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Ashurst advised John Laing on its acquisition of the Finley Solar Farm, a greenfield solar project with a total capacity of 174.9 MWp to be constructed west of Finley in Berrigan Shire Council, New South Wales.

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Ballarat big battery, the first in Victoria, starts charging and discharging activity on the grid.

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AEMO report shows big surge in rooftop solar, eating away at demand, displacing coal and depressing prices.

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A copy of the physicist's signed PhD thesis sells for £584,750, nearly four time the guide price.

Canadian Environment Minister Catherine McKenna announced Thursday that the federal government will invest funds in Ontario emissions reduction initiatives after the province scrapped its green programmes this summer associated with its cancelled cap-and-trade programme.

Germany will need to buy intergovernmental carbon units to cover a shortfall in its EU emission goals in non-ETS sectors, according to environment minister Svenja Schulze, who called for an expansion of carbon pricing domestically to avoid having to source foreign credits again in future.

European carbon rallied for a fifth day on Thursday, fully recovering from from the sell-off that sent prices to a four-month low a week ago, though experts say EUAs may face a tough challenge getting above €20.

Isolation at work can be unhealthy. But it can also be a good thing – as this researcher found out when he walked solo from Melbourne to Sydney. Agustin Chevez, Adjunct Research Fellow, Centre For Design Innovation, Swinburne University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices declined on the secondary market ahead of next week’s auction, while traders showed little appetite to transact RGGI allowances (RGAs).

California regulator Air Resources Board (ARB) will return to its twice-a-month offset issuance schedule after issuing credits on a rolling basis ahead of the WCI's Nov. 1 compliance deadline, a state official told Carbon Pulse on Thursday.

Governments could save almost $300 billion a year on emission reductions by 2030 if they cooperate among each other rather than working alone, a conference heard this week.

On behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), GIZ’s Climate Sector Project provides conceptual and practical input for designing and implementing national climate contributions.

Czechia-based utility CEZ caught up to its historical hedging levels over Q3, it said in quarterly results on Thursday that could be a bearish signal for EUAs.

The Carbon Fund successfully listed on the New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX) on Thursday, having raised over NZ$1 million ($680,000) from investors by offering exposure to carbon allowances and credits.

Japanese firm’s NuGen arm behind plans for plant in Cumbria to wind up next year

Toshiba is to wind up its nuclear arm, which was leading a project to build a new power station in the UK.

The decision by the Japanese firm’s board is a huge blow to plans for a nuclear plant at Moorside in Cumbria.

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Pacific Explorer cruise ship spilled liquid food waste into reef’s protected waters

Carnival Australia has been compelled to provide a “$2.1m undertaking” after spilling 28,000 litres of liquid food waste into the Great Barrier Reef’s protected waters.

The Australian Maritime Safety Authority detained the Pacific Explorer cruise ship on its way back to Sydney in early September until it paid the amount, which was equal to the maximum fine available, an AMSA spokesman said on Thursday.

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Wind overtakes gas for first time, solar displaces coal in Queensland, and curtailment more than doubles in South Australia as renewables hit record levels across the country.

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Redeployment of 400 staff jeopardises vital work protecting wildlife and overseeing recycling, pollution and flood prevention

Hundreds of staff who protect biodiversity and enforce environmental regulations in the UK have been redeployed to work on Brexit.

The raid on staff from the Environment Agency, which is responsible for enforcing rules on recycling, air pollution and protecting the country from flooding, and Natural England, which protects habitats and species, has been condemned by MPs.

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Monash University and ClimateWorks Australia have won the Momentum for Change Award presented by the United Nations at the Climate Week conference in New York for the Net Zero initiative.

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AEMO appears sidelined as Taylor underlines push for "24/7" base-load power and industry pushes for "capacity" payments.

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