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The return of good sunshine in Queensland has helped moderate prices. But is that the only change in the market?

The post Here comes the sun: Did rooftop solar save the day in Queensland? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Citizen science survey should aid knowledge of populations, including that of small tortoiseshell ‘missing’ from buddleias

The apparent alarming absence of butterflies feeding on buddleia flowers this summer will be tested by the launch of the world’s largest insect survey.

People are being urged to take part in the Big Butterfly Count today to help discover if anecdotal reports of a lack of butterflies reflect a wider reality across Britain this summer.

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Vale Tricia: the beloved Asian elephant called Perth Zoo home since 1963. Her death has led to an outpouring of grief in Perth, especially among zookeepers and her fellow elephants. Jessica Turner, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Alexandra Whittaker, Senior Lecturer, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Deakin University researchers find a novel way to separate, store and transport huge amounts of gas safely that could be a eureka moment for green hydrogen.

The post “Eureka moment” as Australian researchers make hydrogen storage breakthrough appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The wind component of what will be Australia's biggest hybrid renewables facility resumes production after addressing voltage and "flickering" issues.

The post Port Augusta wind hub resumes production after 3-week hiatus caused by “flickering” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Conservationists says two-fifths of British species are under threat.

Can Australia make the leap from world-leading solar research and installation rates, to a global manufacturer of scale?

The post Australia plots leap from world-leading solar R&D to global solar manufacturer appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Regeneration of native forests is a valid and desirable way to reduce emissions and generate carbon credits. But the ERF method is deeply flawed.

The post Australian climate policy pays people to grow trees that already existed – we can do better appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian Carbon Credit Unit spot prices have hit a downward slump in recent weeks, as traders and analysts highlight policy uncertainty in the market.

Indonesia expects to meet its 2030 goal under the Paris Agreement while at the same time earning over $170 million annually this decade from the sale of forestry carbon credits from emissions cuts that go beyond its NDC pledge.

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We have plans and cost estimates for renewables and the energy transition from AEMO and CSIRO. But how do we get the transition right?

The post Webinar: The Energy Transition Will History Repeat Itself appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research finds rooftop solar maintenance is becoming a form of housework, and this has the potential to become an equity issue. Kathryn Lucas-Healey, Research Fellow, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Alice Wendy Russell, Research fellow, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Hedda Ransan-Cooper, Research Fellow, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University Hugo Temby, Doctoral Researcher, Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A climate-tech VC fund has raised $70 million in its latest funding round, as it eyes more investment in early-stage entrepreneurs via its second fund.

Not all the candidates want to push ahead with policies designed to de-carbonise the economy by 2050.

A UK nature reserve has secured a partnership deal worth more than half a million pounds with a German multinational industrial manufacturer to launch and globally scale “critical market infrastructure” for voluntary nature-based climate solutions.

An independent advisory committee discussed key topics to address in its annual report to reform California’s cap-and-trade programme on Thursday, and will initially focus on incorporating its environmental justice (EJ) group's recommendations as well as looking at the design of the regulation after this decade.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices continued to decline this week on the weight of bearish macroeconomic factors, while RGGI Allowances (RGAs) slipped to prices not seen since early May on uncertainty around the future of Pennsylvania’s membership to the regional carbon trading bloc.  

A global travel tech giant has invested in a Norwegian-based offset platform provider to help travellers buy carbon credits against their travel plans.

Italian oil and gas firm Eni secured more than 2 million carbon credits over 2021 from its investments in African nature-based projects, the company said in filings published this week.