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Antarctica provides at least $276 billion a year in economic benefits to the world, new research finds
In our market-driven world, calculating the economic value of the environment can be a useful tool in garnering support for environmental protection.
Rachel Baird, Senior Lecturer , University of Tasmania
Natalie Stoeckl, Professor of Economics, University of Tasmania
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South Australia fast-tracks 100 pct renewables target to 2027
The post South Australia fast-tracks 100 pct renewables target to 2027 appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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New Zealand forestry sector in limbo as it waits for policy clarity from new govt
Investor sentiment in New Zealand’s forestry sector is low, as the industry looks to the newly-elected coalition government to provide details on proposed policies and address overhanging issues left over from the previous Labour administration, market participants told Carbon Pulse.
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Gills Aloud? Tiny fish found making very big noise
A miniscule, transparent fish makes drumming sounds as loud as a jackhammer, say researchers.
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'Ice bumps' reveal history of Antarctic melting
Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.
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'Ice bumps' reveal history of Antarctic melting
Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.
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'Ice bumps' reveal history of Antarctic melting
Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.
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Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
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Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
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Why firms are racing to produce green ammonia
Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.
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Oil majors join initiative to tackle ‘methane slip’ from fuelled vessels
Two oil and gas majors and a gas shipping company have joined an initiative aimed at improving technologies to measure and mitigate methane emissions from the maritime sector, in an effort to reduce pollution from the use of LNG as a fuel.
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Academics call for organisations to shift to carbon removals in offsetting strategies
Companies should shift towards carbon removals with durable storage in their credit-buying strategies as opposed to credits for emissions avoidance or reductions, say academics in updated offsetting guidance.
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Over 60% of the most-at-risk companies are failing to implement deforestation policies
Most of the companies driving tropical deforestation are failing to address their impacts, with one-third lacking commitments and almost two-thirds showing little evidence of implementing them, a study has found.
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Neoen lands $1.1 billion in finance as green bank backs its first four hour battery
The post Neoen lands $1.1 billion in finance as green bank backs its first four hour battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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British Columbia’s budget 2024 sees increase in carbon rebate amid reduced carbon tax revenues
BC’s ministry of finance anticipates reduced revenues from the provincial carbon tax but will allocate more funding to quarterly rebates for eligible residents, according to government documents published Thursday.
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RGGI Market: Prices hold near highs as market participants look ahead
RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices held near their record highs on thin volume over the past week, as participants anticipated more movement ahead of the Q1 auction next month.
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French energy giant to build pumped hydro storage project in New England
The post French energy giant to build pumped hydro storage project in New England appeared first on RenewEconomy.
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Italian oil major’s big plans to develop biofuels in Africa falters -NGO
Italian oil giant’s plans to produce thousands of tonnes of biofuel crops in Africa is falling short, an NGO’s study reveals.
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California kicks off 2024 with record low emissions amid high gas-powered generation
California electricity sector CO2 emissions continued to dip to record lows in January, even as natural gas maintained its historically high share of the state's energy supply, data published Friday showed.
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Is there an alternative to 10,000 kilometres of new transmission lines? Yes – but you may not like it
Australia’s main grid has 40,000 km of transmission lines. Building another 10,000 km quickly is proving hard.
Magnus Söderberg, Professor & Director, Centre for Applied Energy Economics and Policy Research, Griffith University
Phillip Wild, Senior Research Fellow, CAEEPR, Griffith University
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