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Exclusive: Drop in compliance visits in England described as ‘incredibly detrimental to water resources’

The Environment Agency has slashed its water-use inspections by almost a half over the past five years, it can be revealed.

Environment Agency (EA) officers visited people and businesses with licences to abstract, or take, water from rivers and aquifers 4,539 times in 2018-19, but this dropped to 2,303 inspections in 2022-23, according to data obtained by the Guardian and Watershed Investigations.

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A Tiwi traditional owner has won an injunction to prevent Santos from commencing construction work for a pipeline for its controversial Barossa offshore gas project.

The post Traditional owner wins injunction against Santos’ giant Barossa gas project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Katherine McConnell explains how one company has financed and installed over 100,000 household solar installations, and now provides a one-stop-shop for electrification.

The post SwitchedOn Podcast: Bright energy future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Study delivers dire warning although rate of increase is debated by some scientists amid a record-breaking year of heat

Global heating is accelerating faster than is currently understood and will result in a key temperature threshold being breached as soon as this decade, according to research led by James Hansen, the US scientist who first alerted the world to the greenhouse effect.

The Earth’s climate is more sensitive to human-caused changes than scientists have realized until now, meaning that a “dangerous” burst of heating will be unleashed that will push the world to be 1.5C hotter than it was, on average, in pre-industrial times within the 2020s and 2C hotter by 2050, the paper published on Thursday predicts.

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LONGI and Solar Training Centre ink a landmark MOU, marking a significant leap forward in bolstering the Australian solar installer market.

The post LONGi and Solar Training Centre collaborate to uplift the Australian Solar Industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It’s good to see some things never change

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New scientific study finds that if humanity wants a 50-50 chance of limiting global warming to 1.5°C, we can only emit another 250 gigatonnes of CO2.

The post Carbon budget for 1.5°C will run out in six years at current emissions levels: new research appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ASX-listed battery materials upstart finalises a $US100 million US government grant, just weeks after securing funds from the Canadian government.

The post Australian battery materials company wins $100m US government grant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Critical minerals, battery manufacturing, renewable hydrogen, and green metals have been flagged as net zero industry priorities by the federal treasurer.

The post Net zero policy to draw on national strengths, not copy US IRA, says Chalmers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Another big battery begins construction in W.A. as the world's biggest standalone grid deals with the combined challenges of low midday demand and evening peaks.

The post Another battery project underway to manage low loads and rooftop PV in W.A.’s main grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A US bioethanol plant operator will bring its CO2 removal credits to the voluntary carbon market using a removal standards and marketplace’s methodology, it announced Wednesday.

Transitioning residential gas appliances to electric at end-of-life from 2025 is crucial for Victoria to meet emissions reduction targets and protect consumers.

The post Ending the sale of gas appliances would address Victoria’s fossil dilemma and unlock savings appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brookfield bows to super fund pressure to jack up offer for Origin Energy by $1.2 billion, and reinforces promise to fast-track Australia's transition to renewables.

The post Brookfield jacks up bid for Origin by $1.2 billion with promise to fast-track renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Startups specialising in climate tech raised a record $7.6 billion in venture capital (VC) funding in the third quarter of 2023, in a show of robust health for the US sector amid signs elsewhere of an overall slowdown in VC fundraising.

Australia will task its national think-tank to focus on achieving the country’s energy transition and climate goals, as the government looks to “complement, not copy” the US’s Inflation Reduction Act to incentivise clean energy and tech investment.

The US Northeast and Mid-Atlantic RGGI power sector cap-and-trade system saw overall CO2 emissions decline in Q3 compared to the same quarter last year, programme data published Wednesday showed.

Spot credit prices under the Alberta Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme climbed in October on significant volume as vintage value differentials continue to rise, according to a report published Wednesday.

A Canadian EV charging solutions provider launched a new initiative to allocate carbon credits for its EV charging station use, the company announced Wednesday.

A small representative set of California residents called for the cap-and-trade allowance budget adjustment to achieve at least 55% emission reductions by 2030, alongside recommendations for cost containment measures echoed by stakeholders, according to public comments submitted to state regulator ARB.