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Singapore and Morocco have signed an agreement to co-operate on projects that will facilitate the transfer of carbon credits between the two countries under Article 6 guidelines, they announced Thursday.

A range of factors is behind the rise in electricity prices, but net zero isn’t one of them

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Energy markets and electricity systems are complicated beasts at the best of times, but throw in war, extreme weather, policy dysfunction and a pandemic and the picture gets even murkier.

However, some of Australia’s conservative commentators seem to think there is one thing to blame for the country’s rising electricity prices and the threat of power outages: it’s all the fault of “net zero”.

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Victoria seeks feedback on its proposed grid investment framework, as it prepares to replace the state's coal plants with Renewable Energy Zones.

The post Social licence and emissions cuts to be embedded in Victoria’s new grid plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Repeated breakdowns and coal supply shortages have led to a significant ratings downgrade of EnergyAustralia.

The post EnergyAustralia downgraded over coal plant breakdowns, coal supply shortages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Construction works starts at the Wylong solar farm in central NSW, which will supply power to the National Broadband Network.

The post Works start at big NSW solar project that will help power NBN appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hives along state’s central and mid-north coasts and in north-west destroyed as bee lockdown continues

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More than 15 million bees have been euthanised across 31 infected premises in New South Wales as the fight to contain the varroa mite continues.

Bees from 1,533 hives have been destroyed between the NSW central and mid-north coasts, as well as at Narrabri in the state’s north-west, the state’s agriculture minister, Dugald Saunders, said. “It’s a significant number of bees,” he said.

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I’ve seen whale entanglement in shark nets firsthand, when a humpback whale calf drowned in one a few years back. It was terrible. Vanessa Pirotta, Postdoctoral Researcher and Wildlife Scientist, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

We are looking for an ambitious applicant, who shares our mission of a low carbon future, to join our Carbon Desk as a Sales and Business Development Associate.

Based out of the America’s Field Division, CI is seeking a Senior Carbon Project Manager to assist in originating, evaluating, and developing a project pipeline of new bankable avoided deforestation, restoration, improved forest management, and other NCS projects and jurisdictional-scale initiatives, both internally within CI and externally with outside partners.

An investigation finds supermarkets sell imported ham produced under conditions banned in the UK.

The Albanese government review of climate and security risk is a crucial first step in preparing Australia for the dangers ahead. But it must avoid these five pitfalls.

The post Australia has finally accepted climate change as a national security threat. What next? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia leads the rest of the world in the generation of rooftop solar. However, the same cannot be said about the take-up of household batteries.

The post Solar duck curve: Why we must fix the cause and not just the symptoms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany aims for 80pct by 2030 with target of 32GW of new wind and solar a year, plus offshore wind and green hydrogen targets.

The post Germany plans 32GW of new wind and solar a year to meet 2030 renewables target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

False suggestions that Sydney floods were linked to weather manipulation reach thousands online.

A European NGO has warned against the pitfalls of net zero portfolio pledges, offering recommendations for financial and non-financial segments to achieve carbon neutrality in the real economy in a scathing report.

Private equity firm Blackstone is investing $400 million through its Energy Partners arm into carbon commodities platform Xpansiv, the companies announced Wednesday. 

A Canadian waste management project developed with Bluesource was given a low grading by an offset ratings firm this week, with three other activities also awarded ratings for the first time. 

For many Māori, fisheries are the most significant assets. Any geographical shift in fish stocks will have major implications for their commercial seafood interests. Maui Hudson, Associate Professor, Director of Te Kotahi Research Institute, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Chemicals firm Air Products has signed a deal with Vitol’s UK power generator VPI to develop the ‘H3’ Humber Hydrogen Hub, an 800 MW blue hydrogen production facility in Immingham.