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Scientists have returned 18 red handfish to Tasmanian waters months after they were removed to protect them from record high sea temperatures. Marine ecologist Dr Jemina Stuart-Smith said removing the fish had been a difficult decision but was the ‘right approach’ despite the risks. Three of the fish died in captivity. Dr Andrew Trotter, who leads the red handfish conservation project at the University of Tasmania’s Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, said the three deaths were disappointing but highlighted the need to better understand disease in the critically endangered species. There are fewer than 100 red handfish estimated to be left in the wild in two patches of rocky reef south-east of Hobart

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Global funds giant signs "first of its kind" deal to deliver 10.5 gigawatts of renewable energy capacity over four years to help power Microsoft's global operations.

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UK-based renewables giant to take over management of Australia's first wind, solar and battery park, and two other wind farms.

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AGL announces a major uplift in forecast profits, driven by its coal-dominated generation and also some battery storage.

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A clever approach to restoring Australia’s native oyster and mussel reefs in Queensland’s Moreton Bay is catching on, giving community groups a way to get involved in their local patch. Dominic McAfee, Postdoctoral researcher, marine ecology, University of Adelaide Craig Copeland, Adjunct Senior Lecturer, University of Newcastle Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

First crewed space flight of Boeing's Starliner was postponed shortly before lift-off due to glitch.

A wind farm developer is proposing a 100km transmission line and huge 1GW battery in Victoria's central west to connect up to 4GW of renewables.

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A report highlights the significant potential within the global agrifood system to slash nearly a third of the world's greenhouse gas emissions through accessible and cost-effective measures, all while meeting the needs of a growing population.

Midges blown from northern Europe could spread a serious virus across farms in England, experts warn.

The Canadian government released on Monday a methodology to generate carbon offsets from forest management practices on privately held land.

New research links algal blooming at England's largest lake with increased visitor numbers

The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) is consulting on updates to its regulatory guidance for carbon market participants in relation to financial services licensing requirements, it announced Monday.

Julia Gillard to chair new energy transition fund aiming to build 15 GW of solar, wind and battery storage in Australia.

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A baseload North Dakota coal plant secured a $5.1 million award for a carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) project, a US senator reported Friday.

A bill that lays out provisions for geologic carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Alabama passed the legislature last week, and is now headed to the governor’s office to be signed into law.

RGGI allowance (RGA) rallied to an all-time high on Thursday but retreated in the following two days, with market participants largely not expecting prices to continue on their recent upward trajectory in the short term.

It was once a gross industrial sewer. But decades of work has turned Merri Creek into a green ribbon in Melbourne’s north. Judy Bush, Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Environmental success depends on social connections. So if you want to start a new group, you need to think about the people as much as the problem. Sonia Graham, DECRA Fellow, University of Wollongong Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

European carbon allowance prices gained as much as 3.4% on Monday, approaching a key technical resistance level in the morning before tailing off, as they took cues from an early gas rally, supportive renewable generation and temperature forecasts, and tighter auction supply this week.

Headlines in the trade press about the troubles of Rimba Raya in Indonesia were over-shadowed last week by a BBC investigative programme that exposed many criticisms of individual REDD projects to the general public, while also questioning the efficacy of voluntary efforts in general to the net zero cause, though prices saw little change.