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Applications for connections to the grid from new renewable and storage projects have more than doubled in the past year, and it's taking less time.

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Banning public funding for overseas fossil fuel projects will boost Australia’s climate leadership. But can it take the next step and do it domestically? Christian Downie, Associate Professor, Australian National University Maxfield Peterson, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The meteoric rise of solar PV – the quiet conqueror of coal around the globe – is showing no sign of slowing down because the cost of production is sinking to record lows.

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Australia's government isn’t so gauche as to deny climate change out loud at a COP meeting. But it does support fossil fuel expansion completely at odds with the science.

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Extreme weather and a range of economic hurdles are affecting the region's flourishing apple trade.

More than £900 billion in public and private investment could be needed to ensure the UK's energy supply achieves net zero by 2050, requiring strong commitment and collaboration from banks, investors, government, and energy companies, according to a report published on Thursday.

UK charity says government must tighten consumer protections to stop ‘rogue traders’ taking advantage

Households could be at risk of net zero “scammers” amid a surge in green home upgrades unless the government tightens consumer protections, Citizens Advice has warned.

The charity said that if the government does not tighten consumer protections to keep pace with the work required to decarbonise Britain’s homes, “rogue traders” could take advantage of households and erode trust in the UK’s climate agenda.

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An Abu Dhabi-based wealth management firm is launching a $250-million fund to invest in carbon credits.

The Canadian federal government confirmed on Wednesday that its long-awaited oil and gas emissions policy will come in the form of a cap-and-trade system, beginning in 2026.

Statkraft strikes partnership with Dutch company Aquabattery to develop a pilot test of its innovative saltwater-based flow battery designed to improve long-term storage.

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An Ontario-based insurance company announced its partnership with a Canadian forest carbon project on Wednesday to revitalise 1,280 acres (520 ha) of degraded land in Alberta.

The European Commission has unveiled draft plans to force the EU's dirtiest factories to pay for more of their CO2 output by curbing their ETS free allocations, a move some observers say would spur significant emissions cuts but still give a free ride to some major polluters.

A Canadian province's price on carbon lowered emissions and created co-benefits in every area of its jurisdiction, but environmental improvements were greatest in the wealthiest areas, according to a study published Tuesday.

Rooftop solar output leaps by nearly a gigawatt to help establish new output records for renewables and reshape the grid.

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Conditions this year have been perfect for a cabbage white population boom, but you can do a few things to stop their caterpillars from shredding your plants. Nigel Andrew, Professor of Entomology, Southern Cross University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Anne Lindboe to look at travel plans of Norway’s annual gift to UK but insists tradition will not stop

It is a long-cherished Christmas tradition: a tree sent to London every December from Norway to thank Britain for its support during the second world war.

But felling a decades-old 20-metre (66ft) spruce in the woodlands near Oslo and transporting it by road and sea to Britain to light up Trafalgar Square, only for it to be turned into woodchip a month later, could hardly be described as environmentally friendly.

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Lufthansa Group has agreed to pre-purchase direct air carbon (DAC) credits from the Airbus carbon removal scheme as part of its target to halve net CO2 emissions by 2030 compared to 2019.

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is reportedly exploring forward selling biodiversity credits from its world heritage sites.

Three airlines have over-egged their green credentials, the UK's advertising watchdog said on Wednesday, upholding investigations into misleading claims about the environmental impact and sustainability of flying.