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Moving to a new flat forced my wife and I to go electric – and realise it wasn’t the tragic culinary loss I believed

My wife and I have always had certain non-negotiables when looking for a place to rent: good light, a decent location – and a gas stove. We love cooking together, and countless food shows have impressed upon us that there is nothing more essential to a tasty meal than a flame.

Then came the pandemic. Our landlord wanted to move back into our Barcelona flat, so in the first months of 2020 we found ourselves looking for a new place to stay. With just days to relocate before the first Covid lockdown came into effect, we were forced to set aside our preference for gas – and reluctantly moved into an apartment with an induction hob.

Michael Kavate writes the newsletter Cooler Futures and is a senior reporter with Inside Philanthropy

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The Indian government is looking to launch a carbon capture policy later this year which will aim to capture about 70% emissions generated from the use of coal, even as the South Asian nation has no immediate plans to abandon the fossil fuel, according to media reports.

Shareholders are prone to overlooking the Scope 3 emissions of their investment decisions, and are more concerned by regulatory and reputational risks than the climate impacts of those decisions, according to a report published Monday.

Experts say Albanese government plan should provide a greater choice of electric cars but Coalition calls savings claims a ‘lie’

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Suppliers of electric vehicles are the big winners from the Albanese government’s fuel efficiency standards with one industry group saying half of all new cars will be electric by 2029 and 100% by 2035 on the proposed trajectory.

The energy minister, Chris Bowen, and infrastructure minister, Catherine King, released the details of the plan for consultation on Sunday, saying motorists would potentially save $1,000 a year by 2028 as manufacturers brought in more efficient models.

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China on Sunday published fundamental regulations that support trading in the national emissions market, with new rules set to be effective from May 1.

Electrify everything juggernaut 1komm5 has bought another company in Australia, this time targeting a solar air-con one-stop shop.

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South Korea and Australia have agreed to cooperate on cross-border projects for carbon capture and storage (CCS).

Grassroots campaigns in favour of clean energy are rallying around Australia ahead of a well-connected anti-renewables rally in Canberra.

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Nickel and lithium producers warn the slump in prices is crushing net-zero dreams, terminating more than 1000 jobs and mothballing projects.

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Pacific Green unveils plans for its second energy storage project in Australia, a massive multi-battery "energy park" in the industrial hub of Portland.

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Researchers want a new, much bigger supercollider but is it worth us paying the £17bn price tag?

Italian oil and gas producer Eni has signed an MoU with the Indonesian government to explore CCUS and carbon offsetting opportunities, while at the same time ramping up its hydrocarbon developments in the country.

The Australian government has released a New Vehicle Efficiency Standard (NVES) that will include a crediting mechanism for automakers, in a bid to cut carbon emissions from the transport sector by 369 MtCO2e by 2050.  

They promise more energy and a vastly improved range for EV drivers. But can they deliver on the hype?

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Working in the dry room at Deakin University’s Battery Research and Innovation Hub is no day at the beach.

“[It’s] more desert than beach,” says its general manager, Dr Timothy Khoo. “At the beach, you at least still get the moisture coming in.”

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Washington's Department of Ecology (ECY) released Friday an updated Q1 auction notice offering fewer allowances than previously announced, while also revealing the full number of current and future vintage permits available at quarterly auctions for the rest of 2024.

Archaeologists find remains of insects that ‘hitchhiked’ here nearly 2,000 years ago

From plumbing to public baths, the Romans left their mark on Britain’s health. But it may not have all been positive. Archaeologists working at Vindolanda, a Roman garrison site south of Hadrian’s Wall in Northumberland, have unearthed fresh evidence that the Romans also brought us ... bedbugs.

Dr Andrew Birley, who heads the Vindolanda archaeological team, said: “It is incredibly rare to find them in any ancient context.”

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A German fintech billionaire has set up a $1.5-billion nature conservation fund through his family office to combat the mass extinction of species and help meet the Global Biodiversity Framework target of protecting 30% of the world’s land and oceans by 2030.

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The British Antarctic Survey hope the new technology will change what we know about global warming.

Regulated entities had the largest weekly reduction in California Carbon Allowance (CCA) net length in almost a year, locking in record high prices in RGGI as well, while speculators increased net length across North American carbon markets over the Jan. 24-30 period, data published by the US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Friday showed.