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Oceans cover more than 70% of Earth’s surface, and their warming is gravely concerning. So how much is down to climate change? Moninya Roughan, Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A teen-founded lobby group backed by Dick Smith has ramped up its social media advertising spend in the first month of 2025, targeting middle-aged men in Queensland.

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Despite an emerging La Nina bringing cooler conditions to the tropical Pacific, last month has been deemed the warmest January on record.

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French renewables giant adds massive new wind farm into race to become Australia's first to be located within an actively managed and harvested pine forest.

The post Massive Neoen wind farm joins race to become Australia’s first in a commercial pine plantation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Korean industrial giant unveils plans for a big solar and two battery project in NSW, one of 10 it is pursuing in Australia.

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Last month was the world's warmest January on record, despite cooler weather patterns in the Pacific.

California's Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices moved higher even as the programme's surplus bank hit a new high in Q3 2024, but market observers remained cautious about the impact of ongoing political turbulence in the US and Canada on clean fuel schemes.

An Australian carbon project developer has announced it has acquired a soil carbon company as a way to expand its expertise and service offering. 

Does the government’s recent pledge to step up emissions cuts by as little as 1% really represent New Zealand’s ‘highest possible ambition’ to combat climate change? Nathan Cooper, Associate Professor of Law, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A panel of appellate judges questioned whether a group of environmentalists had standing to challenge the US EPA over its recent decision to grant Louisiana authority over the permitting process for CO2 injection wells.

A pipeline development company announced an arrangement on Wednesday to supply up to 670,000 tonnes of CO2 annually to a Midwest electrofuels (efuels) facility.

The process of loosening rules on where reactors could be built began under the previous government.

Australia is ripe for renewable energy harvesting, yet our industry’s education and regulations are still emerging.

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Australia is poised for virtual power plants that connect households and slash bills but an expert warns nuclear reactors could force users off rooftop solar.

The post Australia tops ranks in VPP readiness, but lags on smart meters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A large-scale solar project with more than a gigawatt of big battery storage is seeking federal environmental approval for co-location with agricultural activities in NSW.

The post Solar plus sheep plus massive battery: Agrivoltaic project seeks green tick for New England appeared first on RenewEconomy.

British Columbia’s environment ministry released a discussion paper on Tuesday, seeking input on plans to reduce "prohibitively long" monitoring and maintenance requirements within the state’s carbon capture and sequestration offset protocol (CCSP) currently under development.

The UK government said it is "ripping up archaic planning rules" and saying no to complaining local residents to allow small modular reactors (SMR) to be built for the first time, in a bid to keep the country on track for net zero with nuclear power.

Prime minister vows to ‘push past nimbyism’ and calls on tech firms to help build small modular reactors to power AI datacentres

Keir Starmer will unveil plans for a historic expansion in nuclear power across England and Wales, pledging to use Labour’s large majority to make new sites across the country available for new power stations.

The announcement follows the prime minister’s call for tech companies to work alongside the government to build small modular reactors (SMRs) to power energy intensive AI datacentres across Britain.

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The UK’s food supply has been threatened by recent events, such as the war in Ukraine and the Covid-19 pandemic

Urgent action is needed to secure the UK’s food supply in the face of climate change-induced extreme weather, the imposition of tariffs and global insecurity, a report has warned.

Days after the US president, Donald Trump, warned Europe would be next for tariffs on trade after he imposed tax levies on Canada, China and Mexico, the report said the UK’s post-second world war food system was no longer fit for purpose, and the country’s food security was in a precarious state.

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A new study counters the hypothesis that farmers can increase carbon storage in their fields by rotating crops and fertiliser, with a trade-off of potential nitrogen benefits.