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A government department had been using cats to research parasites that can cause kill humans.

The CDM’s executive board held its first meeting of 2019 last week, where it weighed a number issues including whether online ride-hailing applications should receive carbon offsets and how to expand the struggling scheme's use into urban sectors.

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IRENA says 171 GW of new renewable energy capacity in 2018 means a third of global power capacity is now provided by renewables.

The post Renewable energy now accounts for a third of global power capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

42 Tesla Powerpack battery storage units have been installed to provide emergency backup power for a Kintetsu train line in Osaka, Japan.

The post Big Tesla battery to provide back-up for trains in Japan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wildlife experts want more controls on nets over hedges and trees, amid growing public concern.

The Budget's overall package gives the most dollars to people who already have the most, and offers people on the lowest incomes nothing.

The post Government turns its back on people who have the least, and guarantees more cuts to essential services appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian government forecasts declining revenue from thermal coal, something they will need to come to terms with.

The post Australia’s biggest customers are abandoning coal-fired power projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The policy questions we ought to be asking now are not about how to preserve coal exports, but how Australia can replace those exports. 

The post Bold thinking needed to dig Australia out of self-inflicted energy import-export dilemma appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Windlab says detailed study of last two years of NEM demand shows that switch to 100% renewables could be cheaper, quicker and easier than previously thought.

The post Australia: 100% renewables could be cheaper, quicker and easier than thought appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coalition budget ignores climate science and its own mediocre targets - even the climate solutions fund has been reduced to a trickle feed.

The post Coalition signs off with a budget tailored for climate denial appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has not delivered its recommendations on which small refiners should receive compliance waivers under the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) and the EPA is likely to grant those exemptions on a “rolling basis” once the agency has received them, Administrator Andrew Wheeler said Tuesday.

Swiss-headquartered commodity trading house Ezpada has hired a veteran options trader to help it expand its carbon desk.

An Oregon state senator introduced an amendment Monday to the proposed WCI-modelled carbon market bill that would nix the state’s low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) to avoid overlapping emission reduction policies.

A Connecticut legislative committee will not review the state's revised RGGI cap-and-trade regulation until late May, meaning the post-2020 Model Rule changes of the northeast US ETS will not take effect until this summer, a state official confirmed to Carbon Pulse.

Bank Australia becomes second Australian company to sign up for 100 per cent renewable energy initiative, and calls on other business to lead transition.

The post Bank Australia signs up for 100pct renewables, calls on business to lead transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The $2bn promised for Australia’s greenhouse gas abatement projects will be spread over 15 years, not 10, Tuesday’s budget revealed

The Coalition plans to spend its $2bn “climate solutions fund” over 15 years, not 10, as promised when it unveiled the rebadged emissions reduction policy in February.

The decision, revealed in Tuesday’s budget, effectively cuts the amount spent per year from $200m to $133m over the life of the fund, which pays polluters to implement greenhouse gas abatement projects.

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European carbon prices ended back above €22 on Tuesday on the back of technical buying and short-covering by speculators, and as coal prices continued to crater.

France will begin auctioning green certificates in September, host platform EEX-owned Powernext said Tuesday in confirmation of supply that many observers expect to weigh on prices this year.

A new space-based system to monitor aircraft worldwide is live and being trialled over the Atlantic.