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European Commission proposes 90 pct cut to emissions by 2040
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Diesel plants to close as big batteries take centre stage
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New Zealand court waves through legal action against emitters
New Zealand’s Supreme Court has permitted legal action to proceed against the country’s biggest emitters after finding that companies may be liable for their contributions to climate change.
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Renewable energy barriers and curtailment
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Government in court over chicken poo in River Wye
Campaign group River Action say the Environment Agency did not enforce rules to stop fertilisers and chicken manure getting in river.
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If plants can pick fungi to help fight pests and diseases, it opens a door to greener farming and ecosystem recovery
Despite its 500-million-year history, the plant-fungi alliance holds mysteries that, once unravelled, could revolutionise agriculture and ecosystem management.
Adam Frew, Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros, Research Fellow, Department of Biological and Environmental Science, University of Jyväskylä
Jeff Powell, Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Natascha Weinberger, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University
Stephanie Watts-Fawkes, Research Fellow, Waite Research Institute, University of Adelaide
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Redflow tapped as preferred battery provider for a fourth major California project
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'Godfathers of wind' share engineering's QEPrize
A Dane and a Briton are lauded for their critical contributions to the development of wind power.
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Used solar panels could supply Australia’s next resource boom: study
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Queensland solar farm locks in global tech giant Amazon as energy off-taker
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Current reporting frameworks aid compliance, but prepare for evolving climate regulations -experts
A discussion regarding the growing landscape of climate regulations around the world saw panelists consider the implications of the rise in mandatory disclosures, while experts laid out best practices for companies in a webinar on Tuesday.
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Unique tools used to monitor leakage from CO2 sequestered under US lake
Scientists at a US university have deployed research buoys to independently monitor a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project that pumps CO2 under a lakebed, in an attempt to allay local opposition to the project.
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US carbon marketplace startup releases livelihood impact index for smallholder farmers
A California-headquartered startup released Tuesday a methodology designed to measure the impact of carbon credit projects on the livelihoods of smallholder farmers.
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Voluntary carbon credits could near $250/t by 2050, as 2024 seen as ‘make or break’ year for market -analysts
The voluntary carbon market is at a crossroads, with 2024 emerging as a crucial year that could either propel the market towards a valuation of over $1.1 trillion annually by mid-century or steer it towards its potential collapse.
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European fossil fuel electricity generation falls to record low in 2023 -report
Renewable sources are increasingly forming the backbone of the EU power mix, with the region's fossil fuel electricity generation falling to record-low levels last year, according to a report published on Wednesday.
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Industry criticises proposed reporting rules under Massachusetts’ Clean Heat Standard
Industry stakeholders criticised proposed amendments to reporting requirements under the state's draft Clean Heat Standard (CHS) framework in a webinar Tuesday, arguing they were overly burdensome on business.
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South Dakota House committee approves two carbon pipeline bills
The two bills, approved Monday by the House Commerce and Energy Committee, establish protocols for landowners and carbon sequestration pipeline companies following the denial of permits to two CO2 pipelines by the state’s Public Utilities Commission (PUC) last year.
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EU co-legislators reach provisional deal on net zero industry act
The European Commission, European Parliament, and Council of EU states reached a provisional political agreement on Tuesday to produce 40% of the bloc's annual needs for net zero technologies domestically by 2030, defining a list of strategic and clean manufactures on which to focus.
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Labor’s fuel-efficiency standards may settle the ute dispute – but there are still hazards on the road
The road to fuel-efficiency reform in Australia is a bumpy one – and the Albanese government has hazards to negotiate before its proposal becomes law.
John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland
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AI unlocks ancient text owned by Caesar's family
Students win a prize for using AI to reveal the contents of 2000-year-old text for the first time.
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