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Wind and solar plants hit by massive de-ratings in congested grid

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-03-08 13:24

Major wind and solar farms hit by significant de-rating as AEMO adjusts marginal loss factors. Some facing 20% cut in output.

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Coalition loses the plot as window closes on fantasy coal plans

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-03-08 13:00

You would have to be crazy, or a Coalition MP, to think that a new coal plant in NSW was in any way viable, or even a good idea.

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Array Technologies chosen to equip one of the largest PV plants in Australia

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-03-08 12:37

This project will be one of the largest solar farms in Australia and will provide reliable, clean power to over 115,000 Australian homes annually

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Trail-blazing gardening women of Kew

BBC - Fri, 2019-03-08 12:31
The first female gardeners at Kew had to garden in bloomers, but in some ways were ahead of their time.
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WA EPA raises climate bar for fossil fuel projects, including LNG

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-03-08 12:31

WA's Environmental Protection Authority sets "higher bar" for fossil fuel projects in W.A. to deal with their emissions. Coalition calls it a sledge-hammer.

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Ash dieback: Deadly tree fungus spreading 'more quickly'

BBC - Fri, 2019-03-08 12:10
Millions of diseased trees near buildings, roads and railways will have to be cut down, it is warned.
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CP Daily: Thursday March 7, 2019

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 11:24
A daily summary of our news plus bite-sized updates from around the world.
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Three more US states pledge shift to decarbonised grid

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-03-08 11:17

Three US states join shift to decarbonise their state’s electricity supply, with two focusing on 100% renewable energy.

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Hunterston B: Pictures show cracks in Ayrshire nuclear reactor

BBC - Fri, 2019-03-08 11:09
New images show cracking in the bricks which make up the core of nuclear reactors at Hunterston B Power Station.
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Students with a food waste problem

BBC - Fri, 2019-03-08 11:06
How easy is it to reduce our food waste? Two students have been finding out.
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Virginia’s Dominion argues state would not benefit from 28 Mt RGGI cap, bank adjustment

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 09:26
Adopting an ambitious emissions cap and allowance bank adjustment would unfairly burden Virginia as it looks to join the northeast US RGGI carbon market next year, utility Dominion Energy wrote in public comments.
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EU nations warm to aviation taxes as ETS fails to dent emissions

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 09:17
Several wealthy EU nations are mulling introducing or raising air travel taxes to help tackle the sector’s emissions, which are still rising despite having been covered by the bloc's ETS since 2012.
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SpaceX Dragon demo capsule set to return to Earth

BBC - Fri, 2019-03-08 09:05
In its next Nasa test, the new crew capsule will re-enter the atmosphere for an Atlantic splashdown.
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US EPA overlooked profitability criteria in granting biofuels credit waivers, lawsuit says

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 09:02
The US EPA made an unannounced and fundamental change to its methodology used to grant compliance waivers under the federal Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) that allowed for an increasing number of companies to receive exemptions to the biofuels credit market, a new court filing alleges.
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The death of “baseload” power in Australia, and the rise of “cycling”

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-03-08 08:48

Baseload power is already under threat in Australia, with new data showing the scale of the transition in the NEM, and how radically different the supply mix will look in the decades ahead.

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Poll finds strong majority support for declaring a climate emergency

RenewEconomy - Fri, 2019-03-08 08:27

Overwhelming support for Melbourne to declare a climate emergency will be a shock to those climate advocacy organisations that have steadfastly refused to use such language.

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NA Markets: California prices rise amid heavy buying as RGGI declines on meagre volume

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 08:25
A surge in buying after the February WCI auction spurred higher California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices this week, while RGGI allowances (RGAs) fell by double-digits ahead of the programme's first quarterly sale of the year.
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Netherlands set to order coal plant closure -media

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 07:46
The Dutch government will close one of the country's five coal-fired power plants next year - four years earlier than originally planned - to help reach its court-enforced deeper climate goals, broadcaster RTL reported on Thursday.
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New US volutary offset programme moving ahead as coalition formed

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 06:12
Ten US companies and organisations have formed a consortium to advance a voluntary market programme for promoting soil carbon sequestration and water conservation in agriculture, with more developments underway to scale up nationally in the next few years.
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EU Market: EUAs surge amid power gains, shrugging off slumping economy

Carbon Pulse - Fri, 2019-03-08 05:24
EUAs surged back above €23 late on Thursday to eye their recent highs, dragging up power prices despite falls across other financial markets on weak ECB economic forecasts.
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