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ABB and mining services group Perenti engaged to provide study for full underground electrification of Cosmos Nickel Project in Western Australia.

The post WA nickel miner plans “all-electric” mine to provide ore for EV batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pre-issuance credits for a European soil carbon scheme expected to be certified by Verra before the end of the year are being snapped up between €50-60 amid a spike of interest in the fast-growing voluntary market, a project developer said on Wednesday.

New report from REN21 warns that a failure to evolve renewable heat and fuels is prolonging reliance on coal, gas, oil and nuclear.

The post Climate blind spot: Report calls for new focus on renewable heat and fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pressure is building on Victoria to ramp up its gas phaseout, following reports of companies luring consumers to switch from electric appliances to gas. 

The post Victoria comes under pressure to ban new home gas connections appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia on Wednesday appointed the chair and advisory board of its newly-established Net Zero Authority (NZA), tasked with guiding the country’s economic transition to net zero emissions.

It’s 2023 and residents in remote First Nations communities still suffer from regular power disconnections. The fix is simple: put solar on every roof. But there are challenges to overcome first. Simon Quilty, Senior Staff Specialist, Alice Springs Hospital. Purple House Medical Advisor. Honorary ANU., Australian National University Brad Riley, Research Fellow, Australian National University Lee White, Fellow, Australian National University Norman Frank Jupurrurla, Warumungu Elder and Director of the Julalikari Council Aboriginal Corporation, Tennant Creek, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

One of Australia's first ministers for climate change and a former trade unionist will head up the body charged with helping communities transition from fossil fuels.

The post Ex Labor climate minister Greg Combet to chair federal Net Zero Agency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian iron ore giant signs up its biggest customer, China Baowu Steel, to collaborate on making greener metals, including with renewable hydrogen.

The post Fortescue signs up China steel giant to green metals mission appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Hazelwood big battery officially commissioned, becoming first of many big batteries to be built at the site of a former coal generator in Australia.

The post “Day for history books:” Hazelwood becomes first coal plant to transition to big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bike riders wear helmets and high-vis vests to reduce their vulnerability on the road. Problem is a new study finds this dehumanises cyclists, putting them more at risk of aggression from drivers. Sarah Collyer, Research Associate, Caring Futures Institute, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Flinders University Mark Limb, Lecturer in Urban and Regional Planning, Queensland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A Canada-headquartered carbon mineralisation firm has announced partnerships with nickel producers across three continents as it targets boosting its CO2 removal activities at mine sites.

The New Zealand government’s latest NZU auction, held Wednesday, has been declined as predicted because the clearing price did not meet the minimum price settings, it announced.

Paraguay’s largest REDD+ project is set to receive its first batch of carbon credits.

New research has unravelled the mystery of why sea sponges die when the water gets too warm. The cause of death appears to be the sudden loss of microbes that usually act to detoxify sponge tissue. Emmanuelle Botté, Research Officer, UNSW Sydney Heidi M. Luter, Research Scientist, Australian Institute of Marine Science James Bell, Professor of Marine Biology, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A US-based carbon reductions and removals firm has raised $9.4 million in a Series A funding round.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices briefly sold off on Tuesday after state regulator ARB and the Quebec environment ministry released presentation slides for Wednesday’s workshop to discuss potential amendments to the WCI-linked cap-and-trade programmes, including more ambitious GHG reduction scenarios both before and after 2030.

Carbon market participants expect EUA prices to average more than €100/tonne by the next two to three years as the impact of recent reforms tightens supply, according to a survey published Tuesday that adds how voluntary carbon market trading volume is predicted to rise again after last year's decline.

China and Russia have been blocking international plans to protect marine life in East Antarctica. Will next week’s special meeting in Chile break the deadlock? Australia hopes so. Lynda Goldsworthy, Research Associate, University of Tasmania Marcus Haward, Professor Tony Press, Adjunct Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

We are on a trajectory that takes Earth across thresholds humans have never experienced, into a climate where Antarctica’s ice shelves can no longer exist, leading to several metres of sea-level rise. Timothy Naish, Professor in Earth Sciences, Te Herenga Waka — Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.