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The Haldon Station site, on land blighted by erosion and pests, will be Lodestone Energy's largest solar project to date.

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Nuclear lobby groups admit that rooftop solar will be a major casualty of the push for "always on" nuclear. Is the public happy to have their PV modules switched off?

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Adult cats were released into national park last year after British population had come close to extinction

The birth of wildcat kittens in the Cairngorms national park has been hailed as a “major milestone” in efforts to rescue the secretive mammals from extinction in the UK.

In footage exclusively shared with the Guardian by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), two of the kittens can be seen playing in grassland with their mother and leaping on to a fallen tree branch.

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Former NSW Liberal MP spoke out against the lack of climate action by the Morrison government during the 2019-20 black summer bushfires

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The federal Labor government has appointed prominent New South Wales Liberal Matt Kean as the new chair of the Climate Change Authority.

Here’s a short explainer on Kean and the agency he will chair.

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The CCA's role is likely to become more important in the lead up to a federal election set to focus on net zero.

The post Matt Kean to helm Climate Change Authority, says no to nuclear appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Flexible demand can provide significant savings and grid benefits, but consumers are skeptical and policy makers have not provided clear pathway.

The post Shape, shift, and shimmy: EVs and hot water can boost flexible demand, but need policy pathway appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The federal Labor government has appointed the former New South Wales Liberal Energy and Environment Minister and Treasurer Matt Kean to chair the Climate Change Authority (CCA), following the resignation of Grant King.

The uncertainties surrounding forecasting global warming have narrowed considerably in the past 10 years, offering a clearer window for planning and budgeting by companies and governments, according to a researcher with the Canadian government. 

A number of challenges are hindering the deployment of enhanced weathering (EW) at scale, including implementing accurate MRV approaches, a new study has warned.

Energy analysts point out the Coalition's nuclear plans barely scratch the surface of the country's future energy needs. But try getting an answer from Ted O'Brien.

The post “Jam tomorrow:” Dutton’s confused nuclear plan won’t keep the lights on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Chris Bowen says more than 40 GW of wind and solar capacity registers for first CIS auction, enough to meet 2030 renewables target.

The post Labor swamped with 40 GW of wind and solar bids in first major tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A campaign fought on climate and energy might benefit the Greens and the Teal independents – but the prevailing state of the economy will determine their ability to capitalise. Mark Kenny, Professor, Australian Studies Institute, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

We know some marine microbes produce enzymes that can break down certain types of plastics. But new research found areas of high plastic pollution don’t show high concentrations of these enzymes. Victor Gambarini, PhD Student in Marine Science, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Exclusive: French survey of 26 countries finds fewer Australians than global average agree that climate change is the greatest health threat facing humanity

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Australians are among the most sceptical around the world that “climate disruption” is being caused by humans and that the costs of tackling it will be less than that of its impacts, according to polling across 26 countries.

Just 60% of Australians accept that “climate disruption” is human-caused, a fall of six percentage points from the previous poll 18 months earlier and well behind the global average of 73%, according to the results from French polling company Elabe.

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National Grid’s plan for the Suffolk coast is mirrored across the UK. We need an energy policy that protects our heritage

Energy, and its future costs and security, is one of the main issues facing this country, yet it has drawn little attention or interrogation in the general election debate.

Our local community faces devastation on a criminal scale, and that is sadly representative of similar cases across the UK. National Grid wishes to build across a vast area of peaceful countryside less than three miles from coastal Aldeburgh and Thorpeness, a thriving tourism destination for ramblers, ornithologists and nature lovers – and to make this a “concrete coast”.

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The cost of building seven reactors under Peter Dutton's nuclear proposal could be up to $600 billion and deliver just 3.7 per cent of Australia's energy mix in 2050

The post Dutton’s nuclear plan could cost up to $600 billion, deliver less than four pct of grid, industry body says appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Water companies have logged five sewage spills a day, every day, for a decade, analysis by the Observer shows

Water companies in England and Wales have averaged five serious sewage spills into rivers or seas every day over the past decade, the Observer can reveal.

Analysis of Environment Agency data has found that the 10 firms recorded 19,484 category 1-3 pollution incidents between 2013 and 2022, the most recent year recorded, an average of one every four and a half hours.

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Communities in the Latrobe Valley – and those in six other locations around Australia – are on a new energy frontline. On Wednesday, the Coalition promised that, if elected to government, a part of the Loy Yang power station would be one of seven sites to host a nuclear reactor. But what do residents think of Peter Dutton's nuclear plan for their area? The Coalition's decision seems to have split opinions

• Confusion reigns about the Coalition’s nuclear proposal. Here’s how the rhetoric has shifted

• There is no shortage of Coalition U-turns on nuclear. But this Aukus example might be the most remarkable

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Exclusive: State department official urges politicians to do ‘the right thing’, citing ‘collective responsibility’

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A senior US official has urged Australia and other countries not to back away from their 2030 climate commitments, insisting that “we all have a collective responsibility for the planet we live in”.

The message from Australia’s top security ally contrasts with rhetoric from the opposition leader, Peter Dutton, who claimed on Saturday the Labor government was “appeasing the international climate lobby” and “global climate activists”.

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Thousands of people marched through central London to urge political leaders to take more decisive action in tackling the UK’s wildlife crisis. For the first time, mainstream organisations including the National Trust and the RSPB stood beside hunt saboteurs and direct action activists in the Restore Nature Now march, as campaigners called on the next government to take 'bold' steps to tackle the biodiversity crisis

• Restore Nature Now: thousands to march in London calling for urgent action

• Thousands march in London to urge leaders to tackle wildlife crisis

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