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EnergyAustralia fires up country's newest peaking gas generator for first time. It won't likely be needed often, but at least it is connected to a pipeline.

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Eruption comes a month after nearly 4,000 inhabitants of the fishing town of Grindavik were evacuated when the area was hit by a 'seismic swarm' of more than 1,000 earthquakes in 24 hours. The Reykjanes peninsula in recent years has seen several eruptions in unpopulated areas, but the latest outbreak could pose a risk to Grindavik, authorities say.

• Iceland declares state of emergency over volcanic eruption threat

• Iceland volcano: eruption begins on Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of activity

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The 6.2 magnitude quake struck the remote province of Gansu around midnight local time on Monday.

Next year’s COP16 will be hosted by Colombia, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has confirmed.

Germany has generated more than half of the electricity it used this year with renewable energy for the first time, new data shows.

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Up to 100,000 people — most of whom derive their professional status and income from climate-related politics, advocacy and business — flew into Dubai for COP28. The result was an unmitigated disaster.

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Federal energy minister secures Darren Miller for a third term heading up Arena, to guide the agency through "a period of substantial growth."

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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator (CER) has contracted a technology solutions firm to develop a unit and certificate register, as it works with the country’s stock exchange to develop a national carbon exchange.

AGL's 500MW/1,000MWh Liddell battery – Australia's biggest battery with grid-forming inverter capabilities – will begin construction in the new year.

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There must be trade-offs if we are to get serious about cutting emissions – and phasing out gas appliances is one of the easiest

In the Climate Change Authority’s inaugural annual review of Australia’s emission reduction progress, it warned us: “There are some hard decisions and trade-offs we, as a society and as individuals, need to make together for a successful transition to a net zero economy.”

In many cases it will fall to politicians to make these trade-offs on our behalf and there will be a range of people and industries significantly affected.

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Trains once carried most of our freight. Could a return to rail help us meet our emissions cutting goals? Philip Laird, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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A Texas-based nature-based developer announced an agreement on Monday with a global oil major to develop a programme to revitalise US grasslands.

When it is very windy the grid cannot handle the extra power generated, says Carbon Tracker.

The Brazilian state of Para will launch a public concession on 10,000 hectares of forest by the end of year, expected to generate millions in carbon credits through reforestation, local media reported Monday.

A volcano erupts on the Reykjanes peninsula after weeks of intense earthquake activity.

AVL's electrolyte factory will supply the key element its subsidiary VSUN needs to build vanadium flow batteries.

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Washington’s Department of Ecology (ECY) announced on Monday plans to update the state’s Clean Fuels Program (CFS) rule to permit sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pathways for credit generation.

RGGI allowance (RGA) values plateaued over the week, remaining firmly around all-time highs as market players rolled onto 2024 vintage contracts, with participants largely expecting prices to potentially rise in the new year ahead of information from the ongoing programme review.

A major American fossil fuel company announced Monday plans to construct an industrial-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) facility in the Netherlands using new fuel cell technology.