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Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from sectors covered by the EU ETS showed varied signs of decrease in the first months of 2023 as total emissions across the 27-nation bloc as a whole fell by nearly 3% year-on-year, according to EU data released on Wednesday.

An uptick in the forward hedging of EU carbon allowances is likely to have accounted for some of the recent strength in benchmark EUA prices, but analysts point to a bearish remainder of 2023 as power and industrial emissions continue to wane and coal-to-gas fuel switching is also likely to weaken demand.

Further 41 species on course to be declared critically endangered, complicating Albanese government’s zero extinctions target

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Five species, including Tasmania’s Maugean skate, could jeopardise the Albanese government’s zero extinctions target, according to a scientific committee that provides advice on endangered species.

A further 41 species are on course to be declared critically endangered, sparking alarm from environment groups at the pace at which plants and animals are reaching the most urgent status on the threatened list.

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Failure to heed warnings over unchecked growth meant blaze was ‘a disaster waiting to happen’, say scientists and academics

Scientists and academics say they have been warning for several years that invasive grasses covering a quarter of the Hawaii islands are a major fire risk.

Untamed grassland helped fuel the spread and intensity of last week’s deadly fires on the island of Maui, according to experts. The fires, which broke out last Tuesday, have killed at least 106 people and destroyed the island’s historic town of Lahaina.

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There are growing concerns in India that a controversial new forestry act adopted last month will drive deforestation after a state government ordered that a specific forest category was no longer covered by law, even if that order has been put on hold temporarily.

European carbon prices climbed to another August high in morning trade on Wednesday as positioning data showed speculative investors had increased their net short position last week, while energy prices were modestly lower on profit taking after Tuesday's sharp increases.

The UK government is investing several million pounds in accelerating the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce the carbon footprint of industry, with funding for AI projects dedicated to improving renewable energy generation and support for a UK-based research centre focused on using AI for decarbonisation.

Oil, gas, and coal producers have vastly overestimated the efficacy of their climate policies, and will fail to do their share to meet Paris climate targets even when they have company net-zero policies in place, according to a new study that looked at close to 150 companies.

One year has passed since the launch of the subsidy-laded Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in the US, with the legislation igniting domestic cleantech development but also sparking a green investment race in Europe and worldwide.

Twenty-five countries are using 80% of their water supplies each year, research shows

Twenty-five countries that are home to a quarter of the world’s population are facing extreme water stress, according to research.

Data from the World Resources Institute suggests these countries are regularly using 80% of their water supplies each year.

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New Zealand is on the cusp of passing legislation that would update industrial allocation settings as well as late payment penalties for ETS participants.

Tasmania’s forestry wars aren’t over, if the uproar over the felling of a large mountain ash is anything to go by. Jamie Kirkpatrick, Professor of Geography and Environmental Studies, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

To drive down the cost of producing clean hydrogen, one of the world’s largest independent oil and gas companies has partnered with a Milwaukee-based startup and plans to use water vapour from industrial processes.

Behavioural scientist John Pickering on the challenges of getting social licence for wind, solar, battery and transmission projects. Plus: What’s big coal up to?

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Wind, solar and social licence appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable energy industry fears role of EnergyCo under review as NSW assesses a key report on the health of its energy market.

The post Fears of further delays on renewable zones as EnergyCo under review by NSW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Chelion Australia are excited to announce that the integrated components of the Matrix CAIO All-In- One Battery Cabinet have been granted Clean Energy Council (CEC) approval for sale in Australia.

The post Chelion Australia’s all-in-one battery cabinet for renewable energy deployment appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The lawsuit is the first in US to rely on a state’s constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment to challenge policies that fuel climate change. It won’t be the last.

The post Montana kids win historic climate lawsuit – here’s why it could set a powerful precedent appeared first on RenewEconomy.

On the one-year anniversary of the US IRA, we look at the top five impacts, and how Australia can follow suit.

The post All carrot, no stick: What Australia can learn from US approach to renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A single 2MW wind turbine at the Scroby Sands Wind Farm off the coast of Norfolk caught fire on Tuesday, but has since self-extinguished.

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BayWa and Atmos Renewables cut a deal on a major solar farm and announce new partnership that will be a "formidable force" for wind farm projects in Australia.

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