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Independent modelling proposes an economy run on sunshine that could recharge the Northern Territory and avoid environmental harm from taxpayer-subsidised gas.

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In our market-driven world, calculating the economic value of the environment can be a useful tool in garnering support for environmental protection. Rachel Baird, Senior Lecturer , University of Tasmania Natalie Stoeckl, Professor of Economics, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

South Australia fast tracks its target of "net 100 pct" renewables to 2027 - rather than 2030 - as a result of the state's new wind and solar developments and ambitious hydrogen plans.

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Investor sentiment in New Zealand’s forestry sector is low, as the industry looks to the newly-elected coalition government to provide details on proposed policies and address overhanging issues left over from the previous Labour administration, market participants told Carbon Pulse.

A miniscule, transparent fish makes drumming sounds as loud as a jackhammer, say researchers.

Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.

Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.

Satellites reveal a 50-year record of climate change by tracing the lumpiness in ice surfaces.

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.

Ammonia is essential for fertiliser production but producing it is carbon intensive.

Two oil and gas majors and a gas shipping company have joined an initiative aimed at improving technologies to measure and mitigate methane emissions from the maritime sector, in an effort to reduce pollution from the use of  LNG as a fuel. 

Companies should shift towards carbon removals with durable storage in their credit-buying strategies as opposed to credits for emissions avoidance or reductions, say academics in updated offsetting guidance.

Most of the companies driving tropical deforestation are failing to address their impacts, with one-third lacking commitments and almost two-thirds showing little evidence of implementing them, a study has found.

French renewables and battery developer says it has raised more than $1.1bn in new debt finance for its Australian assets, including the four-hour battery being built in Western Australia.

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BC’s ministry of finance anticipates reduced revenues from the provincial carbon tax but will allocate more funding to quarterly rebates for eligible residents, according to government documents published Thursday.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices held near their record highs on thin volume over the past week, as participants anticipated more movement ahead of the Q1 auction next month.

French energy giant EDF splans to build a pumped hydro project in the New England region of NSW after buying the asset from Walcha Energy.

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Italian oil giant’s plans to produce thousands of tonnes of biofuel crops in Africa is falling short, an NGO’s study reveals.

California electricity sector CO2 emissions continued to dip to record lows in January, even as natural gas maintained its historically high share of the state's energy supply, data published Friday showed.