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Leaked papers suggest United Utilities logged dozens of incidents as less serious than they had been.

Exclusive: former US vice-president and climate activist says phase-out can be only measure of success for Cop28

An agreement by countries to phase out fossil fuels would be “one of the most significant events in the history of humanity”, according to Al Gore, amid wrangling by governments at Cop28.

It would be a “welcome surprise” if world leaders agreed at the climate talks to call for an end to fossil fuels, but such a declaration would have “enormous impact” upon the world, Gore told the Guardian at the gathering in the United Arab Emirates.

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The federal Australian government has announced an advisory group to encourage business to invest in nature repair, it announced Monday, as it looks to pass its Nature Repair Market (NRM) legislation in parliament this week.

Australia’s latest climate change statement shows we have little hope of reaching net zero emissions by 2050. There’s good news on the 2030 target, but then what? John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Transgrid names winners of nearly $3 billion worth of contracts for HumeLink, where work is going ahead in the face of community criticism and ahead of final project approvals.

The post Transgrid hands out multi-billion dollar contracts for controversial HumeLink build appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Brookfield's bold bid for Origin Energy and its plans to spend $30 billion on new wind, solar and storage voted down by shareholders more interested in dividends than climate changes and green energy.

The post Greed trumps climate as Origin bid voted down by dividend hungry shareholders appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A 12 MW solar and 8.8 MW/2.1 MWh battery will power Rio Tinto's new mine near Weipa and reduce diesel energy consumption by a third.

The post Rio Tinto plans new solar, battery project for its newest Weipa bauxite mine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rooftop solar installs smash monthly records in November, as system sizes reach nearly 10kW and the coal industry faces another big bite out of its midday market lunch.

The post Rooftop solar installs smash record as households turn to bigger systems, put pressure on coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

COP host says abandoning fossil fuels will send us back to caves, Exxon flies in to boost CCS, NZ does a back flip on oil and gas exploration, and Forrest's green ammonia push blocked at the port.

The post Fossil fuel giants play home ground advantage as climate COP despairs about 1.5°C appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A record number of female students have started an agriculture course at Borders College.

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Forget about cars and homes, Australia's hydrogen strategy should focus on ammonia manufacturing, high-temperature alumina processing, and green iron production.

The post Time to bring hydrogen hype down to earth and focus on three possible industries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For the proposed Great Koala National Park to actually help koalas, logging should stop and plantations should be added to the park. Tim Cadman, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow with the Law Futures Centre and the Institute for Ethics, Governance and Law, Griffith University Danielle Clode, Associate Professor (adjunct) in Creative Writing, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It's Sunday night in Dubai and - you guessed it - today was another news-packed day at COP28. Without further ado, here's what Carbon Pulse's 11 reporters currently on the ground in the UAE were writing about during the summit's fourth day.

A global group of securities regulators has taken steps to address challenges and vulnerabilities in voluntary carbon markets (VCMs), focusing on strengthening market integrity, transparency, and reliability by proposing a suite of good practices.

Australian governments have invested a lot of hope in hydrogen to help drive the net zero transition, but concrete policies are urgently needed or we will lose our hydrogen advantage to other nations. Alison Reeve, Deputy Program Director, Energy and Climate Change, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The planet faces an existential threat if we do not transition from the current extractive model of growth to a low-carbon economy

Colombia’s economy is dependent on fossil fuels, which account for about half of its exports. But at the UN climate summit this weekend, Gustavo Petro, the country’s president, committed to stop the expansion of coal, oil and gas exploitation and reorient his nation away from such “poisons”. Colombia is the first big economy to endorse a fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty. This is a sensible, globally significant step – which raises the question of why other carbon-exporting OECD members, such as Britain, shouldn’t follow suit.

What is crazy is that governments plan to produce more than double the amount of fossil fuels in 2030 that is consistent with a “safe” global temperature rise of 1.5C. The paradox the treaty seeks to address is that the Paris agreement does not mention the fossil fuels responsible for global heating. But a handful of nations could show how phasing out fossil fuels can lead to sustainable green development and rebut the absurd denialism of Sultan Al Jaber, the oil boss and Cop28 president. There are precedents: the 1997 mine ban treaty began with few backers, but was later ratified by 164 countries.

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The Republic of Congo plans to develop sovereign carbon credits for sale under the Paris Agreement's Article 6, opting to shun the "climate injustice" of the voluntary market as well as REDD+ programmes, the minister of environment told Carbon Pulse at COP28, though it is not clear under which standard the units would be issued.

New Zealand market participants once again expect the December ETS auction will fail to clear due to lack of demand, creating positive market fundamentals going into the new year.

Conservation International is looking for a self-determined and motivated candidate who is able to navigate complex environments in various countries within Africa. This position will be the lead for carbon transactions, both on the “upstream” origination side, as well as the “downstream” commercial side.