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It getting hot down under: Hot rock geothermal energy is making a comeback in Australia
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Albanese’s four new coal mine extension approvals could crash the Safeguard Mechanism
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EKI Energy earns ‘stable’ ratings outlook amid carbon market challenges
Verra opens applications for Nature Framework expert panel
Japanese shipping firm signs five-year offtake deal for credits from US DACCS project
French utility signs offtake agreement for first full-scale CO2 battery in Sardinia
Verra plans to lead future carbon methodology development in proposed updates
Japan, Philippines reject firewood cookstove methodology for JCM
Albanese government approves four coalmine expansions as Greens condemn ‘despicable’ move
Tanya Plibersek says projects in NSW and Queensland produce coal for making essential steel as critics say move ‘opposite of climate action’
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The Albanese government has approved the expansion of four coalmines that climate campaigners estimate will release more than 850m tonnes of CO2 over their lifetime – equivalent to almost double Australia’s annual emissions.
The four mines will target mostly coal to be used for steelmaking with some thermal coal for burning in power stations.
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Continue reading...Revised UN-backed clean cooking methodology sent to voluntary carbon standards
New Zealand seeks views on how to encourage native afforestation on govt land
Coal-fired generators escape claims of unlawful bidding and market manipulation
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Just four fines issued for wood-burning complaints in a year in England
Law around illegal wood burning in smoke-control areas is not being enforced, campaigners say
Only four fines out of 5,600 complaints have been issued for illegal burning of wood in smoke-control areas from September 2023 to August 2024 in England, data has revealed.
The new data, from freedom of information requests submitted by the campaign group Mums for Lungs, shows that the law around illegal wood burning is not being enforced in England, campaigners said.
Continue reading...Brazilian state, national development bank launch $9.5 mln notice for Atlantic Forest restoration
Look at the networks, not nuclear, to reduce energy bills
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Energy Insiders Podcast: Chris Bowen on renewables, emissions, EVs, and nuclear
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Toadstool with teeth and ghostly palm among plant and fungus finds of 2024
Scientists race to discover new species before destruction of natural world drives them to extinction
From a toadstool with teeth to a vine smelling of marzipan and a flower that has cheated its way out of having to photosynthesise, a weird and wonderful host of new plant and fungus species have been discovered in 2024.
Other plants given scientific names for the first time include beautiful new orchids, a ghostly palm and a hairy plant that appears to have stolen a gene from an unrelated family. The species are among the 172 new plants and fungi named by scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew and their partners.
Continue reading...Dutton’s nuclear plan a “con job” and a recipe for blackouts, says Bowen
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BRIEFING: California watchdog delays annual report draft to align member views
Power, control and symbolic masculinity: How Freud might diagnose the pro nuclear lobby
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