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Shanghai to auction off 3 mln CO2 permits under local ETS
New Zealand’s first utility-scale solar farm begins generating power
New Zealand's first utility scale solar farm swings into production, while environmentalists succeed in blocking an even bigger project on the south island on the grounds of biodiversity.
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INTERVIEW: Biochar developer raises capital to fund scale-up of commercial facilities
INTERVIEW: Biochar developer raises capital to fund scale-up of commercial facilities
Levels of toxic PCB chemicals found at 30 times ‘safe’ limits in stranded whales
Studies of cetaceans stranded in UK waters show high levels of toxins 20 years since global ban of most PCBs, say scientists
Nearly half of the whales and dolphins found in UK waters over the past five years contained harmful concentrations of toxic chemicals banned decades ago, an investigation has found.
Among orcas stranded in the UK, levels of PCBs, a group of highly dangerous and persistent chemicals that do not degrade easily, were 30 times the concentration at which the animals would begin to suffer health impacts, researchers said.
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Exclusive: Experts ‘alarmed’ after potentially toxic chemicals detected in sources at 17 of England’s 18 water firms
Potentially toxic “forever chemicals” have been detected in the drinking water sources at 17 of 18 England’s water companies, with 11,853 samples testing positive, something experts say they are “extremely alarmed” by.
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) – a group of 10,000 or so human-made chemicals widely used in industrial processes, firefighting foams and consumer products – were found in samples of raw and treated water tested by water companies last year, according to the Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI), the Guardian and Watershed Investigations has found.
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Japanese lab study confirms DAC process in concrete
SwitchedOn Podcast: How a health check for your home can help upgrade its energy efficiency
Home energy efficiency assessor, Lucinda Flynn, explains why your reverse cycle air conditioner feels blowy, how to increase the energy rating on your home, and tips for retrofitting on a budget.
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Broken Hill battery makes first appearance in “most challenging” part of grid
Broken Hill battery, testing grid forming inverters at the edge of Australia's sprawling grid, is about to begin its commissioning process.
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Major Japanese bank to invest in Singapore-based carbon exchange
Synergy awards construction contract for biggest battery on WA grid
Synergy announces contractor to install and connect the 288 battery modules that will make up what will be - at least for a time - the biggest battery on the main W.A. grid.
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Grok changes cap as it seeks “lighthouse” investments on climate and clean energy
Mike Cannon-Brookes' Grok Ventures changes cap with a new logo (of a cap), and new focus on climate technologies and "lighthouse" investments that can make a difference.
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Toxic gas putting millions at risk in Middle East, BBC finds
Regions lead plan for huge new transmission link and 4.2 GW of solar and storage
"Community led:" Seven regional councils team with CopperString founder to add new north Queensland transmission link, gigawatts of solar and battery storage.
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Australia in the dark on its own fossil fuel emissions, says Superpower Institute
SuperPower Institute says Australia has little idea of the extent of its fossil fuel emissions and wants to create a state-of-the-art data network.
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Paper casts doubt on PNG’s carbon projects and govt’s ability to oversee them
The t-shirt chewing enzyme ready to tackle plastic waste
Former world leaders seek $25bn levy on oil states’ revenues to pay for climate damage
Gordon Brown leads those signing letter to Cop28 and G20 presidents calling for levy to help fill ‘loss and damage’ fund
The bumper revenues of oil-producing states should be subject to a $25bn levy to help pay for the impact of climate disasters on the world’s poorest and most vulnerable people, a group of former world leaders and leading economists has said.
Seventy international figures led by the former UK prime minister Gordon Brown signed a letter calling for the measure before a crucial UN climate summit, Cop28, that begins in Dubai on Thursday. The signatories include 25 former prime ministers or presidents.
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