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UNSW's Baran Yildiz on how Australia's millions of rooftop solar systems and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid. Plus, a Tesla Powerwall to go with your Bunnings sausage? And other news of the week.

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HSBC has reportedly scrapped plans to establish a voluntary carbon trading desk, signalling a shift in strategy as the market grapples with slowing demand and concerns about integrity and transparency.

A Virginia county circuit court judge ruled the state’s withdrawal from the RGGI carbon market to be unlawful, siding with a trade group that challenged last year’s programme exit, sending RGGI Allowances (RGAs) in the secondary market rocketing higher by as much as 10.3% on the day.

Advanced nuclear companies are enjoying tailwinds pushing them toward technology deployment, according to new industry reports published on Wednesday.

Countries around the world are building new nuclear power stations.

Despite a diplomatic push from Chris Bowen and Anthony Albanese, Turkey won’t back down on its bid to host Cop31

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Australia’s plan to host a major UN climate summit in 2026 has hit a Turkish roadblock. It is unclear how long it will last.

The Albanese government had expected that its bid to co-host the Cop31 summit in partnership with Pacific island nations – a Labor promise since before it won power in 2022 – would be agreed by now, as the UN climate talks in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku approach their final stages.

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California and Washington rank as top supporters of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) investments in the US, but overall growth looks grim absent improved policy frameworks and production pathway considerations, according to a think tank.

Australia’s plans to open new gas fields and recent approval for three massive coal mine expansions has seen it slip two places in this year’s global Climate Change Performance Index.

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Origin announces expansion of Eraring battery, ensuring that the site of the country's biggest coal generator will host the biggest battery.

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The real beneficiaries of climate finance for small island nations are private contractors brought in to build resilient infrastructure. There are now calls for a fairer money dispersal system. Steven Ratuva, Director, Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The new Commission headed by Ursula von der Leyen is set to begin its term on Dec. 1 after the three mainstream political groups in the European Parliament sealed an agreement on Wednesday evening to approve her team.

One of Europe's biggest energy companies is shift its attention away from large scale solar projects to onshore wind and hydroelectricity and battery storage.

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Horizon Power has officially started the 12-month pilot of a long duration vanadium flow battery to prove whether or not the technology will stand up to the hot, arid conditions.

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We give or throw away more and more clothes every year, overwhelming charities and triggering large exports of secondhand clothing. There’s a better way Yassie Samie, Postdoctoral Researcher in Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University Irene Maldini, Senior researcher in sustainability, Oslo Metropolitan University Katia Vladimirova, Postdoctoral research fellow in sustainability, Université de Genève Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US and UK want to triple nuclear power capacity worldwide by 2050. But that leaves renewable rich ally Australia in a tricky situation John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

As Cop29 in Azerbaijan reaches final stages, countries try to shore up support for conference where question of limiting global heating will be key

Australia is locked in a standoff with Turkey over which will host vital UN climate talks in 2026, where the question of whether the world can limit global heating in line with scientific advice is likely to be decided.

Australia’s government wants to host the summit in partnership with Pacific nations, which are among the countries most threatened by climate breakdown.

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Ukraine's environmental protection minister, Svitlana Grynchuk, and the Palestinian chair for the environmental quality authority, Nisreen Tamimi, raised the alarm on the ecological impact of war in their countries and beyond. Grynchuk said Russia's 'unlawful reporting' of its carbon emissions on Ukrainian territory was undermining the integrity of the Paris agreement. Tamimi said the rebuilding effort in Gaza would release an estimated 30m tonnes of carbon dioxide

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Developing countries have rebuffed the idea of a $200 billion annual climate finance target for wealthy government coffers, calling it a "joke" as ministers rushed to bridge persistent differences in the last stretch of COP29 negotiations on Wednesday.

The Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme set to launch next year in the UK will require packaging producers to report how much they produce, and pay associated fees, though it is unclear how high those costs could go, say industry experts.

A top European court on Wednesday dismissed a €40.1-million damages claim by a French cement manufacturer against the European Commission and relating to the free allocation of carbon allowances, ruling that the company failed to prove it suffered financial harm directly caused by Brussels’ actions.