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A startup targeting large-scale nature regeneration through carbon projects has raised $14 million in Series A funding in a round co-led by a venture capital firm and a renewable energy company.

Open letter calls for Soil Association certification to be removed from industry, amid concerns of negative environmental impact

The British body that certifies food in the UK as organic has been accused of misleading consumers over its labelling of Scottish farmed salmon.

Thirty charities, conservation and community organisations, including WildFish, the Pesticide Action Network and Blue Marine Foundation, say the negative environmental impacts of the industry in Scotland “run completely counter” to the principles of the Soil Association’s promotion of healthy, humane and sustainable food.

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The Australian Labor government has failed to live up to its pledge to combat climate change more effectively than its predecessor, as it continues to overly rely on emissions cuts from the land sector to enable the expansion of exporting fossil fuel projects, according to analysis published Tuesday.

Regional mayor Dan Norris launches project to explore potential for former mines to produce low-carbon heat

When Bryn Hawkins worked in coalmines through the 1960s and early 1970s he says few understood the impact the burning of fossil fuels would have on the planet.

Now, public officials are hoping disused mines that provided millions of tonnes of fossil fuels could be used as a potential source of renewable energy across the country.

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Parts of south-east Queensland have been hit by flash flooding and torrential rain with homes and businesses underwater. More than a dozen people have been rescued from areas north and west of Brisbane. The Bureau of Meteorology said forecast rainfall in those areas could lead to flash or riverine flooding in the next 48 hours. Ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily is also ensuring more wet weather in Queensland's north-west, days after crossing the coast

• Heavy rain prompts further flood rescues in Queensland, with SEQ warned of more severe storms

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Victoria’s decision this week to reject a ban on duck hunting is a shot to the heart for proud Yuin man Jack Pascoe, son of Bruce Pascoe. The black duck Yumburra is a Yuin tribal totem. Jack Pascoe, Research fellow, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Exclusive: Hundreds of anglers take part in UK’s largest citizen science water-testing project

Eighty-three per cent of English rivers contain evidence of high pollution caused by sewage and agricultural waste, according to the largest citizen science water testing project ever to take place in the UK.

Hundreds of anglers took part in the study, organised by the Angling Trust, after being angered by the brown blooms of sewage in the waters they painstakingly tend for the benefit of fish.

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SunCable poaches two executives to lead the domestic component of its massive baseload solar project.

The post SunCable poaches solar and gas industry execs to lead baseload renewables project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind industry concerned NSW planning rules will allow vexatious objectors to stymie new developments by lodging plans for dwellings they might never build.

The post The “phantom” dwellings that could be project killers for wind farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Singapore’s ACX Group on Tuesday announced it has connected its Singapore-based trading platform with the environmental instruments exchange it operates in Abu Dhabi’s alongside the ACX Clearing Corporation.

Major offshore wind players Ørsted, BP, and Equinor shuffle their plans to stay afloat in the choppy US market.

The post Choppy conditions continue to rock US offshore wind market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Redflow has a bigger, better "next generation" zinc bromide flow battery in the works it says will be competitive with all technologies on the market, including lithium.

The post Redflow flags next-gen flow battery as it targets bigger scale storage projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transgrid calls for feedback on a final short-list of routes for the Victoria to New South Wales Interconnector West, ahead of a final decision in March.

The post VNI West: Final route firms up for controversial transmission line appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Solar farm and bit battery proposed on farming land in NSW win planning approval after agreeing to extend set-backs, and preserving the site for current and future farming

The post Solar farm and big battery approved after increasing setbacks, protecting sheep grazing appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A pair of New Jersey Democratic senators introduced Monday clean fuel standard legislation, in what would be the first such state programme on the US eastern seaboard if implemented.

An environment commission in Oregon approved on Friday disbursements totalling $10 million to projects aimed to reduce the state’s GHG emissions.

Italian-based climate tech company 3Bee will start piloting its newly verified biodiversity monitoring protocol in spring, moving one step closer to the launch of the "first certified biodiversity credits".

RGGI allowances (RGAs) reached all-time highs over the week on the highest volumes so far this year, as market participants mostly expect the Cost Containment Reserve (CCR) to be triggered at the Q1 auction similar to the last quarterly sale.

A new report analysing the potential negative impacts of scaling up renewables concludes that the benefits of clean energy largely outweigh any potential adverse effects they may have, particularly when projects adopt a 'best practice' approach.