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Two American astronauts face the sudden prospect of spending Christmas and New Year in space.

Two American astronauts face the sudden prospect of spending Christmas and New Year in space.

A partnership that combines Western science and Traditional Owners’ ecological knowledge is restoring the seagrass meadows of Gathaagudu/Shark Bay. Elizabeth Sinclair, Senior Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences and Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia Gary Kendrick, Winthrop Professor, Oceans Institute, The University of Western Australia Martin Breed, Associate Professor in Biology, Flinders University Patricia Oakley, Malgana Elder, Indigenous Knowledge Sean McNeair, Offshore Operations Manager, Indigenous Knowledge Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a brief on Tuesday in defence of its challenged climate-related disclosure rules.

Global wind energy capacity expected to more than double by 2030, but is not on track for COP28 targets. Australia amongst a host of countries falling short.

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Electricity from large ground-mounted solar PV systems combined with batteries has become cheaper than that generated from fossil power sources in Germany, researchers say.

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Congressman Adam Schiff (D) of California on Wednesday introduced a bill that would direct the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to establish voluntary guidelines for companies to disclose their Scope 3 emissions, seeking to promote transparency on corporate carbon footprints.

Distributed networks call for regulatory and tariff changes to allow them to plug in more EVs, share solar and play bigger role in renewable transition.

The post Networks make pitch to soak up solar, share PV, plug in more EVs and lower cost of renewable shift appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Oregon’s recently proposed Climate Protection Program (CPP) rulemaking could potentially create emissions leakage, according to stakeholder comments in a public consultation process, which also raised concerns over cap adjustment and the impact of compliance costs.

Marginal loss factors remain a major issue for renewable energy developers in Australia, and changes need to be made.

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Victorian transmission company AusNet says it has successfully energy the feeder into the substation for the Rangebank battery project ahead of schedule.

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A US blockchain environmental registry announced Wednesday the opening of franchises in Argentina and Paraguay.

Three environmental market traders have changed firms over the summer, Carbon Pulse has learned.

Scientists found gut microbes in a young foal directly correlate to long-term health and performance.

American clean technology giants Sunrun and Tesla announced this week that they will partner to create a virtual power plant with over 150 Sunrun customers in Texas.

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China’s CO2 emissions fell in the second quarter of 2024, marking the first quarterly decrease since the nation re-opened from zero-Covid, though the whole-year emissions are likely to stay flat if energy demand growth continues.

National targets by governments could boost global wind capacity by just over double by 2030 - falling short of the global goal to triple capacity by the end of the decade, a think tank has found.

Experts say booming demand for holidays afloat mean ocean liners’ burden on the environment is growing

The huge passenger vessels sometimes known as “cruisezillas” are getting bigger than ever, according to new research which has found that the world’s biggest cruise ships have doubled in size since 2000.

If the industry’s growth does not slow, the biggest ships in 2050 will be eight times larger, in terms of tonnage, than the Titanic – the largest ship on the seas before it sank a century ago, according to the campaign group Transport & Environment (T&E). The group also found that the number of cruise ships has risen 20-fold since 1970.

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If you come across the same piece of misinformation several times, it will start to feel familiar – and familiar information feels more true. Mary Jiang, PhD student in psychology, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University Eryn Newman, Associate Professor, School of Medicine and Psychology, Australian National University Kate Reynolds, Professor of Educational Psychology & Learning, Faculty of Education, The University of Melbourne Norbert Schwarz, Provost Professor of Psychology and Marketing and co-director of the Dornsife Mind & Society Center, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

We must face a confronting truth: if humanity does not divert from its current course, our generation will likely witness the demise of one of Earth’s great natural wonders. Ben Henley, Lecturer, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne Helen McGregor, Professor, Environmental Futures & Securing Antarctica's Environmental Future, School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, Professor, School of the Environment, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.