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New 97 MW wind farm in Victoria to help power Amazon's computing and data centre needs.

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Two protesters walk on stage to boos and some cheers during performance of The Tempest in West End

Two Just Stop Oil supporters have disrupted a West End performance of The Tempest starring Sigourney Weaver.

In a video shared to social media by the climate protest group, Hayley Walsh and Richard Weir can be seen walking on stage where Weaver, 75, was performing at the Theatre Royal in Drury Lane on Monday.

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New chief scientist endorses CSIRO GenCoset report and says Australia will "miss the bus" if it waits for nuclear energy, as the Coalition wants to do.

The post “We’re going to miss the bus” if we wait for nuclear, says new chief scientist appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The value of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit (ACCU) Scheme reached A$1.1 billion ($688 mln) in the 2024 calendar year as a direct result of compliance buying by companies covered under the Safeguard Mechanism, a report published Tuesday has found.

Australian researchers claims world record efficiency for a kesterite solar cell, which they say could deliver long-term improvements in PV technology.

The post Australian researchers claim world record PV efficiency for kesterite solar cell appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CEC appoints former radio shock jock, Climate Council critic and self described "patriot" as its new national spokesperson. Will he cut through?

The post “He hasn’t lived in a bubble:” CEC names former radio shock jock to spread word on clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Forrest says if Fortescue can stop burning fossil fuels by 2030, the rest of the world should follow by 2040, even if detractors call it woke. And he hints at hydrogen breakthrough.

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A carbon market veteran has joined NextEra Energy as a senior environmental trader, Carbon Pulse has learned.

The Brazilian Amazon witnessed a 7% annual drop in the amount of deforested land in 2024, even as the area affected by degradation increased multiple times over, according to a report published Friday by a scientific research nonprofit.

Exchange operator ICE Futures US announced new low carbon fuel futures and options contracts starting next month.

Allowing energy retailers to sell PV output for 26 to 35 cents/kWh to a buyer a few streets away from a generator that has been paid virtually nothing is yet another serious energy market design failure.

The post Why the latest draft feed-in solar tariffs are wrong, and not fair appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Direct air capture (DAC) will soon be an eligible method of generating Canadian offset credits, according to a draft protocol published Monday by the federal environment ministry.

To listen deeply to nature is to become aware of behaviours, relationships and patterns of interaction between multiple species – and to learn from what we hear. Monty Nixon, PhD Student in Education, University of Canberra Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) unanimously ended a process for potentially changing the way greenhouse gas emission impacts are measured from new gas infrastructure projects.

RGGI allowance (RGA) prices began to soften last week amidst ongoing uncertainty around the Third Program Review and a lack of liquidity and demand, traders said.

A South Dakota House committee advanced a bill Friday to prohibit the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipeline construction in the state.

Capacity markets across Europe have allocated nearly €53 billion in public subsidies to fossil power plants since 2015, funded through a levy on energy bills aimed at ensuring the lights are kept on at all times, a new report published on Tuesday has revealed.

A major Canadian global asset manager announced Monday the third close of its forest fund designed to invest in sustainably managed forests for carbon sequestration.

A consumer defense group based in Brazil is taking a low-cost airline and a car rental firm to court over alleged greenwashing, a move it calls a first for the country.

The city of Annapolis and Anne Arundel County in Maryland had their respective lawsuits against several oil giants dismissed on Thursday, setting back the municipalities’ efforts to recover alleged damages they claimed were caused by the fossil fuel industry.