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High network tariffs – and projections of further increases still – are making businesses uncompetitive and disincentivising the electrification Europe depends on for net zero, said electricity and industry groups on Wednesday.

Canada is positioned to be a leader in data centre development because of the country’s low-carbon energy sources, carbon capture and storage (CCS) opportunities, and regulatory frameworks, experts said on a webinar Wednesday.

Jim Chalmers says Labor will unveil its plan to support the uptake of home battery storage "in coming days."

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As the US considers buildout of direct air capture (DAC) projects, a climate non-profit is urging developers to consider the impacts on energy and water resources.

As Australia confronts biodiversity loss, this research underscores the importance of listening to those who know Country best. Hayley Geyle, Ecologist, Charles Darwin University Cathy Robinson, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Christine Schlesinger, Associate Professor in Environmental Science, Charles Darwin University Helen Wilson, Lead Ranger, North Tanami Rangers, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Linking the UK and EU emissions trading systems could benefit British businesses and help with price stability in the UK ETS, said a report on Thursday.

As Kia launches its new EV3, head of product Roland Rivero discussed the companies grand plan. Plus: The Driven team discuss the latest EV news.

The post The Driven Podcast: Kia takes on the Chinese EV giants appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK power company Drax earned its second-highest level of public subsidies for biomass generation last year through the country's renewable support scheme, according to an analysis published on Thursday.

As AI growth and data centres continue fuelling demand for electricity, baseload power providers are prioritising speed for getting new generation capacity online while planning for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) additions years down the road, market experts said Wednesday during the UT Energy Week conference.

Brazil’s REDD+ carbon credits are expected to rise to $16 per tonne by 2035 and play a role in determining the marginal price of nature-based solutions (NbS) credits, but this impact will depend on the country’s ability to reduce its own emissions, according to a new report.

The Alberta Technology Innovation and Emission Reduction (TIER) programme’s spot price rose in March after a major decline in February, with no new offsets or EPCs serialised for the month, according to a report published Tuesday.

Gas corporations would have to implement and help advance carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies under a proposed New York Senate bill – potentially moving the needle on targets outlined in the state’s flagging GHG abatement act.

New report underlines why Australia's National Electricity Market is not fit for purpose, and sets out "easily-implemented" reforms to get it up to speed quickly.

The post From Video Ezy to Netflix: Report offers three easy reforms to get NEM back to the future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Another battery joins the grid at the site of an existing coal fired power station, as new charging and discharge records are set across the NEM.

The post Another big battery joins the grid as charging and discharging records fall across the country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany's Federal Cabinet this week adopted a formal communication to the European Commission seeking the cancellation of EU ETS allowances linked to the closure of two coal-fired power plants in 2022, in a bid to ensure that the phaseout delivers genuine climate benefits.

Weirdly, the Coalition keeps openly admitting to the exact reasons why Australia needs to ditch gas ASAP.

The post Coalition’s Ted O’Brien admits why gas is a disaster for energy prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Many native plants are missing from habitats where they should thrive – even in wilder areas. Why? Human actions such as logging, poaching and setting fires. Cornelia Sattler, Research Fellow in Ecology, Macquarie University Julian Schrader, Lecturer in Plant Ecology, Macquarie University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Alcohol increases the release of chemical sex signals and makes males more attractive to females.

Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%

The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to forecasts by leading Wall Street financial institutions.

Recent reports by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and the Institute of International Finance all make clear the finance sector considers the Paris climate agreement limiting global temperatures, signed a decade ago by nearly 200 nations, is effectively dead and investors should plan accordingly.

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The EU’s Carbon Removal and Carbon Farming (CRCF) regulation is a major opportunity to create a market for carbon removals big enough to attract investors, but overly prescriptive rules risk causing fragmentation before it even begins, according to a project developer.