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The emerging dominance of clean tech supply chains by countries like China could pose new forms of energy security risks, experts warn.

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Viva Energy orders electrolyser to produce of "fuel cell grade" renewable hydrogen as part of the Australian oil refiner's plans to green up its business.

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Better enforcement of existing international laws would be a much faster way of addressing plastic pollution from fishing vessels than waiting for a new treaty to be adopted. Karen Scott, Professor in Law, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

‘Visitors vote and other species don’t,’ says researcher, who found park managers are being pressured to prioritise infrastructure

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Managers of cash-strapped national parks have put spending on visitor facilities ahead of managing the environment, a Queensland study has found.

Researchers from James Cook University spent years interviewing managers from 41 protected areas around the state and say all are suffering the effects of inadequate, shrinking budgets.

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The simulation showed catching cane toads once a week involved 85% less cost and effort than other strategies, but was just as effective. Arman Pili, PhD candidate, Monash University David Chapple, Associate Professor in Evolutionary and Conservation Ecology, Monash University Reid Tingley, Lecturer, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The largest and brightest full moon of the year will be visible this week.

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GE targets massive rare earths mine and processing facility in Northern Territory for minerals critical for offshore wind turbines and electric vehicles.

The post GE eyes Australian project for critical minerals key to offshore wind turbines and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans in Europe to place several phased-out coal power plants on standby in case Russian gas supplies suddenly stop would add no more than 1.3% to emissions annually, an environmental think-tank said on Wednesday in findings that suggest the moves will have a limited bearing on climate efforts.

A prestigious British university and a global tech giant have joined forces to launch a research centre for decarbonisation and nature-based climate solutions.

The Albanese government's goal to get to 82% renewables is much bigger than it seems. To get there by the end of the decade will require serious policy support.

The post Labor’s renewable target is much more ambitious than it seems. How can we get there? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Auction volumes offered at RGGI’s Q3 sale soared with the addition of PA’s quota of allowances, announced Tuesday, amidst ongoing legal machinations between PA state lawmakers and the coal industry.

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*PREMIUM LISTING - Carbon markets and climate action are generally growing rapidly and driving a new wave of climate investment. We are building the Climate Policy and Strategy team to support Verra in evaluating and interacting with its policy and market environment and to help foster the ongoing growth and maturation of its climate-related programs.

*PREMIUM LISTING - Carbon markets and climate action more generally are growing rapidly and driving a new wave of climate investment. We are building the Climate Policy and Strategy team to support Verra in evaluating and interacting with its policy and market environment and to help foster the ongoing growth and maturation of its climate-related programs.

*PREMIUM LISTING - Carbon markets and climate action more generally are growing rapidly and driving a new wave of climate investment. We are building the Climate Policy and Strategy team to support Verra in evaluating and interacting with its policy and market environment and to help foster the ongoing growth and maturation of its climate-related programs.

*PREMIUM LISTING - Given significant developments in the global environmental and social context, governments and private-sector actors are increasingly engaging in a variety of activities that provide opportunities for Verra's standards. This includes a growing focus on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which Verra's programs are well placed to support, and which motivates Verra's interest in hiring for this role.

*PREMIUM LISTING - Given significant developments in the global environmental and social context, governments and private-sector actors are increasingly engaging in a variety of activities that provide opportunities for Verra's standards. This includes a growing focus on reducing plastic waste, which Verra's programs are well placed to support, and which motivates Verra's interest in hiring for this role.

Canadian software development company TraceSafe on Tuesday announced it purchased individuals-focused carbon credit platform Offsety.

The Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy (MME) has two obvious options for reducing sky-high Decarbonisation Credit (CBIO) values under its RenovaBio programme, either raise the price of gasoline during an election year or weaken the biofuel market’s CO2 mitigation goals, according to a World Bank economist.