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To go into big wind and solar generation big-time will cannibalise AGL's coal generation profits – it's the classic problem incumbents face from industry disruption.

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NSW Land and Environment Court judge blocks Hunter Valley coal mine, citing urgent need to cut fossil fuel emissions and avoid "dire consequences" of climate change.

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Premier distances herself from decision to open Ross River dam floodgates, which sent water into Townsville suburbs

The Queensland government has announced an inquiry into the historic flooding in Townsville, as evidence mounts that local authorities failed to anticipate the extreme nature of the recent record rainfall.

The independent inquiry will look into “key preparedness and response elements” to the storms that dumped more than one metre of rain on Townsville in less than a week.

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Renewable certificate prices plunge, reflecting huge pipeline of wind and solar projects and intervention from regulator. It also makes a nonsense of right-wing inventions about the cost of RET.

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The National Museum of Scotland unveils the final three galleries of its £80m redevelopment.

First of 149 turbines installed at site of one of Australia’s biggest, lowest cost, wind energy developments, the 530MW Stockyard Hill Wind Farm in western Victoria.

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Today the Australian Government announces Ms Paula Conboy has advised she will not be pursuing a second term as the Chair of the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).

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Herbert Smith Freehills has continued its run as the pre-eminent law firm for project finance in the renewables sector in Australia and New Zealand after topping the Inframation Deals league tables for deal count and deal value in 2018.

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We know energy efficiency is the low-hanging fruit of emissions reduction and lower bills, but a new report shows it's also a major job creator, with plenty more potential.

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The fellow will be expected to conduct original research and writing on what should be done to prevent and mitigate the consequences of climate change.

A Washington state representative has submitted a bill that would implement a carbon fee-and-dividend type system featuring trading and offsets, which would add to the numerous other climate policies already under consideration in the Evergreen State this year.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices declined this week as entities looked to take advantage of a tighter spread, while RGGI Allowances (RGA) languished despite the ongoing controversies in Virginia.

If the current rates of wind and solar deployment continue, Australia could be at 100% renewables by 2032, and meet its economy wide Paris commitment in 2025, at little cost.

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European carbon prices retreated after gapping higher along with other energy commodities, though not before EUAs hit a new eight-day high.

Everyone knows the Great Barrier Reef is in peril. But a continent away, Western Australia's Shark Bay is also threatened by marine heatwaves that could alter this World Heritage ecosystem forever. Matthew Fraser, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Western Australia Ana Sequeira, ARC DECRA Fellow, University of Western Australia Brendan Paul Burns, Senior Lecturer, UNSW Diana Walker, Emeritus Professor, University of Western Australia Jon C. Day, PSM, Post-career PhD candidate, ARC Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies, James Cook University Scott Heron, Senior Lecturer, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Wrasse passes intelligence test in disputed study, challenging ‘vacant’ reputation of fish

They are often said to have a three-second memory, but the brain power of fish has been considerably underestimated, according to scientists who found some fish can recognise themselves in the mirror.

Related: Talking animals: we aren’t the only species capable of speech …

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The catastrophic collapse of a dam at a mine in Brazil has exposed a darker side of an industry that the world depends on.

Democrats are quickly moving on climate change in the new divided Congress as they will unveil the widely-expected “Green New Deal” on Thursday, calling for significant changes to the US economy to reduce carbon emissions over the next 10 years.

UK must deal with plastic waste on its own soil, says group calling for export ban

A cross-party group of MPs is calling for a ban on the export of plastic waste over concerns the UK is passing the buck to the world’s poorest people to clean up its rubbish.

MPs have tabled an early day motion to highlight growing concerns first raised by the National Audit Office that millions of tonnes of plastic waste sent abroad for recycling may be being dumped in landfill.

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