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A carbon project developer and international financial advisory have teamed up to launch an early-stage funding facility to invest in nature-based solutions in the Amazon and Africa, they announced Tuesday.

With the list of feasibility licence winners finally revealed, we take a closer look at who is who in the Gippsland offshore wind zone – and what they're proposing to build.

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Producing energy from harvested trees and other plants – bioenergy – might sound like a greener option, but it’s not a simple issue. Jessica Allen, Senior Lecturer in Chemical and Renewable Energy Engineering, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Victoria battery maker has posted a video showing what happens to its cells versus what happens to an equivalent lithium ion version when penetrated with a nail.

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State government grants to back local manufacture of standalone power systems and wind turbine components.

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UNSW says new study highlights major power losses from PV modules as it pushes to become testing hub for Solar Sunshot program.

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Trifluoroacetic acid found in drinking water and rain is thought to damage fertility and child development

Rapidly rising levels of TFA, a class of “forever chemical” thought to damage fertility and child development, are being found in drinking water, blood and rain, causing alarm among experts.

TFA, or trifluoroacetic acid, is a type of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS), a group of human-made chemicals used widely in consumer products that do not break down for thousands of years. Many of the substances have been linked to negative effects on human health.

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ASX-listed battery hopeful is sued by ASIC of breaching disclosure laws related to the state of its US gigafactory.

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Opposition energy spokesman Ted O'Brien prompts walkout at solar events after claiming Australia's renewable energy plans lead to regular blackouts.

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A panel of judges from a US federal court denied a petition on Monday from a network of green groups against the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) decision to grant an exemption to review California Diablo Canyon’s federal license renewal.

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) has found the Clean Energy Regulator’s (CER) supervision of the country’s carbon market to be “largely effective”, but noted opportunities to address weaknesses in its information systems used to administer the scheme.

Over two dozen local Mexican communities involved in the forestry voluntary carbon market (VCM) sent a letter Wednesday decrying a government proposal that would regulate VCM activities in the latest episode of a regulatory saga begun early this year.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard's (LCFS) cumulative surplus bank once again soared to new heights as net credits for the last quarter of 2023 rose to record levels, according to state data published Tuesday.

The research aimed at lovers of white bread has been funded by the government to improve the health benefits of UK food.

A major carbon dioxide removals (CDR) buyer has outlined how private sector CDR claims can coexist with national emissions accounting, as the firm continues its efforts to scale the nascent market.

The US Department of Commerce released Tuesday a handbook intended to guide emerging economies in developing and implementing frameworks to catalyse investment into carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) projects worldwide.

Ineffective management and incomplete data collection in Canada’s Net Zero Accelerator Initiative cost taxpayers upwards of C$523 ($380) per tonne of emissions reductions, while only two of the country's large emitters have committed to the programme, according to the Office of the Auditor General.

A British Columbia-based carbon consultancy nearly quadrupled its net loss in fiscal year 2023 due to increased expenses related to expanding its offset portfolio.

The fossil record suggests Australia may be much wetter, and look far different, in centuries and millenia to come. Tim Flannery, Honorary fellow, The University of Melbourne Josephine Brown, Senior Lecturer, The University of Melbourne Kale Sniderman, Honorary Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Voluntary Carbon Market Integrity Initiative (VCMI), in collaboration with the Yucatan government and global advisory firm Climate Focus, has announced a new partnership to establish best practice guidelines for voluntary carbon market (VCM) projects in the Mexican state.