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*PREMIUM LISTING (viewable by non-subscribers until Apr. 5) – The Business Developer Renewables (PPA/On-Site solar) will assume responsibility for working with Europe wide business clients to assist with the implementation of Kinect’s on-site solar and Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) strategies. 

She has continued to call for safe water in the decades since the major case in the town of Hinkley.

Kate Fotheringham’s wedding plans didn’t include a natural disaster, but even that wasn’t going to stop the ceremony

When Kate Fotheringham promised her husband-to-be she wouldn’t be late to their wedding ceremony she could not have guessed a once-in-a-century flood might keep them apart.

On Saturday morning, Kate woke up to a nightmare when rising flood waters on the New South Wales mid-north coast left her trapped at her parents’ home just outside the regional town of Wingham.

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Years after being widely discredited, decade-old Kyoto Protocol offsets from Russia and Eastern Europe are still in circulation in the voluntary carbon market, with nearly 2.6 million sold to companies in the EU and US by an established trading house that said some buyers are seeking the cheapest possible credits.

Utah Republicans restored funding to challenge California’s cap-and-trade programme and emissions performance standing (EPS), with the lawsuit likely to progress this summer, state officials told Carbon Pulse.

Deep Branch aims to create protein that will replace the use of soy, which has been linked to deforestation

A UK company that turns carbon dioxide into protein to be used for animal feed has raised €8m (£6.8m) in funding as it seeks to displace the use of deforestation-linked soy by farmers.

Carbon and hydrogen are fed to a microorganism in a fermentation process similar to what you would see in a brewery. But rather than alcohol, the output is a high-value protein that can be dried and converted into pellets to feed animals.

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NSW government seeks feedback on proposed network access models to manage network connections in the state's Renewable Energy Zones.

The post NSW mulls grid access arrangements for new wind, solar and storage projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Green Climate Fund approved $1.2 billion in new funding to 15 projects at this year’s first board meeting, including programmes aiming to cut emissions by more than 420 MtCO2e over their life spans.

Research in Australian bay shows absence of apex predators can exacerbate extreme climate damage

Sharks are critical in helping ecosystems recover from extreme climatic events, according to a new study.

The conclusions came after scientists were able to determine the importance of the apex predator to a unique ecosystem following an extreme marine heatwave in 2011, which wiped out a quarter of one of the world’s largest and most biodiverse seagrass meadows in Shark Bay, Western Australia.

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Damning assessment of ‘disastrous’ scheme is a blow to plans for reaching net zero emissions

The UK government’s flagship home insulation scheme, intended to kickstart a green recovery from the Covid-19 crisis, has been botched, disastrous in administration, devastating in some of its impacts, and stands in urgent need of rescue, an influential committee of MPs has said.

Their outspoken criticism is a blow to the government’s plans for reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions, and comes as ministers prepare to host vital UN climate talks – called Cop26 – in Glasgow this November.

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Report reveals more than 250 deals between high-carbon industries and leading sports teams

Polluting industries are pouring hundreds of millions of pounds into sports sponsorship in an attempt to “sports-wash” their role in the climate crisis, according to the authors of a report published on Monday.

The study reveals more than 250 advertising and sponsorship deals between some of the biggest corporate polluters and leading sports teams and organisation.

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Demand for AI, robotics and cloud skills is up amid news young people are shunning IT skill courses.

Huge hybrid solar and battery project is expected to produce 1,800,000 megawatt hours of electricity a year.

The post Construction begins on Australia’s biggest solar and battery hybrid in New England appeared first on RenewEconomy.

States continue to do the heavy lifting on a clean energy transition, as Morrison ignores chance for a clean energy recovery, WWF scorecard shows.

The post Tasmania, South Australia lead, while Morrison is deadweight on energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Three weather systems are colliding to cause extreme rainfall and flooding across New South Wales, with intense rainfall likely to continue until late on Tuesday.

The state’s mid-north coast is facing a once-in-a-century flood and residents are bracing for the worst.

Some areas of the northern NSW coast have had more than 70cm of rain since last Thursday.

• Follow all the latest updates on our live weather blog
• Residents evacuated after Sydney’s Warragamba Dam overflows – video

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Arachnids join army of creatures scrambling to reach higher ground as waters rise on Australia’s east coast

• Follow the NSW floods liveblog
• NSW pounded by rain as residents along Hawkesbury brace for worst flooding in 50 years

A carpet of brown greeted Matt Lovenfosse as he pulled up to his home on Monday morning. “So I went out to have a look, and it was millions of spiders,” he told Guardian Australia.

The spiders were running ahead of flood water rising up from Kinchela Creek, pouring across the back of Lovenfosse’s property on the mid-north coast of New South Wales.

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Spiders have been spotted at numerous locations attempting to flee to higher ground during New South Wales floods. Shenae and Steve Varley witnessed spiders covering 'the entire length of the railing that’s not under water' at the Penrith weir in western Sydney. Macksville resident Melanie Williams was also shocked by a swarm of spiders climbing the outer wall of her home as they fled for higher ground.

• NSW weather live: Berejiklian says fires and floods may push people to ‘breaking point’ as disaster relief payment expanded
• 'Never seen anything like it': locals watch helplessly as floodwaters rise across New South Wales

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The Principal Adviser ETS Forestry is responsible for providing intellectual leadership, in-depth analysis and advice on emerging issues affecting forest carbon in the ETS.

This role will be responsible for coordinating engagement research and analysis in alignment with the goals of the Climate Action 100+ corporate engagement initiative.

Australian Greens move to block Morrison's quest for a government funded gas plant in Kurri Kurri, proposing a ban on Snowy Hydro fossil fuel investments.

The post Greens try to head off Snowy Hydro gas plant with fossil fuel ban appeared first on RenewEconomy.