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The campaign against wind, solar, batteries and EVs is getting bizarre and intense. Prime minister Albanese pushed back when asked on radio if koalas were being killed to make way for renewables.

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Telstra to take half of the output of a new 120 MW solar farm that is being built in Queensland, its fifth such agreement with large scale renewable projects.

The post Telstra signs deal with another new solar farm on path to 100 pct renewable power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

US industrial giant invests $US27.5 million in a strategic collaboration to advance the development and market adoption of iron flow battery systems.

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Rising risk of heatwaves and bushfires means politicians will be put to the test about the effect of the climate crisis. Already, some have roundly failed

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As Australia stares down the barrel of a hot summer and a rising risk of heatwaves and bushfires, politicians are going to have to get to grips with answering the obvious question. What is climate change doing to our weather extremes?

The Coalition’s shadow social services minister, Michael Sukkar, was given an early test last week and he roundly failed.

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State owned utility Synergy undone by costly contracts for fossil fuels as it prepares to exit coal generation and build more renewables and storage.

The post Synergy sunk by dud fossil fuel contracts as it prepares for shift from coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CleanCo hasn't yet been able to find the right technology fit for the Swanbank clean energy hub, so is asking industry to provide some ideas.

The post CleanCo eyes flow batteries in search of 4 hour-plus storage for Swanbank energy hub appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has become the first multilateral development bank to pilot a financing tool that rewards countries for achieving nature and climate goals, it announced Wednesday.

Unique compressed air long duration storage facility to be hosted in Broken Hill's iconic silver mine, to provide back up power to the town and replace ageing diesel generators.

The post Broken Hill mine offers disused cavern to host world’s biggest renewable air storage facility appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s environment does not have sufficient legal protection from climate change, as outlined in a new report from the Climate Council Australia. David Karoly, Professor emeritus, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Clean Air Fund says despite increased spending on air pollution, projects still receive less than 1% of funding

Governments, agencies and development banks have spent more aid money on clean air than fossil fuels for the first time on record, a report has found.

However, such projects still receive less than 1% of international development funding, according to the Clean Air Fund, an environmental charity.

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California took a slower pace in the issuance of compliance offsets over the last two weeks, including of those tagged with direct environmental benefits (DEBs), although it continues to distribute credits faster than last year, data from state regulator ARB published Wednesday showed.

The quality of carbon credits has become the uppermost concern for offset buyers in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) looking to defend their purchase decisions under the onslaught of scrutiny from stakeholders, according to a recent market survey. 

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Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) credit values fell into the double digits this week as traders said strong biomass-based diesel production and financial players selling was exacerbating a months-long drop in the price of RINs.

A Brazil Senate committee on Wednesday for the third time delayed a vote on cap-and-trade legislation, which in the most recent instance will involve discussing proposed amendments from the country’s agribusiness lobby.

California electricity sector CO2 output maintained its 10-year decline through August, as the share of renewables and hydroelectricity continued to climb while imports decreased compared to 2022 levels, according to data published Wednesday.

The loss of Britain's wildlife is outpacing efforts to conserve and protect nature, a major report reveals.

Sweet Briar Marshes has been created in heart of city with fewer public footpaths than any other in England and Wales

Hidden between a hectic ring road, a chemicals factory and housing estates are 36 hectares (90 acres) of “a green beating heart, pumping nature” into the surrounding city.

Traffic noise and sirens are muffled by ancient oaks, while late-season dragonflies sweep over hawthorns laden with blood-red haws as a kestrel hovers, head down, searching for field voles hiding in the tufty grasses.

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The PM continues to play politics with the climate emergency. The dismal consequences will long outlast his time in office

On Tuesday, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) pleaded with governments to up the pace in reducing the world’s dependence on oil and gas. A “strong signal to energy markets” was needed, said Fatih Birol – one which indicated that governments are taking the climate seriously. Wealthy countries, he added, having disproportionately contributed to historical carbon emissions, bear a special responsibility as the climate begins to change at “frightening speed”.

On Wednesday Britain certainly sent out a signal. But it was hardly the one the IEA would have hoped for. Instead, the green light was given for the exploitation of the United Kingdom’s largest untapped oilfield. The Rosebank project in the North Sea has the potential to deliver 500m barrels of oil, which, when burned, would emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as the running of 56 coal-fired power stations for a year. Tax incentives offered to the Norwegian energy company Equinor will effectively subsidise a development certain to undermine the country’s credibility in future climate negotiations.

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