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Another peer-reviewed paper has found “extreme levels of non-compliance” in Australian human-induced regeneration (HIR) projects, despite the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) continuing to claim the carbon credit scheme is sound.

The supposedly green project – brainchild of the previous Tory government – will increase emissions, not reduce them

This will be Keir Starmer’s HS2: a hugely expensive scheme that will either be abandoned, scaled back or require massive extra funding to continue, after many billions have been spent. The government’s plan for carbon capture and storage (CCS) – catching carbon dioxide from major industry and pumping it into rocks under the North Sea – is a fossil fuel-driven boondoggle that will accelerate climate breakdown. Its ticket price of £21.7bn is just the beginning of a phenomenal fiscal nightmare.

There might be a case for a CCS programme if the following conditions were met. First, that the money for cheaper and more effective projects had already been committed. The opposite has happened. Labour slashed its green prosperity plan from £28bn a year to £15bn, and with it a sensible and rational programme for insulating 19m homes.

George Monbiot is a Guardian columnist

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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has launched a consultation on its Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) registry and exchange currently in development.

Construction begins at Hydrogen Park Murray Valley, where a 10MW electrolyser is expected to generate around 500 tonnes of renewable hydrogen a year for use in gas mains.

The post First sod turned at Arena-backed renewable hydrogen project with green gas ambitions appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some Florida residents rode out Hurricane Milton despite evacuation orders, staying in their homes after the second major hurricane in two weeks. Milton slammed into Florida as a category 3 storm, killing at least 10 people, spawning tornadoes and leaving more than 3 million homes and businesses without power

• All our Hurricane Milton coverage

• A visual guide to Milton's damage

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Australia could create thousands of jobs and transition workers out of the fossil fuel industry if wind towers were produced at home, a research group says.

The post Call for Australia to make wind turbine towers as well as solar PV and battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable records continue to tumble, while a big battery helps solve one of the grid's main challenges. Julius Susanto from Ampere Labs joins us to explain. Plus: Lots of big wind stories.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: A spring full of renewable and battery records appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The growth of rooftop solar is creating new headaches for the market operator in terms of minimum demand. But the first big battery in the country's most vulnerable state may have already fixed the problem.

The post Big batteries have already put an end to minimum demand shocks in Australia’s most vulnerable grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

With Hurricanes Helene and Milton reminding us of the destructive force of such storms, the tropical cyclone forecast for Australia is for an average number but with a higher risk of severe cyclones. Andrew Dowdy, Principal Research Scientist in Extreme Weather, The University of Melbourne Liz Ritchie-Tyo, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, Monash University Savin Chand, Senior Lecturer, Applied Mathematics and Statistics, Federation University Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

State Coalition parties seem determined to stop renewables, with Victoria re-heating a decade-old wind buffer plan and Queensland vowing to burn coal for as long as it can.

The post “All over the shop:” State Coalition leaders join push to stymie renewables, prop up fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Futures and options trade of California Carbon Allowances (CCA) surged across ICE and Nodal exchanges over the five day stretch as markets await programme updates, while muted activity in Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) continued through the period.

Wind propulsion technology today is as far removed from 18th century sailing ships as today's Formula 1 cars are from 18th century horse-drawn carts.

The post Can wind propulsion technology really help power modern ships? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The man was aboard a fishing vessel that became disabled off Madeira Beach, Florida, hours before Hurricane Milton made landfall, a Coast Guard press officer says. The man was able to radio the Coast Guard in nearby St Petersburg before contact was lost

• Deaths expected to rise as Florida begins to assess Hurricane Milton destruction

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Conservation trust says Boki ‘not out of the woods’ yet but doing well after operation to drain buildup of fluid

A brown bear that underwent brain surgery in the first operation of its kind in the UK is doing well but is “not out of the woods” yet, a charity has said.

Boki went under the knife on Wednesday after an MRI scan revealed he had hydrocephalus, a buildup of fluid in the brain.

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The US carbon capture and storage (CCS) sector needs higher credit values and certainty beyond the current crediting timeline to catalyse growth, conference attendees heard this week.

Chilean climate policies must send clear signals of stability in order to unleash additional investments and unlock the country’s potential for nature-based projects, an IETA representative said Wednesday.

Current US policy incentives fall short of supporting sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) rollout, prompting producers to target markets with mandates in the near-term, industry members told Carbon Pulse.

With under a month to US elections, Carbon Pulse’s North American team has sourced insights from a wide network of policy analysts and industry stakeholders on some of the key environmental issues potentially at stake depending on which candidate occupies the White House next year.

The US Department of Energy (DOE) released a draft of its annual carbon management programme strategy on Thursday to show its pathways for deploying CO2 capture, transportation, conversion, and storage technology, as the agency looks toward allocating the remaining funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, also known as the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).

Ikea owner signs up for another stake in Australia's biggest wind project as production ramps up.

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