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Bowen dumps RET for 32 GW of auctions in massive policy shift to supercharge renewables
Chris Bowen will let the long-standing renewable energy target die, choosing instead a massive auction program seeking 32GW of new capacity to meet 82 pct renewable target.
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Endangered eastern black rhino born at Chester zoo – video
Staff at Chester zoo filmed the moment an endangered rhino gave birth to a female calf. The eastern black rhino was born on 12 November, unusually in daylight hours. The zoo said the species is listed as critically endangered, with fewer than 600 of the rhinos remaining in the wild across Kenya, Tanzania and Rwanda
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Backlash forces EPA to pause toxic PFAS waste imports to US from Netherlands
North Carolina residents push back against environmental agency bringing 4m lbs of ‘forever chemical’ waste to region
The federal US government has paused the importation of millions of pounds of toxic PFAS “forever chemical” waste from the Netherlands following intense backlash from residents near a North Carolina facility that would receive the substances.
Local media last month revealed the Environmental Protection Agency had quietly approved a permit for chemical manufacturer Chemours to import about 4m lbs of waste over the next year, sparking fears of further pollution in a region already thoroughly contaminated by the company’s operations.
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UBS, Swiss Re sign $2-mln partnership with Indonesian nature venture builder
Alignment needed on best ‘insetting’ practices to reduce Scope 3 emissions, says report
Japan adds J-Credit methodology for beef cattle feeding
Danish shipping giant signs green fuel deal with Chinese clean energy firm
Canadian miner welcomes US lawmakers’ push for deep seabed mining
EY report claims nature-positive Australia could see A$47 bln in benefits
Twenty-five billion reasons for ministers to support urgent consumer energy reform
Australians have invested $25 billion in solar and batteries, with plenty more to come. We need policy and regulations to complement the investment.
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Low motorway bridges defeat Bluescope’s plans to make wind towers at Port Kembla
The steelmaker says plans to make wind turbines at Port Kembla scrapped because bridges are too small - but it still hopes to provide steel to other makers.
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Akaysha says four-hour batteries will be “new normal” after first gigawatt scale facility
Akaysha Energy says four hour batteries will be the "new normal" in Australian storage projects thanks to design of capacity investment scheme.
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Nature-based carbon standard launches with new reforestation methodology
Australian oil and gas firm signs with pipeline company to progress third-party CO2 sources for CCS plant
Another super fund joins green energy wave by sinking $1 billion into Quinbrook projects
Rest Super to invest $1 billion into Quinbrook projects. More than half of its members are young and are driving the fund's shift into green investments.
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Denmark’s CIP unveils 480MWh battery as part of big storage push in Australia
Danish energy giant CIP unveils its first big battery - the biggest in South Australia - as it launches a major storage investment push in Australia.
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