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Sharpe seeks to smooth road to renewable zones with $128m community “downpayment”

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2023-10-20 13:14

Sheep farmer, Tom Warren, at his property in Dubbo (supplied).NSW make $128m commitment to "community projects and employment opportunities" in the Central-West Orana Renewable Energy Zone, to smooth the exit from coal.

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Toyota and Telstra pivot into hydrogen fuel cell generators for off grid sites

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2023-10-20 13:12

Toyota Australia announces $3m tilt at stationary hydrogen fuel cell power generator assembly and distribution, in a deal with France-based EODev.

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Rio Tinto seeks to repurpose old mine sites in 600MW renewables push

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2023-10-20 11:52

rio tinto solar farmRio Tinto wants to install 600MW of renewables to replace the gas it uses to extract iron ore – including old mine sites earmarked to host solar farms.

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Rempang Eco-City: 'We will not leave', say the islanders fighting eviction

BBC - Fri, 2023-10-20 10:34
Fishing communities on this Indonesian island are locked in a battle with the government over land.
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Christmas hope for turkey farmers as bird flu cases drop

BBC - Fri, 2023-10-20 10:29
A fall in the number of avian influenza outbreaks is welcomed by the UK's Christmas turkey farmers.
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CP Daily: Thursday October 19, 2023

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 10:15
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Major financial trade body calls for standardised accounting across carbon markets

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 10:08
A lack of specific accounting standards for carbon credit trading has led a major financial industry trade association to publish a whitepaper offering guidance for the treatment of such units.
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Australia looks to ditch carbon neutral claim in its Climate Active scheme

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 09:57
Australia is looking to overhaul its Climate Active voluntary certification scheme to bring it in line with public, investor, and consumer expectations, as its requirements were viewed by many as woefully out of date.
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Half the world past peak fossil power generation, research finds

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 09:01
Half of the world's economies are already well into a period of fossil power decline due to strong renewable growth and efficiency gains, even as demand has increased in many cases, according to analysis from a think-tank published Friday.
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Keeping Eraring open longer of little value to Origin, says independent expert

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2023-10-20 08:26

Independent expert looking at Origin Energy takeover says there is likely little value for the utility in keeping Eraring open beyond 2025, and any extension would be limited.

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Genex lands 10-year supply contract for huge Kidston wind project

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2023-10-20 08:11

Genex lands off take agreement for proposed Kidston wind project that will form part of the clean energy hub incorporating wind, solar and pumped hydro storage.

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High social cost of carbon could halve US emissions, mitigate Gulf of Mexico’s “dead zone” -researchers

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 07:50
Applying a social cost of carbon (SCC) to fossil fuels in the US could drastically reduce CO2 emissions while simultaneously improving water quality in the Gulf of Mexico's "dead zone", new research has found.
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The climate impact of plastic pollution is negligible – the production of new plastics is the real problem

The Conversation - Fri, 2023-10-20 07:12
Stringent measures are needed to prevent plastic pollution. But concerns about carbon leaching from plastic waste would be better aimed at emissions from producing more plastic in the first place. Karin Kvale, Senior Scientist, Carbon Cycle Modeller, GNS Science Andrew Weaver, Professor, School of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of Victoria Natalia Gurgacz, Graduate Student, University of Victoria Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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California gasoline sales pick up in July, diesel continues to lag 2022 levels

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 06:55
California gasoline sales and emissions in July exceeded year-ago levels, while monthly diesel consumption and related GHG output continued the trend of lagging historic levels through most of 2023, according to state data published Wednesday.
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WCI Markets: CCA prices stagnate as options volume accelerates, WCAs tick up

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 06:54
California Carbon Allowance (CCA) futures prices flatlined this week on lower volume, despite heightened activity in the options market, while Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) values inched back towards the programme’s Tier 1 reserve price trigger.
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US CO2 pipeline delay won’t risk carbon removal venture’s 2025 goal, official says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 05:31
A major US carbon storage pipeline is facing a multi-year delay after several Great Plains states denied permits to the project, but the forward purchasing goal of a CO2 removal buyers’ club won't get threatened by the delay, a senior official told Carbon Pulse.
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INTERVIEW: “First ever” patent for carbon credit generation process, Canadian tech company says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 05:26
A Vancouver-based climate-tech company is claiming a world-first in patenting its process of generating carbon credits, which are facilitated by users who make lower-carbon transportation choices as tracked by the firm’s technology.
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The dams are full for now – but Sydney will need new water supplies as rainfall becomes less reliable

The Conversation - Fri, 2023-10-20 05:03
To build drought resilence, Sydney must invest in rainfall-independent water supplies. Stuart Khan, Professor of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.
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Co-legislators kick-off talks to finalise EU electricity market reform, aim for deal in two months

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 04:27
Co-legislators for the European Parliament and Council of member states met on Thursday for the first time to kick-off talks to finalise a bill to reform the EU power market, aiming to an end-of-year delivery of the law to shield citizens from higher energy prices.
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Oil and gas producer network accelerates investments in decarbonisation in 2022

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2023-10-20 04:22
A coalition of 12 fossil fuel producers have boosted their low carbon investments, emissions reductions, and carbon capture utilisation and sequestration (CCUS) development in 2022, according to an annual progress report released Wednesday.
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