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The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has opened a second round of funding to support industrial decarbonisation valued at A$70 million ($44 mln).

Taiwan's environment ministry on Thursday approved a methodology that aims to create carbon sinks through soil management activities, expanding the number of domestically developed nature-based offset methodologies to five.

Kangaroos and wallabies are the only hopping species heavier than 5kg, and the small musky rat-kangaroo might help us learn why

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Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of why its bigger kangaroo cousins hop instead of walk.

Kangaroos and closely related wallabies are the only large animals to hop upright on two legs, researchers from Australia’s Flinders University said Thursday, but why remains a mystery.

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Quinbrook's David Scaysbrook says the falling cost of solar and battery storage represents a tipping point for the energy industry. Plus: Big battery tender, gas and hydrogen news.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The tipping point in solar and battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.

The government says the new Western Forest project will help the UK meet its tree-planting targets.

The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.

The government has announced the funding for 200 schools and hospitals apiece across the UK.

Climate change will disrupt our lives more and more until the world reaches net zero – not even Australian Rules football is safe.

The post Footy faces cyclones and record heat – it’s just a taste of what’s to come from climate change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renew Economy has appointed a new editor, a COO, expanded its team and added new features.

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China solar giant says the new 5MWh unit has been designed to withstand Australia’s “complex maritime climate" and adhere to stringent safety and noise regulations.

The post China solar giant unveils new grid battery product with “advanced” fire mitigation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Amid speculation that developer interest is waning, federal energy minister confirms he has four projects vying for a spot in Australia's sixth offshore zone.

The post Bowen says four projects still competing for spot in Australia’s sixth offshore wind zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plunging cost of solar and battery storage is likely to save Australia's giant smelters and refineries, and will also underpin massive new green metal industries.

The post Why solar and batteries are the new “baseload”, and now the engine room of the energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

With a large amount of data available on projects generating carbon credits, AI could be deployed to inform buyers and to build market confidence, as long as it enhances data integrity, panellists said on a webinar hosted by the IETA on Thursday.

A bill that aims to tighten the carbon intensity (CI) reduction targets under the Washington Clean Fuel Standard (WCFS) drew opposition at Wednesday’s public hearing over affordability concerns, while proponents stressed the need for broader market alignment.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices slipped from an early week bump as the market once again faced rulemaking delay-induced uncertainty, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) rose amidst ongoing tightness, traders said.

Exclusive: energy secretary says 2050 target is imperative, and accuses opposition of betraying of future generations

The government is “absolutely up for the fight” over net zero, Ed Miliband has said, as he accused the Conservatives and Reform of “a total desertion and betrayal” of future generations by failing to tackle the climate crisis.

After a turbulent week for Labour in which it has been charged with abandoning its values by slashing disability benefits, the energy secretary sought to focus attention on the party’s plans for the green energy transition.

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Western Forest will cover 2,500 hectares across Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol

A new Western Forest is to be created across a swathe of the west of England from the Cotswolds to the Mendips, the government has said.

The project, one of the government’s promised national forests, will create 2,500 hectares (6,200 acres) of woodland by 2030 across five priority areas in Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Somerset and Bristol, with plans to plant 20m trees by 2050.

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The seven US clean hydrogen hubs awarded billions of dollars under former President Joe Biden are now facing an uncertain future as the administration of President Donald Trump pauses clean hydrogen support, potentially impairing a nascent clean energy industry.

Gas turbines are impossible to buy. "They're all sold out," says one major energy investor. And if you can get them, they now cost four times the price.

The post You want to build a gas fired power station before 2030? Good luck with that appeared first on RenewEconomy.