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UK ‘among most nature-depleted countries in the world’ warns environment secretary

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Farmers and conservationists will have to “learn to do more with less” ahead of expected deep budget cuts to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), the environment secretary has said.

Steve Reed said that Labour would continue to prioritise the restoration of the nature in England, but acknowledged that the chancellor’s budget would be “difficult”.

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One container ship of solar PV modules can make the same amount of electricity as 100 ships of coal, according to the IEA's latest report.

The post One shipment of solar PV is worth more to the grid than 10 ships of coal: IEA says fossil fuels losing race appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Squadron Energy adds yet another massive wind energy and battery proposal to its project pipeline, this time west of Yass.

The post Forrest’s Squadron Energy unveils massive new wind and battery project for NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Market revenue for Australia's growing fleet of big batteries near trebles, driven by price volatility and from being paid to charge when wholesale prices fall below zero.

The post Big battery revenues surge in latest quarter, helped by being paid to charge as prices fall below zero appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A preferred route for the Victorian component of the controversial VNI West transmission line has been released, but not everyone is happy with the proposed path.

The post VNI West: Victoria sets out preferred route for contentious new transmission line appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ClearVue Technologies has kicked off the new financial year with a pilot that will trial a combination of its solar glazing and cladding for use in a prototype prefab net zero home.

The post ClearVue trials solar glass and cladding in prefab house pilot, as it enters key global markets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ted O’Brien and Peter Dutton don’t seem know much about electricity costs and pricing. Contrary to their claims, Australian consumers actually pay less than their Ontario counterparts.

The post Ontario’s huge nuclear debt and other things Dutton doesn’t understand about cost of electricity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Emissions Reduction Assurance Committee (ERAC) has selected four proposed carbon credit methods to progress to the next stage of development, however other closely-watched ones have been pushed back to the first half of next year, the minister told a conference Wednesday.

The battery project that will be South Australia's biggest once up and running has reached mechanical completion two weeks early.

The post South Australia’s biggest battery hits construction milestone two weeks ahead of schedule appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Forty-eight percent of the world went through at least one month of extreme drought in 2023.

Almost half of global land area saw extreme drought for at least one month, according to Lancet Countdown

Heat-related deaths, food insecurity and the spread of infectious diseases caused by the climate crisis have reached record levels, according to a landmark report.

The Lancet Countdown’s ninth report on health and the climate breakdown reveals that people across the world face unprecedented threats to their health from the rapidly changing climate.

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Public support for climate interventions varies significantly by demographics, with younger people and those in poverty more supportive of engineered approaches to mitigation compared to older or wealthier groups, a new study reveals.

Orders roll in as Chinese carmaker launches Shark 6 in move that could signal electrification spreading from sedans and SUVs to large ute market

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A new plug-in hybrid EV ute that could rival Australia’s top selling vehicles, the Ford Ranger and Toyota Hilux, has received almost 1,000 pre-orders within hours of going on sale.

The BYD Shark 6, which has a range of about 80km on battery electric before switching to petrol, could be the start of China muscling in on the market dominated by diesel vehicles.

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AEMO reports significant increase in the capacity of new wind, solar and storage projects seeking a grid connection, with the total now exceeding 45 gigawatts for the first time.

The post Big batteries lead renewable charge as record 45 gigawatts of new capacity seeks grid connection appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A carbon ratings agency is partnering with Australian technology provider Trovio to make offset project grades accessible for risk and inventory management purposes.

There is a “significant disconnect” between gas infrastructure planning in Austria, Belgium, Germany, Italy and the UK, and what’s required to achieve their net-zero climate goals, according to research published on Wednesday.

A state civil non-profit found New York’s proposed cap-and-invest programme, or ‘NYCI’, lacked sufficient analysis of potential fiscal and economic impacts of up to $12 billion per year by 2030, recommending a more robust, publicly available assessment and recalibration of the emissions reduction goal.

Quebec distributed the remainder of its 2023 free carbon market permits, bringing the annual total slightly down from 2022 volumes as the number of recipients remained unchanged, data released by the province's environment ministry showed.

A spat on sovereign debt reform threatens to overheat talks at the ongoing UN biodiversity summit in Cali, as the UK and China have so far strongly opposed calls to address the issue in the final agreement, with potentially grave consequences on developing countries’ ability to effectively tackle the biodiversity crisis, according to experts. 

The Brazilian government launched Monday a revised national plan for the recovery of native vegetation that reaffirms the country's commitment to restore 12 million hectares by 2030.