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European carbon prices reached their highest level in a decade on Wednesday, as traders anticipated further gains during a rare auction-free session amid a month of halved supply.

A new study examines potential climate feedbacks that could push Earth into a ‘hothouse’ state

A new paper, just published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has received a lot of media attention. The attention is justified because the paper paints a very grim picture of the climate and what humans may be doing to it. In particular, the authors of this study tried to determine the trajectory that the Earth is on so we can predict what the future climate will be.

There are many really important insights from this paper. The authors wanted to know how feedbacks in the Earth’s climate will play a role in shaping the climate in the future. By feedbacks, we mean a change in one part of the climate that then causes another change, which in turn may cause another change, and so on, potentially setting up chain reactions.

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It is clear that there needs to be a fundamental overhaul of the governance and decision making processes at the GCF to make its cooperation with the private sector work, writes Alexandra Tracy, a GCF board member representing the private sector.

The rapid influx of these beaver-like rodents has decimated parts of the Californian wetlands. They were introduced to the US for the fur trade and now share wetland areas with some of the west coast’s most endangered species. The California department of fish and wildlife has compared the threat of their presence to that of wildfires

California v nutria: state seeks to eradicate scourge of giant rodents

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New Zealand carbon allowances continued to rise in Wednesday trade, breaking through the NZ$24 level for the first time as concerns that the government might increase the NZ$25 fixed price option already for the current compliance year spread through the market.

Foundation board members and government officials will also give evidence into the awarding of the grant

The chairman of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation and two more board members have agreed to appear at a Senate inquiry examining a $443.8m government grant to the not-for-profit.

John Schubert, who attended a meeting with the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and the environment and energy minister, Josh Frydenberg, on 9 April that led to the awarding of the grant, will appear before the Senate committee for questioning at a second hearing on 18 September.

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Activity in the voluntary carbon market in the first quarter of the year put 2018 on pace to meet or exceed the previous record, set last year, as business commitments to reduce carbon emissions kept increasing, a report said Wednesday.

UK industrialist’s plan features 780,000 solar panels, generating enough electricity for 96,000 homes

Billionaire UK industrialist Sanjeev Gupta has launched a $1bn, one-gigawatt renewable energy plan based in South Australia’s mid-north that he says will lead Australian industry’s transition to more competitive power.

In the first of a number of projects slated for the upper Spencer Gulf region, which will also include a lithium-ion battery bigger than Elon Musk’s, Gupta’s energy company Simec Zen has released details of its Cultana Solar Farm.

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AEMO says it had to intervene more than 60% of time in April/May, mostly because gas generators were absent due to repairs.

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More competition emerging in the electric ute market, this time from Ohio-based auto maker Workhorse.

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It will likely be another 6 weeks before the NEG is decided, but Coalition is refusing to cede any ground on flexibility to the Labor states.

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Tesla tells Senate inquiry it would consider making EVs in Australia - if the market was big enough.

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The UK heatwave has been good for aerial archaeologists spotting hidden treasures in the dry fields.

AEMO report notes that more renewables in the second quarter meant lower gas and coal output, lower prices, and lower emissions.

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Infratil Limited and Mercury NZ Limited have today announced their intention to make a full takeover offer for Tilt Renewables Limited, Infratil and Mercury already respectively hold or control 51.04% and 19.99% of the Tilt Renewables shares.

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Scottish researches claim breakthrough in flow battery technology that could see electric vehicles being charged in a fraction of the time of current standards.

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Infigen Energy to install 25MW/52MWh Tesla Powerpack battery storage system at its Lake Bonney wind farm in South Australia.

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Gupta confirms plans for 1GW of dispatchable renewables at ground-breaking ceremony at new Cultana solar project, a day after Coalition agree to NEG policy that models zero new investment in large-scale renewables and storage over next decade.

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Researchers reveal how chemicals in some vegetables can prevent bowel cancer.

It's time for another question from our listeners. This fortnight we try to help out Mick in Brisbane, who asks, "Does battery storage for solar power make sense now? Or should we hold off for a little longer?"