, and huge Asia market potential appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Peter Cowling, the head of Vestas in Australia, on the scale and speed, and challenges, of the renewables transition.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Head winds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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New solar farm is using its inverters deliver voltage control at night-time for the local grid.

The post The solar farm where inverters operate all night, doing voltage control for the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Country by Bruce Pascoe and Bill Gammage is a dialogue between experts on First Nations ways of farming and agriculture. It is also a call to Australia to look after Country better. Taylor Coyne, Doctoral Candidate, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The scheme that the Nationals senator says will leave Queensland ‘marooned’ was actually designed and introduced by the Coalition

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Australia’s climate wars may not be over but, as key targets and policies from the two main parties are now out, there does appear to be a quietening of the political gunfire.

But Queensland coalition senator Matt Canavan was still looking to fire shots, with a front page claim that Labor’s new climate policy constituted “revenge” on his home state.

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Carbon offset projects may snub the Morrison government's Emissions Reduction Fund, as carbon credit prices surge to record highs in the open market.

The post Why high carbon offset prices spell trouble for Morrison’s flagship emissions policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Katie Fields lost her father in the Kentucky twisters - just after urging him on a call to flee.

Severe coastal flooding inundated islands in the Pacific last week, including the Marshall Islands, Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands. It’s a taste of things to come. Shayne McGregor, Associate Professor, and Associate Investigator for the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Pennsylvania House of Representatives on Wednesday evening sent on a resolution that would prevent Governor Tom Wolf from implementing the state’s final RGGI-aligned cap-and-trade regulation, though the Democratic leader is expected to veto the measure as his administration simultaneously argues a legislative office is incorrect in its recent move to hold up the power sector carbon market.

EU carbon prices are expected to ease slightly and average €75 through 2022, as gas prices normalise and the EU economy cools, analysts said Wednesday.

Debuting in the top 5, the album featuring endangered birds is above Justin Bieber and Abba.

ESB starts over in search for a "capacity mechanism" in Australia's main grid, and is seeking a new round of submissions.

The post ESB reboots search for capacity mechanism as renewables transition gains pace appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy exchange EEX on Wednesday published next year's EU carbon allowance auction schedules for the aviation and Northern Irish power sectors.

Online payment processing company Stripe on Wednesday selected four more early-stage CO2 removal (CDR) projects as part of its climate programme, with some of these nascent technologies costing almost $2,000 per tonne.

Alberta compliance offset prices were little changed on Wednesday after the provincial government announced the excess emissions charge under the jurisdiction’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) regime will increase next year in line with its expected trajectory.

The Air Quality Program (AQP) within the Department of Ecology is looking to fill a Clean Transportation Grants Specialist (Environmental Specialist 4) position. This position is located in our Headquarters Office in Lacey, WA. In this position, you will play a key role in reducing emissions and electrifying the transportation sector by overseeing the investment of settlement funds from the Volkswagen “Dieselgate” emissions violations.

EU institutions have struck a provisional deal on cross-border energy projects that bans public money being spent on new fossil fuel projects but allows a limited window to convert hydrogen facilities.