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Activists says EU court ruling on transparency makes mockery of laws to protect the environment

Campaigners have said that the EU is failing to enforce rules on illegal fishing, and allowing member states to conceal information that could help uncover breaches of fishing law.

The court of justice of the EU ruled on Thursday that member states could keep vital details of their implementation of fishing rules under wraps, in a blow to environmental campaigners hoping to use the information to show whether the regulations are working.

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An Australian Senate cross-party committee has recommended the Future Made in Australia (FMIA) Bill be passed, which would unlock close to A$23 billion ($15 bln) over 10 years to support clean energy and critical minerals development.

A pilot in the Republic of Congo that aims to generate climate and biodiversity units under the High Integrity Forest Investment Initiative (HIFOR) has been launched by a US-based NGO.

Chinese carbon allowance prices saw a modest recovery over the past week with stable trading volumes, as analysts remained cautious about the whole-year price outlook due to a newly introduced policy.

Eight NGOs and business groups sent a letter to the British government on Thursday asking for the removal of some developer exemptions from the biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements in England.

Our study links urbanisation, particularly the increase in built infrastructure and the loss of green space, to a decline in the bird communities we find most attractive

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The birds that fill our mornings with songs and our parks and gardens with colour are disappearing from our cities, our new study has found.

We examined 82 bird species across 42 landscape types in Brisbane. The range of landscapes encompassed parks, bushland reserves, and industrial and residential areas.

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The Indonesian government has outlined plans to target 367 GW of renewable energy capacity by 2060, as analysis found its draft second Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to be lacking in ambition.

A Japanese carbon project developer has expressed interest in pursuing emissions reduction projects in Mongolia, as it seeks to expand its presence in Asia.

The best of this week’s wildlife photographs from around the world

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The third edition of Yeast looks at how human food consumption and production affects the social sphere and contributes to climate catastrophe

• Yeast photo festival: From Planet to Plate, is in Matino and Salento, Italy, from 19 September to 3 November

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First knowledge sharing report from the Hybrid Renewable Energy Project installed at Lord Howe Island shows huge fuel cost savings, and "zero interruptions" to power supply.

The post Solar and battery microgrid saves Lord Howe Island $1.5m in diesel fuel costs in two years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Bee inspectors aim to destroy the bee-eating predators in the South East before new queens hatch.

A New Zealand climate-tech startup has launched a seed round of NZ$650,000 ($400,000) in the hopes of expanding its Scope 3 emissions reporting software into Australia, and eventually the UK. 

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.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: The rapidly changing climate appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

The post The big new projects propelling South Australia towards 100 per cent net renewables appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

The post Trial that calmed network fears about impact of rooftop PV expanded to bring in big retailers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

The post Wind turbine feeds directly into electrolysers in hydrogen first, paving way for off-grid production appeared first on RenewEconomy.