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The Canadian Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) assumed the oil and gas industry would cut production rather than mitigate emissions under a proposed emissions cap, which they expect could result in compliance costs of nearly C$800 ($560) per tonne of CO2e, well below environment ministry projections.

Hunter Wildlife Rescue started receiving numerous reports of sick and dead birds on Monday, centred on the suburbs Hamilton and Carrington

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New South Wales authorities are investigating the possible poisoning and mass deaths of more than 150 little corellas in Newcastle.

Kate Randolph, the acting president of Hunter Wildlife Rescue, described the incident as “extremely confronting” and said volunteers and local vets were doing everything they could to rescue surviving, severely sick birds.

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New study finds covering the world's rooftops with solar panels could provide two thirds of global power consumption and almost completely replace fossil fuel power.

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FRV has bought the Axedale solar BESS from Acen Australia, which is directly next door to its Fosterville solar project.

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A US-based developer that uses proprietary hybrid direct air capture (HDAC) technology will bring a scalable module online by summer 2025, the CEO said in New York on Monday.

A bill introduced in Congress looks to prohibit Natural Asset Companies (NACs) from engaging in business in Utah.

The US DOE is advancing a direct air capture (DAC) programme written into the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) after its funding was previously paused by guidance from President Donald Trump's administration, according to a programme manager at a conservative clean energy group.

Giant eight-hour battery project changes hands, as new owner cites "tremendous" decline in battery costs and key details of its underwriting agreement in NSW.

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The Conservative leader says the target is impossible "without a serious drop in our living standards or by bankrupting us".

Break in cross-party consensus on issue to be announced on Tuesday

Kemi Badenoch is dropping her party’s commitment to reaching net zero by 2050, as she launches the Conservatives’ widest policy review in a generation.

The Tory leader will give a speech on Tuesday in which she will argue that hitting Britain’s legally binding climate target is “impossible”, abandoning one of the most significant policies enacted by her recent predecessor Theresa May.

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California regulator ARB is calling for public comment on drafting its net zero emissions strategy for the cement sector.

New York has received a total of nearly $2 billion in grants to date from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), although federal funding uncertainty could jeopardise the impact of those dollars, according to a new report published by the state.

At least 5.5 million tonnes CO2 will be removed annually by DAC facilities worldwide by 2032, attendees heard at the 2025 Global Direct Air Capture Conference in New York on Monday.

The World Bank's insurance agency has issued a $179.6 million guarantee to a clean cooking carbon project developer covering political risk affecting its credits such as expropriation, international transfer restrictions, and breach of contract.

Research reveals most of the sites the Coalition has earmarked for nuclear power plants would be suitable for pumped hydropower plants. Timothy Weber, Research Officer for School of Engineering, Australian National University Andrew Blakers, Professor of Engineering, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

GridBeyond announces Chris O'Brien as the new Managing Director of Australia.

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The EU's 27 energy ministers broadly endorsed the European Commission's proposed action plan for affordable energy but revealed deep fault lines over national approaches and choices of energy mix.

A spokesperson for the South African government told the BBC there had been an assault at the station.

Lowering direct air capture (DAC) costs may not have the hoped-for effect of crowding in plentiful buyers, attendees heard at the 2025 Global Direct Air Capture Conference on Monday in New York.

US President Donald Trump signed two joint resolutions into law on Friday, nullifying recent regulations that established the US EPA's methane emissions fee and restricted offshore drilling for oil and gas exploration.