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The government spent millions subsidizing new wood heaters supposed to burn more cleanly. But an investigation has discovered critical flaws

Glenn Helkenn lives in a spruce forest, in a tiny log cabin he built himself on the outskirts of Fairbanks, Alaska’s third largest city.

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An executive from a US-based environmental services company has joined a North American offset project developer and advisory firm, Carbon Pule has learned.

Robert Del Naja tells MPs one band cancelling a tour as Coldplay did will not ‘change a thing’

Massive Attack’s Robert Del Naja has said musicians all end up “looking like hypocrites” because of a lack of action on environmental issues by the industry.

The star, also known as 3D, said he was “pretty livid” with the industry for making green pledges while not acting to reduce its carbon footprint.

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Big industry players pushing techno-fixes are ignoring the only realistic solution to the climate crisis: renewables

Now that the whole world seems to be aligned behind the goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050, the nuclear industry is straining every sinew to present itself as an invaluable ally in the ambitious aim. Energy experts remain starkly divided on whether or not we can reach this global net zero target without nuclear power, but regardless, it remains a hard sell for pro-nuclear enthusiasts.

The problems they face are the same ones that have dogged the industry for decades: ever-higher costs, seemingly inevitable delays, no solutions to the nuclear waste challenge, security and proliferation risks.

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But the government says Brexit enables the UK to set its own rules to deliver better environmental outcomes.

Bladeless turbines that waggles like a dashboard toy could be the wind-harnessing tool of the future as they move within the range of vibration of the wind to generate electricity.

The design recently won the approval of Norway’s state energy company Equinor, which named Vortex on a list of the 10 most exciting startups within the energy sector

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Greener UK claims analysis shows rhetoric on environment not being matched by action

Ministers are weakening the UK’s environmental protections in the aftermath of leaving the EU, an assessment of the government’s performance has found, despite promises of a green Brexit.

Legally binding commitments on key areas of pollution, nature restoration, waste and resource use have been put off to 2037, and the proposed new environmental watchdog will lack teeth, according to a report by Greener UK, a coalition of 12 campaigning groups.

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‘Drop-in’ replacement for gas boilers may help tackle challenge of cutting emissions from home heating

The creators of the world’s first microwave-powered boiler have said it can provide a straightforward, zero-emissions replacement for the gas boilers that heat most homes in the UK.

Heat Wayv is building prototypes and expects to trial the boilers in homes by the end of 2022, with the first sales to customers targeted for 2024. It says a unit suitable for a three- or four-bedroom home would cost about £3,500, the same as an equivalent gas boiler.

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‘Skybrators’ generate clean energy without environmental impact of large windfarms, say green pioneers

The giant windfarms that line hills and coastlines are not the only way to harness the power of the wind, say green energy pioneers who plan to reinvent wind power by foregoing the need for turbine towers, blades – and even wind.

“We are not against traditional windfarms,” says David Yáñez, the inventor of Vortex Bladeless. His six-person startup, based just outside Madrid, has pioneered a turbine design that can harness energy from winds without the sweeping white blades considered synonymous with wind power.

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Health experts call on governments to recognise climate change as a health emergency that requires urgent action – and claims more lives than Covid.

The post Experts urge governments to follow health advice on climate, as they did with Covid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

About 10,000 South Australian households had their rooftop solar switched off on Sunday. They probably didn't even notice the intervention, and certainly not their place in Australia's grid history.

The post Switching off rooftop solar will become a regular feature of a renewables grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Dirty deal? Victoria won't disclose details of 'secret' agreement with EnergyAustralia over Yallourn closure, with speculation it is paying to keep it open.

The post Victoria slammed for refusing to release details of secret Yallourn closure deal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Korea’s environment ministry on Tuesday announced several rule changes to its emissions trading scheme, including removing the distinction between offsets generated at home and abroad for compliance use.

What was a feature of power stations such as Yallourn has become a bug. Peter Martin, Visiting Fellow, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Solar farms in Queensland say tuning inverters is solving grid problems at a fraction of the cost of synchronous condensers some project developers have been obliged to install.

The post Inverters are solving grid issues at fraction of cost of spinning machines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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How can new coal burning projects be justified in 2021? Using the transformational powers of hydrogen and the empty promise of CCS!

The post Fossil hydrogen is coming – time to learn what it will look like appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nationals leader Michael McCormack repeated a range of climate myths on ABC's Insiders, suggesting there's a long way to go to net zero.

The post A breakdown of the misinformation Michael McCormack spread on Insiders appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Switzerland has successfully auctioned its remaining stock of Phase 2 carbon allowances, the government announced Monday, with the price clearing at a record high.

Voluntary carbon market (VCM) prices gained this week on continued strong demand in the spot market, though traders and retailers think more substantial price increases for voluntary emission reductions (VERs) may be a ways off.