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Queensland joins Victoria in opposing rooftop solar tax, prefers battery support
Queensland’s state Labor government joins Victoria’s in indicating it won’t back a move to tax solar households for electricity sent to the grid.
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Edify seeks approval for 10MW green hydrogen facility that could grow to 1GW
Edify Energy kick-starts is ambitions for large-scale green hydrogen production, lodging development applications for 10MW plant near Townsville.
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Gupta’s cash-strapped GFG mulling sale of Australian solar and battery projects
Sanjev Gupta's GFG Alliance seeks buyers or partners for its Australian solar and battery projects as it re-emerges from wreckage of Greensill collapse.
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New podcast: Great Solar Business
Welcome to RenewEconomy’s newest podcast, in which Nigel Morris deep-dives into what makes a great solar business, and how to learn from the past and prepare for the future so that your business thrives.
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Australia must kick the gas habit, because it is bad for our health
Australia is scrambling to drill hundreds more gas wells, and more are planned. How could this be when the evidence of health impacts is so clear?
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Keith Pitt vetoes federal funding deal for wind and battery hub in Queensland
Resources minister Keith Pitt intervenes to veto $280 million from government fund to Neoen's Kaban green energy hub in north Queensland.
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CP Daily: Wednesday May 5, 2021
Verra, Greenpeace square off over criticism of forest carbon credit methodologies
Weak benchmarks to limit Washington LCFS impact in early years, traders say
The gas war is heating up and it’s only just getting started
"No one is taking your BBQ tongs". Can the household fossil gas problem be solved without going through the wringer of a political culture war?
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Most US coal generators can’t compete with wind and solar, US study finds
A new study shows that the vast majority of US coal plants are already more expensive to run than building new solar and wind, and that's accelerating.
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Australia's states are forging ahead with ambitious emissions reductions. Imagine if they worked together
New Energy Solar expects to sell its two Australian solar farms by June
ASX-listed New Energy Solar says its on track to exit Australian market by mid year, with negotiations with buyers for local solar farms well progressed.
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Liechtenstein prince accused of shooting Romania’s largest bear
Environmental groups say Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein shot bear, named Arthur, in a protected area
Environmental groups have accused a prince from Liechtenstein’s royal family of shooting and killing the largest bear in Romania, in contravention of a ban on the trophy hunting of large carnivores.
The Romanian NGO Agent Green and the Austrian NGO VGT alleged in a statement that the bear, who was called Arthur, was shot in March in a protected area of the Carpathian Mountains by Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein.
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Reducing emissions should be airlines’ ‘first priority’, not buying carbon offsets
Experts warn offset system is flawed and can produce credits with no climate benefit
Airlines should focus on reducing emissions from flights instead of using carbon offsets for climate commitments, experts and environmental campaigners have warned.
British Airways and easyJet are among several leading carriers that use carbon offsets to back up claims of “carbon-neutral flying” and net zero pledges by buying credits on behalf of passengers or offering customers that opportunity to buy them when booking tickets.
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