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It is now clear that Russian forces have no real strategy, only brutal tactics to wipe out a people and a culture

The 468th day of the invasion. Downtown Kyiv. 2am. Over the past 35 days, my wife, Olena, and I have discovered a new way to sleep. Our bodies have become so accustomed to constant night-time air-raid alerts that now we balance on the edge of a deep sleep, which guarantees at least a little rest, and employ special listening techniques throughout the night. The whole body morphs into one big ear. And in a moment, the sound of an approaching rocket will pull us from a heavy slumber.

We don’t need words. As usual, we jump out of bed and in a few leaps fly from the bedroom to the corridor. The two-wall rule creates an illusion of safety. No walls could save us from a direct hit by an Iranian Shahed drone or a Russian missile. However, there is a placebo impression, that at least it will protect us against the blast wave and glass fragments.

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Pollution and extraction of water are having a huge impact on local communities. High rates of cancer and respiratory problems are the norm, while marshes dry out and fish die in the rivers

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The Clean Energy Regulator has issued some 1.1 million Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs), the largest single issuance in 2023 thus far and with human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects back among recipients, as the head of Australia’s energy market warned the country is not investing in renewables fast enough in line with its climate goals.

Author of landmark UK review into the economic value of nature joins UN environment chief in calls for ‘action, not just words’ on biodiversity goals

Humans are exploiting nature beyond its limits, the University of Cambridge economist Prof Sir Partha Dasgupta has warned, as the UN’s environment chief calls on governments to make good on a global deal for biodiversity, six months after it was agreed.

Dasgupta, the author of a landmark review into the economic importance of nature commissioned by the UK Treasury in 2021, said it was a mistake to continue basing economic policies on the postwar boom that did not account for damage to the planet.

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Investors are willing to build offshore wind in German waters without state support, and will now even have to pay to be awarded a contract.

The post Bidders in Germany’s largest ever offshore wind auction forgo subsidies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New South Wales Labor commissions inquiry and report into feasibility – and in particular, the cost – of undergrounding the state's critical transmission infrastructure.

The post NSW hopes to bury transmission problem with inquiry into putting lines underground appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The 2021 Pacific Northwest heatwave outstripped even the most severe climate prections. A new study simulated 45,000 years of weather at Seattle Tacoma airport to try and figure out why. Damien Irving, Climate Data Scientist, CSIRO James Risbey, Researcher, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Cory Steuben from Munro Associates on the epiphany on EVs. Plus: News of the week including MG’s budget MG4, and Tesla’s charging coup.

The post The Driven Podcast: Tearing down electric vehicles appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Report highlights potential for Western Australia use its abundant renewables to become a major player in the world’s rapidly growing green steel supply chain.

The post WA charts global green steel opportunity with renewables and iron ore appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Managing Australia’s massive, “largely invisible” rooftop solar resource is one of AEMO's biggest challenges. Consumers will be a big part of the solution.

The post Rooftop PV is a major player in the grid, but remains largely “invisible” to market operator appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Policy observers and market participants have welcomed some of the policy options raised by the New Zealand government’s proposed overhaul of the ETS, but say it will do little to allay the uncertainty in the market ahead of the national election.

Spain-based renewables specialist partners up with Australian developer on wind farm proposed for Queensland's North Burnett region.

The post Greenleaf signs up Spanish group for 166MW Queensland wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

And what about the old water-bottles-on-the grass trick? Does that actually work? Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

AEMO says the green energy transition is not happening fast enough to meet 2030 targets, even though it says it is connecting projects "as quickly as we can."

The post “Not fast enough:” AEMO says renewable pipeline is huge, but stuck at the gates appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland police alerted to man who suspended himself over Port of Brisbane Road, blocking all eastbound lanes

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Climate activists have launched national action for a second day, with the public warned to brace for rolling protests nationwide.

Traffic in Brisbane was thrown into chaos and Blockade Australia launched a simultaneous protest in Melbourne, blocking Webb Dock Road in front of the Port of Melbourne gates.

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A year-long investigation uncovers a sadistic abuse network stretching from Indonesia to the US.

The EU climate targets for 2040 must be ambitious but realistic, according to the bloc's power market association Eurelectric, which advocated a goal less ambitious than those of the bloc's climate science advisors. 

InterOpera, a blockchain infrastructure provider backed by Vertex Ventures, Kakao Investments, and Korea Investment Partners, has launched a carbon credit and renewable energy certificate exchange platform.

Reinsurance giant Munich Re is offering a new institutional investment product based on the EU carbon market.