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The first black man to lead the EPA in half a century has a job on his hands at an agency reeling from setbacks – but he’s confident he can meet the challenge

Michael Regan has perhaps the most fiendishly challenging job within Joe Biden’s administration. As the head of the Environmental Protection Agency, Regan not only has to grapple with the unfolding cataclysm of the climate crisis, he must do so at the helm of a traumatized, shrunken institution still reeling from the chaos of the Donald Trump era.

Related: Exclusive: EPA reverses Trump stance in push to tackle environmental racism

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Major transmission upgrades, including new link to South Australia and renewable energy zones in NSW, now in doubt after AEMC refuses rule change request.

The post Major transmission projects in doubt after AEMC refuses rule change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Longi has released a unique program designed to reward Australian solar installers selling and installing solar systems in Australia.

The post Australian first – LONGi launches innovative installer rewards program appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Charity urges public to join Million Mile Beach Clean, created to mark emergence from UK lockdown

The public is being urged to clear plastic and litter from their local beaches, rivers and parks as part of a million-mile clean-up to mark the emergence from lockdown.

Surfers Against Sewage, which is launching the scheme, said it wanted to reconnect people with nature and help promote physical and mental wellbeing.

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Bitcoin emissions in China exceed the total emissions of the Czech Republic and Qatar, study says.

Scientists have recorded a surprising rise in atmospheric carbon dioxide and methane levels over 2020, complicating predictions of a Covid reprieve.

The post Atmospheric CO2 and methane levels soar to record highs despite pandemic appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Great Britain’s electricity grid was the greenest it’s ever been on Easter Monday, thanks to good wind and solar conditions, and low demand.

The post Great Britain power grid had its greenest moment ever on Easter Monday appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Logan Goldie-Scot, head of clean power research at BloombergNEF, discusses supply chain and price forecasts for battery storage, EVs and green hydrogen. Plus: Not so Kean on Turnbull, and Walcha’s big play.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The future of batteries, EVs and hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The company’s 2020 full-year financial results show operating revenue of RMB 29.418 billion, 26%.

The post Trina Solar reports 26% increase in revenue and module shipments of 15.915GW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate change has already made tropical oceans too hot for some marine species to survive. As they flee towards the poles, the implications for ecosystems and human livelihoods will be profound. Anthony Richardson, Professor, The University of Queensland Chhaya Chaudhary, University of Auckland David Schoeman, Professor of Global-Change Ecology, University of the Sunshine Coast Mark John Costello, Professor, University of Auckland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Scientists say threats whales are facing are ‘far more complex today than whaling’, with population set to decline due to climate crisis

Scientists and environment groups are urging the government not to remove the humpback whale from Australia’s list of threatened species because of growing threats, including from the climate crisis.

The federal government is considering delisting the humpback whale, which is categorised as vulnerable under national environmental laws, due to the recovery of populations since the end of whaling.

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Local production of electrolysers, EV charging equipment and solar panel recycling to be prioritised through the Modern Manufacturing Initiative.

The post Solar panel and battery recycling to get boost from Modern Manufacturing fund appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some of the claims made by advocates of the solar export fee, or the sun tax, do not bear scrutiny.

The post The sun tax debate: misconception and false-accusation? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Norway's gargantuan oil fund has begun its shifts towards investing more heavily in renewable energy projects.

The post Norway’s giant oil fund invests in renewable energy for first time appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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NSW deputy premier Jon Barilaro could not have chosen better backdrops to highlight the state's big ugly coal problem.

The post The perfect backdrop for NSW’s big ugly coal problem appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Analysts have significantly raised their forecasts for EU carbon allowances, with several now predicting prices will average around €100 for an entire year later this decade, as EUAs set all-time highs ahead of the release of major proposals to tighten the ETS and as new investors continue to pile into the market.

Scotland sources more than 97 per cent of its electricity demand from renewables in 2020, as Great Britain's electricity grid records its 'greenest moment'.

The post Scotland’s renewable record cements its place as UK’s onshore wind hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rare clues to Mesolithic life in Scotland's mountains add to evidence previously found in Perthshire and Dumfries.

WCI regulated entities are more quickly putting allowances and offsets into compliance accounts for past cap-and-trade obligations for the joint programme’s upcoming full true-up deadline, according to data released this week.