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Conservatives are still using South Australia as a renewables punching bag. But the reality is the state has shown how solar and wind, with battery storage and smart management, can drive down prices and emissions, and deliver grid stability.

The post The inconvenient truths about South Australia’s renewable success appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new guide is available to help promote the conservation and recovery of this nationally significant ecological community.

A new guide is available to help promote the conservation and recovery of this nationally significant ecological community.

One of the UK's leading female scientists donates her £2.3m science prize to help more women, ethnic minority and refugee students to become physics researchers.

Three new reports say governments can either act now on climate, and reap trillions of dollars in benefits - or miss the window and put a wrecking-ball to their GDPs.

The post Failure to act on climate will cost trillions, trash global economies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An international report has found there's no future for Australia's coal exports. Frank Jotzo, Director, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University Salim Mazouz, Research Manager, Crawford School of Public Policy; and Principal at NCEconomics, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

An activist hopes to pick up a million cigarette butts from his local beaches to draw attention to the plastic they contain.

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All 18 nations at Pacific Islands Forum commit to urgent action, calling for the US to return to Paris agreement

Climate change is the single greatest security threat to the Pacific, and all countries must meet their commitments under the Paris climate agreement, the 18 countries of the Pacific Islands Forum said on Wednesday.

The first assertion of the strongly worded Boe Declaration says all Pacific nations, including Australia, “reaffirm that climate change remains the single greatest threat to the livelihoods, security and wellbeing of the peoples of the Pacific, and our commitment to progress the implementation of the Paris agreement.

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Australia will likely meet its Paris targets, but it has potential to meet a 70 per cent renewables share and a 68 per cut in electricity sector emissions by 2030.

The post Australia could cut electricity emissions by 68 per cent by 2030 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RGGI officials are pushing their New Jersey counterparts to consider a lower emissions cap in order to strengthen the regional carbon scheme upon rejoining, sources have told Carbon Pulse.

German automaker unveils its very first 100% electric SUV, making a move to win a market share from Tesla in the booming segment of high-end models running on battery.

The post Mercedes-Benz debuts its first fully electric SUV appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is falling behind on its Paris targets, but we have many options for improvement. Anna Skarbek, CEO at ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Climate change will change the dynamic for major food exporters like China and the US. Luciana Porfirio, Research Scientist, Agriculture & Food, CSIRO | Visiting fellow at the Fenner School of Enviroment & Society, CSIRO David Newth, Team Leader, Australian And Global Carbon Assessments, CSIRO John Finnigan, Leader, Complex Systems Science, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The CDM’s Executive Board held its 100th meeting last week in Bangkok, ahead of intersessional UN climate talks this week in the Thai capital, agreeing a handful of scheme modifications in advance of this year's crucial COP24 summit.

EU carbon prices were back on a positive path on Wednesday, continuing to track gains in key energy contracts, which hit fresh multi-year highs.

Strong climate action including robust carbon pricing could add at least $26 trillion to the world economy by 2030, accumulating 65 million jobs and avoiding 700,000 premature deaths from air pollution in the process, according to a wide-ranging study released on Wednesday.

California will require utilities to cover indirect emissions associated with purchases from the energy imbalance market (EIM) starting on Apr. 1, 2019, according to proposed regulations released late Tuesday.

The Foundation’s Conservation and Science Program is seeking a Climate Program Officer to manage and oversee its portfolio of work on bioenergy and carbon dioxide removal. In this newly created position that will join a team working on climate change, you will have an exciting opportunity to help shape and guide the trajectory of the Foundation’s work in the climate space.

Russian officials now say a hole in a spacecraft docked at the space station was caused by a drill.