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Swedish plans to develop and trial a salt-based energy storage system will enlist the electric kiln technology of award-winning Australian company Calix.

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Representatives say regulators need to ensure there is no contamination from windblown seeds and pollen from genetically modified produce

Organic farming representatives say a decision by the New South Wales government to lift a ban on genetically modified crops will hurt its thriving industry.

NSW agriculture minister Adam Marshall announced Tuesday the state’s 18-year moratorium on GM crops would be lifted on 1 July.

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AEMO abandons plan to model the Morrison government's 'gas led recovery' in next ISP, after key energy market players question whether it was even plausible.

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One of the world’s most recognisable companies, Mars, owning brands such as Masterfoods, Pedigree, and M&Ms, is making the transition to 100% renewable electricity for its six Australian factories and two offices. Mars Australia announced back in 2018 that it had signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Total Eren to produce the equivalent […]

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German steel giant Thyssenkrupp and energy company Steag are planning a 500MW green hydrogen electrolysis plant intended to power steel production.

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Carnegie Clean Energy interim result reveals bigger losses, but also key progress on the company's CETO wave power technology.

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Stefan Christmann spent almost 15 months in Antarctica alongside 10,000 emperor penguins.

Danger of young people’s futures being blighted by climate and Covid crises, say campaigners

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Green apprenticeships would prepare young people for jobs in renewable energy and the restoration of the UK’s natural landscape, and stop young people having their careers blighted for life by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, a report says.

The report found that 250,000 green apprenticeships and a network of skills centres at further education colleges could be created with about £10.6bn of government money. Local authorities could create more than 44,000 apprenticeships in London with the right investment, along with about 20,000 in the West Midlands and 14,000 in Greater Manchester.

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Australia's latest emissions data shows a steady post-COVID carbon climb and yet another increase in the country's "baseline". What else is hidden in the data?

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Four US jurisdictions unveiled a draft Model Rule for the Transportation & Climate Initiative (TCI) cap-and-trade programme on Monday to regulate on-road diesel and gasoline emissions, with the proposal including several mechanisms from the RGGI carbon market.

The US and other countries will need to shift from emissions reduction planning to tangible policies and regulatory structures to drive those GHG cuts, panelists said at CERAWeek by IHS Markit.

Voluntary emission reduction (VER) values trended higher this week as the first Global Emissions Offset (GEO) futures contracts transacted on Monday, while elevated interest in North American forestry and other project types provided a further boost.

Researcher and photographer Claire Greenwell explains why people are the biggest threat to nesting shorebirds, and the simple ways you can help keep them safe next time you're at the beach. Claire Greenwell, PhD Candidate, Murdoch University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EUS eased further on Monday, defying stronger energy and equity markets as analysts struck a more measured tone to the bullish projections of recent weeks.

A long-awaited report says the US president should ignore calls for a ban on autonomous weapons.

A Utah-based power plant that supplies electricity to California cap-and-trade emitters will be part of a study evaluating the cost effectiveness and efficiency of hydrogen energy storage, two companies announced Monday.

Nepal has signed a deal with the World Bank-led Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCPF) to lower emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, the country announced Friday.

The EU should maintain its supply-adjusting MSR rate through 2030 and revise rules for cancelling surplus carbon market allowances, three of the EU’s most climate-ambitious nations have urged.

To strengthen Agora Energiewende's team, we are seeking a Project Lead for European Hydrogen Policy and the European Energy Transition based in Brussels.