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What is the story we should be telling to explain Australia's shift to 82% renewables by 2030, and who is telling it – is it understood by those outside the energy industry bubble?

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AGL says large-scale battery storage is rapidly becoming a core part of its business, and will be a key building block for future profitability, with agility and flexibility the order of the day.

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Australia lags the US and Canada when it comes to involving Indigenous people in projects on their land. With the growth of renewable energy we have an opportunity to make a fresh start. Adam Fish, Associate Professor, School of Arts and Media, UNSW Sydney Heidi Norman, Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The last 12 months were the hottest on record, temporarily sending the world past a deeply symbolic mark.

Experts say the endangered insect numbers fell by 59% this year, blaming pesticide use and climate change for the reduction

The number of endangered monarch butterflies at their wintering areas in Mexico has dropped by 59% this year to the second lowest level since record keeping began, experts said, blaming pesticide use and climate change.

The annual butterfly count doesn’t calculate the individual number of butterflies, but rather the number of hectares they cover when they clump together on tree branches in the mountain pine and fir forests west of Mexico City. Monarchs from east of the Rocky Mountains in the US and Canada overwinter there.

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AGL Energy posts 359% jump in half-year profit, year-on-year, driven by fewer plant outages and more stable market conditions.

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An Australian carbon market industry body has urged the government speed up its work programme on reforming the market to unlock new methodologies and domestic credit supply, or run the risk of emitters being forced to rely on international credits to meet compliance obligations.  

A joint development agreement announced Wednesday between a US petrochemical producer and a diversified Japanese conglomerate is expected to reduce nearly 1.4 million tonnes of CO2 annually from a biofuel refinery combined with carbon capture and storage (CCS).

The Northwest Territories (NWT), which maintains its own carbon pricing legislation in place of the federal government’s, approved the carbon tax exemption on home heating fuel, alongside a reduction in its quarterly territorial rebate on Wednesday.

Despite their current downtrend, investing in EU carbon allowances will likely be one of the “great opportunities” of 2024, analysts predict.

Shipowners have targeted liquefied natural gas (LNG) as the fuel to meet the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) 2030 climate targets, while methanol, seen as a distant second-place option, has been largely promoted by just one major company, finds a report.

Despite record growth in US clean energy sources last year, an environmental think-tank has warned the sector faces challenges, including supply chain issues and the need for accelerated renewable power installations to meet the country’s climate targets.

There’s grumbling in the bush about hosting big new renewable projects to power cities. We can do this smarter. Andrew Gunn, Lecturer, Monash University Christian Jakob, Director, ARC Centre of Excellence for the Weather of the 21st Century, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Power prices surged two years ago – and now are falling sharply. Why does it take so long to see relief? Tony Wood, Program Director, Energy, Grattan Institute Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A US-based tech company specialising in environmental assets and a German brokerage have launched a regulated trading platform for tokenised renewable energy certificates (RECs).

A US-based venture capital firm has secured $100 million in its second funding round, primarily earmarked for Series A investments in companies working towards decarbonisation, the company announced Wednesday.

A large voluntary forest carbon project in British Columbia, developed by a major Canadian timber company, will have its initial 'zero' grade issued by a US-based ratings firm reviewed after important data said to be missing was made publicly available.

The European Commission's recommendations on Tuesday that the EU aim to reduce emissions by 90% by 2040 and deploy carbon capture to help get there marked the beginning of a rocky road of further climate negotiations.

Ruling, specific to three dicamba-based weedkillers, is major blow to Bayer, BASF and Syngenta

Dealing a blow to three of the world’s biggest agrochemical companies, a US court this week banned three weedkillers widely used in American agriculture, finding that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) broke the law in allowing them to be on the market.

The ruling is specific to three dicamba-based weedkillers manufactured by Bayer, BASF and Syngenta, which have been blamed for millions of acres of crop damage and harm to endangered species and natural areas across the midwest and south.

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A climate finance company launched this week aims to unlock billions for developing countries by providing guarantees for institutional investors buying green bonds on the London Stock Exchange.