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Climate expert Lesley Hughes on the recent weather extremes and the impact on biodiversity, and people. Plus: News of the week including the first big CIS tender.

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A raft of big new projects will propel South Australia to its target of 100 per cent net renewables by 2027, showing the world that it can be done with wind, solar and storage.

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An award-winning dynamic network pricing trial that started with around 200 participants will expand to 1,000 households via three new virtual power plant partners.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices gave back early week gains as options churn continues to drive short-term volatility, while Washington Carbon Allowances (WCA) slipped after this week’s third quarter auction.

The Chair of Australia’s Climate Change Authority (CCA) has told local media it will not provide its official advice regarding the country’s 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) until after the US election, media reported Thursday.

A major global alternative asset manager has acquired a company specialising in emissions reduction technology, in an investment play targeting the sharp rise in power demand from data centres.

A European hydrogen test project has successfully linked a wind turbine with two electrolysers, which could make it possible to generate off-grid green hydrogen at sea and drive down production costs.

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Establishing the infrastructure needed for a net zero world, such as carbon capture and storage (CCS), can only take place if trust is established among key stakeholders, according to a report authored by an engineering consultancy and academic researchers.

A German-based forest management and investment firm has tapped a senior South Pole executive as its new chief executive.

A sea snake added to the federal government's endangered species list could scupper Woodside's $30 billion-plus Browse Basin gas plans.

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Nearly three out of four people in G20 countries believe causing environmental damage should be a criminal offence, according to a survey released on Friday.

A US-based company focused on plugging abandoned oil and gas wells has partnered with a climate tech network to bolster the digital MRV and standardisation of environmental data used for carbon credit issuances.

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published three draft CO2 storage permits associated with a large-scale direct air capture (DAC) facility in Texas on Wednesday, the first such authorisations issued in the state.

A North Dakota-based ethanol producer has secured $205 million through a unique tax equity financing scheme that hinges on transferring its clean energy tax credits to the lender, the company announced Thursday.

A census suggests the population has stabilised following the outbreak, with numbers up by 15%.

Four new solar farms are underway in the Middle East, including a 2GW project that will double the installed PV capacity of Qatar, and three huge projects in Saudi Arabia.

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Because bats feed on crop pests, their disappearance led to a surge in pesticide use. Research found a rise in infant mortality in areas where the bats had been wiped out

In 2006, a deadly fungus started killing bat colonies across the United States. Now, an environmental economist has linked their loss to the deaths of more than 1,300 children.

The study, published in Science on Thursday, found that farmers dramatically increased pesticide use after the bat die-offs, which was in turn linked to an average infant mortality increase of nearly 8%. Unusually, the research suggests a causative link between human and bat wellbeing.

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Voluntary carbon certifier Gold Standard has launched new calls for feedback on engineered carbon removal activity requirements as well as a tool for reversal risk calculations for geological storage.

The carbon intensity of renewable fuels is being increasingly factored into contracts, with an expectation that the final price may be adjusted depending on the carbon intensity of the actual energy source delivered, according to a commodity software company.