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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator this week handed out 738,134 carbon credits to maintain its recent above-average issuance rate as a small secondary market for carbon offsets continues to form.

Scientists at Imperial College London have spent more than 25 years developing the device.

The Guangdong provincial government this week issued some 61,000 carbon credits in its first issuance since last June, as China’s national offset programme remains sidelined.

Below is a table of the closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week. All prices are in RMB, and volumes in tonnes of CO2e. Data sourced from local exchanges.

South Korea has posted the final rules on use of UN-issued carbon credits from international projects in its domestic emissions trading scheme.

Methane emissions from lakes could almost double as warming boosts plants that feed gas production.

Governments often lack necessary data to determine if conservation measures are effective, says review’s leader

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One-third of Australia’s threatened species are not subject to any formal monitoring program and monitoring for the remaining species is largely poorly done, a review has found.

The findings come as the ABC reports the federal environment department could cut up to 60 jobs in its biodiversity and conservation division, which conducts threatened species assessment and monitoring.

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Report finds 76% of Australian solar homes on premium feed-in tariff would trade it in for chance to upgrade systems – in particular, to add battery storage.

Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire: They wield their snouts like a blade, slicing into the root layer then slashing vigorously with a deft twist that turns the ground over

You can’t miss the signs of wild boar in the Forest of Dean – the road verges appear to have been enthusiastically but amateurishly rotovated. When we visited in January hundreds of square metres around the car park had been worked over, and it did not take much by way of fieldcraft to spot the culprits. A small sounder (family group) of mother and three young were only metres from the cars, intently truffling for root, grub and worm, a blackbird following them as a gull follows the plough.

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A recovery in VEEC supply was not enough to prevent prices in the Victorian Energy Efficiency certificate market from strengthening in volatile conditions.

Latest update on solar projects presents striking image of development across the country. In total, more than 250 solar projects representing more than 30GW.

Iconic US motorhome maker takes "first step" towards electrification with all-electric commercial RV platform.

Under a new target, 100% of Australian packaging will be recyclable, compostable or reusable by 2025. But this is not enough - we also need to ensure that recyclable materials are actually recycled. Atiq Zaman, Lecturer, Curtin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

UNSW Sydney has signed new agreements with two French scientific organisations that will bolster continued bilateral cooperation in the areas of renewable energy innovation and environmental research.

Dr Timothy O'Leary presents on models of Residential Energy Efficiency disclosure for Existing Homes, Energy Performance Certificates and Scorecards.

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Dr. Timothy O'Leary - University of South Australia School of Natural and Built Environments
Dr Timothy O’Leary is a teaching and research academic in the School of Natural and Built Environments, Division of IT, Engineering and Environment. His research and teaching covers the fields of Property Development, Low Carbon, Smart and Sustainable Buildings and Building Information Modelling (BIM). He holds a Masters of Architecture degree from UNISA as well as Phd in the area of Sustainable Energy Engineering of Buildings. His research papers have focused on Residential Energy Efficiency and the introduction of more stringent energy performance requirement and energy disclosure mechanisms for buildings. He has worked on climate change adaption strategies for the built environment and an Australian Research Council (ARC) funded collaborative project on achieving greater lifetime affordability of housing in Australia.

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Dr Stephen Berry explores the following aspects of net zero energy buildings - (a) most important design considerations, (b) where is best value for money, (c) do net zero energy building make economic sense and (d) do end users like net zero energy buildings

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Dr. Stephen Berry - UniSA Research Node for Low Carbon Living
Dr Stephen Berry is a scientist with a passion for investigating how we can improve the quality of people’s lives through better building and precinct design, and the application of renewable resources.
Dr Berry has tertiary qualifications in applied science, business studies, public policy and renewable energy, and a PhD in mechanical engineering. Dr Berry has published extensively in key international peer-reviewed journals and regularly presents at major international conferences.
Actively engaged with industry both locally and nationally, Dr Berry has returned to Adelaide following a long career in the Australian Public Service managing government policy and programs to improve the energy and greenhouse gas emission performance of the Australian building sector.

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Warnings that a tide of electric vehicles will cut Australia's tax income put the cart well before the (low-emissions) horse. Anna Mortimore, Lecturer, Griffith Business School, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Germany reached 100% renewables for a few hours on Sunday and has averaged 42% for the year - well ahead of its 2020 target.

New data shows that energy consumers are paying more than they think in their bills, and more than what the regulator admits.

Plans for huge renewable energy hub in Pilbara expanded to 9GW of wind and solar, producing as much as planned by Australia's renewable energy target. Hydrogen storage has also been added to the $20 billion project menu.