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Global carbon standard Verra on Tuesday released its new methodology for afforestation, reforestation, and revegetation (ARR) projects for its VCS programme that will allow the use of dynamic performance benchmarks for the first time.

A conservation group has called on the Australian government to apply stricter integrity principles to the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) scheme, saying recently proposed measures “appear to serve optics more than material outcomes”.

Enel X wins huge demand response contract as W.A. looks to smarter ways to address the growing impact of rooftop solar and the impending closure of coal generators.

The post Massive demand response contract to boost flexibility in world’s most isolated grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We’re nearing the end of the eliminations and getting to the business end of the voting now. Who will get their beak in front when it counts?

• Cast your vote in the Australian bird of the year poll today
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We’re now into the final week of Bird of the Year and the competition is, just like the unseasonably warm weather, HOTTING UP.

So far in the competition more than 200,000 votes have been cast and one thing is clear: the tawny frogmouth is the favourite as we near the home stretch. However, it may yet be knocked off its perch by a late surge from the swift parrot.

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Instants of 100 per cent renewables are already being presented on Australia's main grid - nearly two years ahead of expectations, and before the market is ready.

The post Australia has enough renewables to reach 100pct at times, but coal gets in the way appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A New Zealand forestry group has confirmed to Carbon Pulse it intends to file a judicial review into the Ministry of Primary Industries’ (MPI) announced per-hectare annual charge and service fees by the end of the week.

Probably the best-known Australian sound, one that even made it onto the soundtrack of old Tarzan movies, the laughing kookaburra assumes it's a shoe in for this year's bird of the year competition. And who can blame it? It's an Australian icon. Much loved in eastern Australia but considered a pest where it has been introduced into WA and Tasmania. An iconic sound for an iconic bird

• Cast your vote for the Guardian and BirdLife Australia’s bird of the year poll.

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Approaching clean energy (CE) procurement from the standpoint of an emissions first accounting framework, 24/7 reliability requirements, or a huge backlog of renewable generation builds that face supply chain issues are some considerations that could counter additionality concerns, a conference heard Monday.

Spring on the grid demonstrates that if you have enough renewables, the low variable costs will lead to low average prices. The challenge is to get the capacity built.

The post Spring shows how more wind and solar leads to low prices – once built appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research has redefined scientists’ understanding of global carbon sinks, revealing that boreal and temperate forests are now the leading contributors to the capture of atmospheric CO2, while challenging existing findings on absorption by tropical forests.

For Australia’s saltwater people, the migration routes of humpback whales represents an important songline Jack Pascoe, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Anthony McKnight, Senior Lecturer, University of Wollongong Teagan Goolmeer, PhD Candidate, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Washington state’s shifting of cap-and-trade reserve sale sizes this year has made it difficult to participate in the market, and the resulting instability poses a threat to the jurisdiction’s desire to link with the broader California-Quebec carbon market, traders said Monday.

A Swiss climate-tech firm has announced the opening of its first commercial site for permanent CO2 storage in the EU, located in Berlin.

WA - host to the world's biggest standalone grid - has ushered in major reforms to its Wholesale Electricity Market to pave the way for more renewables, battery storage and demand management.

The post World’s biggest standalone grid reforms market to pave way for more renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Washington state Clean Fuel Standard (CFS) saw a surplus of units largely generated from ethanol in the programme's inaugural quarterly credit generation figures, according to government data published Friday.

RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices retreated after a surge that saw record-high values surpass the Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) trigger price in response to the latest Third Program Review meeting, as participants indicated that the market was stabilising after the unwarranted soar on Tuesday.

EU commissioner-designate for climate action Wopke Hoekstra on Monday he will act in line with scientific advice on the bloc's climate targets for 2040, while professing his love for the bloc's carbon market.

Rapid attribution study finds storm 10-20% wetter after city experienced a month’s worth of rain in just a few hours on Friday

The unmistakable influence of the climate crisis helped cause New York City to be inundated by a month’s worth of rain within just a few hours on Friday, scientists have warned, amid concerns over how well the city is prepared for severe climate shocks.

A new rapid attribution study, released by scientists in Europe, has found that the type of storm seen on Friday is now 10-20% wetter than it would have been in the previous century, because of climate change.

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Many people are asking if Australian authorities are ready for the fire season. The real question to ask is – are we ready as individuals? Graham Dwyer, Course Director, Centre for Social Impact, Swinburne University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.