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Some investors find making money through biodiversity too complicated compared to more traditional means, a pre-print paper has suggested.

Sun Cable can now start the groundwork leading up to a final decision on the project, which will initially supply Australian customers.

The post Sun Cable gets environmental tick for solar and transmission part of “world’s biggest” project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Former NSW energy minister says deniers have not gone away, and the renewables industry needs to step up to counter the anti-wind and solar propaganda.

The post “The silence has been deafening:” Matt Kean urges industry to take on renewable naysayers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scientists believe the world’s rarest whale may have washed up on a New Zealand beach. Spade-toothed beaked whales have never been seen alive; beaked whales are believed to be exceptionally deep divers, spending their time far below the surface hunting squid and small fish. The specimen has been transported to cold storage and is awaiting examination. If confirmed to be a spade-toothed whale, it will be the first ever to be dissected by scientists.

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The Antarctic blast chilling Australia's east coast has brought new records for wind generation and for operational demand on the National Electricity Market.

The post Arctic blast blows wind energy to new highs, smashes records for winter grid demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans to develop a 400MW wind farm and big battery in Queensland's Maranoa region joins queue for federal environmental assessment.

The post Wind farm and big battery planned for coal seam gas hub seeks federal green tick appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The big four banks have made significant strides to curb lending for fossil fuel projects but a report says they still have not met their own climate targets.

The post Big banks go cool on coal and gas but fall well short on climate funding: report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

US-based BlackRock, the world’s largest asset manager, published guidelines outlining its voting strategy at shareholder meetings on behalf of funds with climate-related investment objectives, inclusive of positions on corporate disclosures, shareholder proposals, and board effectiveness.

AEMO boss says nuclear too slow to replace coal, and confirms that "notion of baseload" will not compete with grid powered by cheaper renewables.

The post Nuclear too slow to replace coal, and baseload “simply can’t compete” with wind and solar, AEMO boss says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As part of the annual Beaker Street festival, a celebration of science and art in Tasmania, finalist images in the festival’s annual science photographic competition will be on show at the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery from 6 August to 23 August

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The US Department of Transportation (DOT) has revealed its plans to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to align the sector with the country’s international climate commitments, but emphasised that achieving these goals requires additional support.

RGGI allowance (RGA) values jumped over the past week on the back of strong power demand and high summer temperatures, as the futures market witnessed roughly four-month low volumes amidst the ongoing wait for programme review developments.

Dozens of unique animal and insect finds have helped secure protection for an unspoilt mountain forest.

Australia’s banks are still funding fossil fuel projects and their developers at a rate inconsistent with Paris climate targets and their own net zero timelines, a report released Tuesday by activist shareholder group Market Forces said.

Top global producers of ammonia and ethanol based in the US announced a joint effort on Monday to pilot low carbon fertiliser application across US farms, thereby lowering the carbon intensity (CI) of corn used in ethanol production.

Clean Energy Council head says bad faith actors pushing nuclear are using a weakened media and praying on anxious communities to "tear things down."

The post “Battering ram of bad faith actors:” CEC says nuclear push causing confusion, delays and higher costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

When I was in school, for a few weeks every year, caterpillars were the most exciting thing happening

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On the trunks of small magnolia trees, in the corner where a table leg meets a table top, on a low damp wall in the shade – here the hairy caterpillars gather together. They travel in long lines, they sleep as close to each other as possible (displaying, it is called in science, a high level of “gregariousness”), as though the scariest thing a predator might see is a cat’s disembodied tail or retched-up fur ball, or a too-small itchy blanket.

If you take a picture of a hairy caterpillar and put it on the internet, a stranger will tell you that you can safely touch it, while another will say you can’t under any circumstances. “What about that says, ‘Touch me’?” one person will ask. “People really need to get a grip,” another will write. “The caterpillars which are hazardous to touch are the hairy Marys, which have hollow hairs with venom. The hairy Marys are very obviously hairy.” This person sounds exactly like an older kid talking to a younger one.

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The hikers were a father and daughter lost in Canyonlands and a woman who passed out at Snow Canyon state park

Three hikers died over the weekend in suspected heat-related cases at state and national parks in Utah, including a father and daughter who got lost on a strenuous hike in Canyonlands national park in triple-digit temperatures.

The daughter, 23, and her father, 52, sent a 911 text alerting dispatchers that they were lost and had run out of water while hiking the 8.1-mile (13km) Syncline Loop, described by the National Park Service as the most challenging trail in the Island in the Sky district of the south-east Utah park.

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Offshore wind industry could be entering a “just for the heroes” era, where only the most robust projects in the most attractive geographies will survive. Australia's hopes could be at risk.

The post “Just for the heroes:” Can Australia survive the offshore wind inflection point? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Invasive alien species become much harder and more expensive to manage as they establish and spread through the landscape. So preventing their arrival is vital. Arman Pili, Research affiliate, Monash University David Chapple, Professor in Evolutionary and Conservation Ecology, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.