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Australia’s Biodiversity Council is asking the Queensland state government to halt new gas developments in the Lake Eyre Basin given the potential damage to the floodplains by drilling and its related infrastructure.

The Australian government is proposing to bar carbon project developments on Native Title land from being registered if proponents have not explicitly obtained consent from all eligible interest holders (EIH).

There’s shocking new evidence of rodenticide poisoning in Australia’s nocturnal predatory birds. High concentrations of the active ingredients were found in 92% of the 60 dead birds they tested. John White, Associate Professor in Wildlife and Conservation Biology, Deakin University Raylene Cooke, Associate Professor, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Latest data shows wind and solar having a big impact on coal, gas and emissions, but the Australian switch to big diesel SUVs is eliminating most of those gains.

The post Wind and solar strangle coal and gas, but diesel SUVs are killing us all appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Researchers say their pyramid-shaped pear tree structures could help certain marine habitats recover

Reefs made from sunken trees can help restore biodiversity in degraded marine habitats, scientists have found.

It is estimated that coral reefs support about 25% of all marine life. They provide housing, food and areas to spawn for millions of marine species and are the backbone of maintaining the aquatic life cycle.

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We are talking about a delay in the closure of Eraring as if it is our only option for secure and reliable power in NSW. It is not. For two reasons.

The post There are smarter and cheaper alternatives to keeping Australia’s biggest coal plant open appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tom Geiser from Rondo Energy puts the case for heat batteries and their role in hard to abate sectors. Plus: Coal giants get a taxpayer funded lifeline.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Are heat batteries the next big thing? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plant in China releases water with higher amounts of tritium, scientist says, calling into question the reason for seafood ban imposed on Japan

As China bans all seafood from Japan after the discharge of 1m tonnes of radioactive water from the ruined Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean, Beijing has been accused of hypocrisy and of using the incident to whip up anti-Japanese sentiment.

Scientists have pointed out that China’s own nuclear power plants release wastewater with higher levels of tritium than that found in Fukushima’s discharge, and that the levels are all within the boundaries of levels not considered to be harmful to human health.

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Australia’s chief scientific body has partnered with RFC Ambrian to found a new company they say can use 30% less electricity to generate clean hydrogen, reducing costs.

WA government says bp is a step closer to making a final investment decision on plans to turn its former oil refinery into a green hydrogen hub.

The post Kwinana green hydrogen hub edges closer at site of former oil refinery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Big chunk of federal microgrid funds will be dedicated to the “unique challenges” facing Indigenous communities that rely on costly and polluting diesel.

The post First Nations the focus as new microgrid funding seeks to ditch diesel appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Former Treasury chief says every measure of Australia’s environment is ‘going in the wrong direction’

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Australia’s natural environment is in crisis and protecting it must become the top priority in government policy and legislation if it is to have a chance, a former Treasury chief says.

Dr Ken Henry, who led federal Treasury for a decade until 2011 and is now chair of the Australian Climate and Biodiversity Foundation, said governments continued to not give enough attention to the causes of environmental destruction and how policy and management could be changed to turn things around.

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First of 21 shiploads of turbine parts for the massive Golden Plains wind farm in Victoria have been unloaded at Geelong Port, ready for delivery.

The post Huge wind turbine parts arrive at port for delivery to Golden Plains appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ideology is trumping honest debate in the push for nuclear SMR. Australia's leading business daily is a case in point.

The post AFR’s sloppy journalism makes a nonsense of its case for nuclear SMRs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We need all the storage we can get on our grid – of all types and sizes. But community batteries are the ‘Swiss army knife’ of modern power systems.

The post Home, neighbourhood, grid-scale batteries: What’s the difference and why does it matter? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW Labor are laying the groundwork to make the worst decision possible on Eraring. How did it get so bad, so quickly?

The post Labor’s taxpayer-funded Coalkeeper 2.0 is an avoidable disaster for the climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Experts advocated compatibility and alignment across multiple approaches in designing New York’s economy-wide cap-and-invest regulation related to transportation and building fuels, but cautioned against linking between sectors in a webinar on Thursday.

The Global Environmental Facility confirmed a global fund to exponentially scale action on biodiversity across 186 countries, but only two provided funds.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices climbed significantly following the Wednesday publication of an all-time high clear at the Q3 auction, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) slid going into their second auction in less than a month.