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Allowing Cumbria coalmine was ‘disaster’ for climate diplomacy, says Lord Turner
Former chair of climate change committee says UK’s decision has encouraged other countries to keep exploiting fossil fuels
The UK’s decision to open a new coalmine in Cumbria was a “disaster” that encouraged other countries to press ahead with fossil fuels, and the continued expansion of North Sea oil and gas is likely to continue the harm, a former chief adviser to the government has said.
Other countries are using the UK as an excuse for pressing ahead with fossil fuel projects despite their climate commitments, according to Adair Turner, the first chair of the Committee on Climate Change and a former head of the CBI.
Continue reading...Trina Solar to supply 1.5GW of PV to Australia, Pacific Islands
China solar giant signs MoU with Japanese industrial giant to supply 1.5GW of solar modules to Australia and the Oceania region over the next five years.
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UK hikes offshore floating wind strike price to $A337/MWh, in grim portent for Australia
British government bumps up strike price for offshore wind by up to 66%, setting an eye watering $A337/MWh for floating projects like those earmarked for NSW.
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NSW is in danger of stuffing up the transition from coal to renewables
It's not often you get a Nationals MP berating Labor for going too slow on the green energy transition. But with two government departments at war in NSW, the renewables industry agrees.
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CP Daily: Wednesday November 15, 2023
California-Quebec model allowance prices rising to $180 in 2040, consider duration limits on banked allowances in upcoming workshop
As school students strike for climate once more, here's how the movement and its tactics have changed
Renewables and farmers: Is this golden opportunity about to slip through our fingers?
As the nation charts its course towards a cleaner energy future, it is critical that farmers receive not only due acknowledgment of their contributions but also targeted support.
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Tesla reveals plan to be Australian energy retailer and “disrupt traditional incumbents”
Tesla reveals details of its plan to take on traditional utility incumbents in Australia by focusing on household and business packages that combine rooftop PV, electric cars and battery storage.
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Former Sun Cable CEO David Griffin takes up reins at solar innovator 5B
Australian solar innovator 5B has snagged a high profile new CEO, with David Griffin – the co-founder and former chief of Sun Cable – taking up the role.
The post Former Sun Cable CEO David Griffin takes up reins at solar innovator 5B appeared first on RenewEconomy.
If Australia is serious about climate, it must get serious about coal mine emissions
Fugitive emissions that leak from the ground during the extraction of coal and gas represent 11% of Australia’s reported greenhouse gas emissions. So why are they being ignored?
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Iceland volcano: Peninsula faces 'decades' of instability
Somalia floods: Bodies unearthed and bridges swept away
Australia’s biggest coal grid is running short of spinning machines
Market operator has to put out call for more synchronous generation as the number of coal units operating fell to record lows. More grid forming battery inverters might be needed.
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NZ Carbon Fund recovers, buys back NZUs
UK to offer higher subsidies for offshore windfarms after crisis talks
Concerns rose when no wind projects were put forward for government’s recent clean energy auction
The government will offer significantly higher subsidies for new offshore windfarms after crisis talks with developers that are battling cost inflation across global energy supply chains.
Ministers have agreed to raise the starting price of the government’s next auction for offshore wind subsidies by around two-thirds to £73 per megawatt hour to help more offshore windfarm projects to move ahead despite higher costs.
Continue reading...Second Washington carbon reserve auction sees record-high bid volume, sells out
Kmart Group urged to join industry textile recycling scheme or face regulation, government says
Group which owns Kmart and Target has not signed up to initiative that would impose 4 cent levy on garments to fund research
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The federal government has called on one of Australia’s biggest retailers, Kmart Group, to support an industry-led textile recycling scheme, or risk regulation.
Spearheaded by the Australian Fashion Council (AFC), the Seamless initiative is designed to tackle clothing waste through a levy system to increase the number of garments being resold, repaired, reworn and recycled.
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