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Australia officially met renewable target in January, despite big project delays
Clean Energy Regulator officially declares that the RET is met, as new wind and solar delivered more than 33,000GWh in the 12 months to late January.
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Australia commits A$280 mln to buy offsets from large industrial facilities
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Neoen unable to repeat Hornsdale battery bonanza in first quarter revenue
The "exceptional" January 2020 performance of Australia’s original Tesla big battery continues to set an unattainable benchmark for French renewables giant Neoen.
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NSW green hydrogen industry could surpass value of coal industry, Kean says
NSW energy minister Matt Kean says the state has no option but to produce green hydrogen, but it will lead to a more prosperous economy.
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Turnbull dismisses fossil hydrogen as “delay tactic” by coal and gas industry
Turnbull dismisses fossil fuel hydrogen and carbon capture and storage, and laments lack of any new major clean energy projects in Morrison budget.
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‘Love our bogs’: UK should harness all its landscapes in fight for climate – report
First complete assessment of how UK nature-based solutions can combat the climate and biodiversity crises released ahead of crucial environment summits
Regenerating native woodland, restoring grassland and rewetting peatland must be priorities when tackling the “two defining crises of our age”, according to the first complete assessment of how UK nature-based solutions can combat the climate and biodiversity crises.
More than 100 ecologists examined how all kinds of landscapes – from urban to agricultural to coastal – could be enhanced to maximise carbon retention, biodiversity and human wellbeing. These nature-based solutions (NbS) must be implemented at scale to reap benefits, according to the 190-page peer-reviewed report, published by the British Ecological Society.
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IEA upgrades wind and solar forecasts again, as record 2020 becomes new normal
A new report from the IEA shows that for 2020 renewable energy saw its largest growth since 1999, and it set to hold that growth for at least two years.
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The don’t-mention-climate budget delivers on its goal
The single most definitive driving force behind Scott Morrison's climate policy has been avoiding talking about climate policy.
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