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Massive Wambo wind farm to double in size with another 41 turbines confirmed
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California gasoline sales continue to fall in November, as diesel again exceeds 2022 levels
Rio signs Australia’s biggest wind energy deal to help power giant smelter and refineries
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Investment houses club together to widen access to growth capital for climate in the UK
Ridding Macquarie Island of pests pays off as seabirds come back from the brink – but recovery has just begun
Tidal wave of capital transforms Queensland into renewables and critical minerals superpower
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Voluntary carbon removals startup consults to align certification standard with ICROA
RGGI Market: Prices edge down as participants await significant market catalyst
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Tokyo tops global list of cities requiring vast afforestation to combat high emissions
UK govt updates free allocation list for 2024, cutting carbon permit handouts by 1.4%
Large volume of voluntary cookstove credits trade above $7.50 as sector shakes off criticism
Canadian asset manager launches biodiversity fund
Voluntary carbon market firms announce senior leadership changes
‘Energy turmoil’ looms unless demand is checked, says Cop28 president
Sultan Al Jaber, an oil executive, calls for governments to be ‘honest’ about costs involved in transition to net zero
The problem of the ever-growing demand for power must be addressed if the world is not to risk descending into “energy turmoil” as it transitions towards clean energy, according to the president of last year’s Cop28 summit.
In a discussion hosted by the International Energy Agency, Sultan Al Jaber warned governments that they must be “honest and transparent” about the potential costs of transition, and the trade-offs involved in transforming energy supplies.
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Mulch at centre of NSW asbestos crisis also contained ‘construction and demolition waste’
Exclusive: Environment Protection Authority says building debris discovered in a sample of recycled mulch, ‘which is not permitted’
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The environment watchdog says recycled mulch at the centre of New South Wales’ contamination crisis has been found to contain “construction and demolition waste” in contravention of state rules – as well as asbestos.
The Environment Protection Authority (EPA) found the waste alongside asbestos when testing mulch it said was produced by Greenlife Resource Recovery and used at the Prospect Highway upgrade in Blacktown, Guardian Australia can reveal.
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