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Indonesia will introduce a carbon tax that will apply from Apr. 2022 as a result of an agreement between parliament’s finance commission and the government, according to news reports on Thursday.

A Guardian investigation reveals exploitation is rife in the meat industry, while also being a major source of greenhouse gases. Yet we still subsidise it

The case for cutting meat consumption is so compelling that you would think politicians would be less shy about making it. Yet while campaigners warn with increasing urgency that global livestock production is accelerating climate breakdown and causing devastating damage to nature and human health, governments remain reluctant to tackle meat-eating.

Industrial livestock systems designed to extract ever greater commercial value from farmed animals have repeatedly been shown to depend on cruelty to animals and the armies of workers processing them.

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Sir Richard Branson can launch his rocket plane again after making changes to flight procedures.

Senate oversight committee says controversial regulations that push ARENA into non renewable technologies, including CCS - be cancelled.

The post Liberal-controlled oversight committee says Taylor’s ARENA changes should be cancelled appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Shenzhen has become the latest Chinese jurisdiction to announce plans for a so-called “inclusive” small-scale offset scheme, aiming to drive production and lifestyle changes that can cut carbon emissions from small businesses, organisations, and individuals.

Taylor and Pitt will spend another $250 million on controversial carbon capture projects - which may not be operational for almost a decade.

The post Taylor and Pitt pour another $250m into CCS projects that not may be complete until 2031 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Italian energy giant Enel to treble its renewable energy capacity by 2030 and fast-track its exit from coal power to 2027.

The post Italian energy giant Enel to triple renewable energy to 145GW by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Switch to five-minute settlements on Friday will favour fast technologies such as battery storage over lumbering end-of-life assets such as coal plants.

The post Battery storage charges up for big switch to 5-minute settlements appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Stanwell profits surge as CS Energy deals with Callide C failure, in a volatile year for Queensland's state owned coal plants.

The post Queensland coal plants hit by more huge write-downs, as failures and rooftop PV rattle market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

5MS will encourage investment in battery storage, but it will also bring create risks for renewable generators.

The post 5MS explainer: The early bidder will catch the worm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After the jeers of Greta Thunberg, minsters meet in Italy for the last UN talks before a major climate summit.

Stage one of the new Project EnergyConnect transmission link gets NSW planning approval, set to underpin the South-west REZ.

The post NSW greenlights network link to unlock wind and solar in state’s south-west appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Oil and gas producers could reduce emissions at low cost or even at a profit by staunching leaks, says thinktank

Sharp cuts in methane from leaking gas drilling platforms and production sites could play a major role in the greenhouse gas emissions reductions necessary to fulfil the Paris climate agreement, and should be a key aim for the Cop26 UN climate talks, new research suggests.

Cutting global emissions of methane by 40% by 2030 is achievable, with most cuts possible at low cost or even at a profit for companies such as oil and gas producers. It would make up for much of the shortfall in emissions reductions plans from national governments, according to the Energy Transitions Commission thinktank.

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American businesses are being warned of looming export carbon costs ahead of Thursday’s infrastructure bill vote, which could leave the $3.5 trillion reconciliation package and its CO2 price component in limbo amid Congressional negotiations. 

The expected growth of solar capacity needs long-term solutions. Right now, grid operators have to resort to curtailment as the last resort.

The post Solar curtailment: You ain’t seen nothing yet appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday outlined a new climate programme to benefit the agriculture and forestry sectors, and is requesting public input on how the voluntary carbon market (VCM) can fit in to the initiative.

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A green group argued Wednesday that the Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) must either reject Dominion’s rate request to recover nearly $168 million in RGGI obligations for failing to perform least-cost analysis or require future examination of additional compliance options.

US biofuel credit (RIN) prices jumped on Wednesday to reverse weeks of losses, coming as corn-state legislators warned the EPA against possibly lowering Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) blending quotas.