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Hydro Tasmania's months-long hunt for a new CEO ends with the announcement that one of the veterans of the industry will be its first female boss.

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The Coalition responded to the latest CSIRO GenCost report by attacking the authors. Chris Bowen was not impressed.

The post “It makes my blood boil:” Bowen fumes as Dutton leads new attack on CSIRO integrity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An up to 450 megawatt wind farm and big battery being co-developed by Greenleaf Renewables and Brookfield are the first projects to gain approval since new LNP state government won power.

The post Brookfield-backed 450MW wind and big battery project gain first approvals under LNP government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Australia set two significant records on this week, showcasing how solar and battery storage are a “pigeon pair” of complementary technologies balancing the grid.

The post South Australia delivers a “pigeon pair” of solar and battery milestones appeared first on RenewEconomy.

As the world seeks to lock in the green energy transition, market demand for critical minerals will increase exponentially in the coming decades.

The post Buried Treasure: There is no Green Energy Transition without mining appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A California agency told media outlets it would be delaying a key decision on implementing the governor’s plan to cap oil refiners’ profits.

Two Western Canadian business associations filed a lawsuit against the federal government claiming that a recent law designed to tackle greenwashing violated fundamental Canadian rights.

A financial markets veteran has started a new Houston-based brokerage and consulting firm specialising in environmental credit solutions.

A think tank suggests that Canadian provinces’ large-emitter trading systems would require reform to prevent a credit oversupply which they say could undermine effectiveness of reducing industrial emissions via such market-based mechanisms, in a report published Monday.

California regulator ARB last week shelved its plans to ramp up zero emission motorcycle (ZEM) use in the state by mandating sales targets and imposing stringent rules on internal combustion engine (ICE) counterparts.

RGGI Allowances (RGA) in the secondary market reverted up from a heavily discounted permit sale mid-week for the closing quarter of 2024, with traders anticipating further downside and regulatory updates to inform year-end direction.

A US Circuit Court delivered a two-pronged win for Kentucky against the US EPA after ruling that the agency’s denial of the state’s pollution control plan violated federal law.

Gold Standard on Monday published new guidance on the approval process of its carbon credits for use under the first phase of the CORSIA global aviation offsetting scheme, stating that only projects insured via the World Bank's Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) will be deemed eligible.

A rainforest might look intact in satellite images – but the reality is often different. Degraded tropical rainforests are now the norm, threatening the species within. Rajeev Pillay, Postdoctoral Fellow in Ecology, University of Northern British Columbia James Watson, Professor in Conservation Science, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

On an island off South Australia, a colony of little penguins is fighting to survive. Footage gathered by scientists reveals what the birds get up to when humans aren’t watching. Diane Colombelli-Négrel, Senior Lecturer, Animal Behaviour, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Ever wondered how the Australian passenger car fleet compares with the European fleet and what this means for the future? New research examined the differences in detail and how it might change. Robin Smit, Adjunct Professor, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Liberia plans to design a national policy on carbon markets as a precursor to instituting legal and governance frameworks for Article 6 carbon trading under the Paris Agreement, with the ultimate goal of achieving its forthcoming Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) UN climate targets.

European Commission scientific advisers say technology to offset global heating could wreak havoc on weather

Europe should ban space mirrors, cloud whitening and other untested tools being touted to reflect the sun’s rays, the European Commission’s scientific advisers have warned, but said the door should be left open for research into their development.

The scientists said the risks and benefits of solar radiation modification (SRM) – also known as solar geoengineering – were “highly uncertain”. They called for an EU-wide moratorium on using it as a way to offset global heating.

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The EU can paint its Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) in a good light by redistributing revenues to help the least developed countries decarbonise their own steel industries, according to research published on Monday.

Eligible futures for CORSIA Phase 1 bounced higher on Monday after a late Friday announcement from UN agency ICAO confirmed four new standard bodies have been formally granted eligibility to supply credits to the international aviation offsetting scheme.