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Nuclear fission is fizzling, despite being pitched by the federal Coalition. But some Australian investors are betting big on that other nuclear tech - fusion energy.

The post The Australian investors betting big on fusion – the “holy grail” of nuclear tech appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto has signed a deal with an energy transition solutions provider to explore the feasibility of developing a low-carbon aluminium project in India.

No breach, self-regulatory Australian Press Council rules; plus BBC embarks on big bureau expansion

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When is an undisclosed advertorial, paid for by the fossil fuel industry and splashed across the front pages of all the Murdoch tabloids, not a breach of press standards?

When the Australian Press Council rules there is nothing to see and finds no breach.

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Minnesota is outperforming the national average in several key areas of clean energy transition, even as the US energy sector saw mixed results in emissions and investment in 2024, according to a new report.

Zenobe's Gareth Ridge on providing electric trucks as a service, using old batteries and what the grid makes of it all. Plus: News of the week.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Electric trucks and buses and the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia's first offshore wind energy auction is set for September this year, with contracts expected to be awarded before October next year.

The post Australia’s first offshore wind energy auction set to launch in September appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CS Energy issues extraordinary statement accepting blame for not conveying the gravity of the latest Callide incident. But would it have made a difference?

The post CS Energy takes rap for downplaying Callide event, as state generators told to come clean on outages appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A major California refinery, an obligated entity under the state’s cap-and-trade programme, announced Wednesday that it expects to close shop in the second quarter of 2026.

Recent developments in California and Washington to increase the stringency of their respective clean fuels programmes supported credit values heading into April, but this uptick in prices was hindered by US President Donald Trump's latest actions that seek to attack state-level climate policies.

A huge solar and battery project proposed by local farming families is described as Australia's most southern solar farm.

The post Giant solar and battery project proposed for Tasmania’s central highlands by local farming families appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Occidental Petroleum has acquired a direct air capture (DAC) startup, according to media reports, marking its second such purchase in under two years through its subsidiary Oxy Low Carbon Ventures.

When asked if he accepts we are already seeing the impacts of climate change, the opposition leader responded 'there's an impact', but said the real question is what Australia can do about it. Pressed further, Dutton said 'I don't know' and 'I'm not a scientist' when asked if he was willing to say 'this is climate change happening right now'.

• Dutton looks shaky as he fights Albanese to a draw at best – and he’s fast running out of chances to get ahead

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Could discoveries of alien life ever change the human psyche in how we view ourselves and each other?

Scientists find new but tentative evidence that a faraway world orbiting another star may be home to life.

Despite over a decade of international commitments to uphold the rights of Indigenous and local communities (IP&LCs) involved in forest carbon markets, many initiatives are falling short in practice, according to a recently published study.

Peter Dutton weirdly brings back a little moment of old-school climate denial - but does Anthony Albanese really 'accept the science'?

The post Dutton brings back old-school climate denial in second leaders debate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

In two separate lawsuits, federal judges ordered multiple federal agencies on Tuesday to unfreeze billions in climate funds “unlawfully” suspended as per an inauguration day executive order issued by US President Donald Trump.

The Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) played a critical role in building out Chile’s renewable energy generation, Carbon Pulse analysis of new national data has found, while dozens of Chilean renewables projects look ahead to the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM).

Removal of the Biden administration’s clean power plan rule and vehicle fuel economy standards would increase US emissions by over half a billion tonnes of CO2 by 2050, according to federal data released Tuesday.

Emissions Reductions Alberta (ERA) launched a C$65 ($47) million funding opportunity for technologies with environmental benefits through its annual Industrial Transformation Challenge on Wednesday.