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The European Parliament voted to raise ambition on a proposal to limit methane emissions from the EU energy sector on Tuesday, including passing an amendment on extending the same rules to imports despite opposition from some political groups.

Labor gives $2 billion to support a gigawatt of green hydrogen electrolysers, $1.3 billion for household efficiency, but is coy about funds for capacity mechanism.

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Exclusive: Company accused of ‘lobbying and greenwashing’ for more fossil fuels despite knowing of risks

The Italian oil major Eni is facing the country’s first climate lawsuit, with environmental groups alleging the company used “lobbying and greenwashing” to push for more fossil fuels despite having known about the risks its product posed since 1970.

Greenpeace Italy and the Italian advocacy group ReCommon aim to build on a similar case targeting the Anglo-Dutch oil major Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force Eni to slash its carbon emissions by 45% by 2030.

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Testing of 18 popular kinds of contact lenses found extremely high levels of organic fluorine, a marker of ‘forever chemicals’

Many soft contact lenses in the US are largely made up of compounds called fluoropolymers that are by definition PFAS “forever chemicals”, new research suggests.

Testing of 18 popular kinds of contact lenses found extremely high levels of organic fluorine, a marker of PFAS, in each.

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Queensland sets a new wind output record as the state plays catch up with the rest of the country.

The post Queensland sets new wind output record as it plays catch up to rest of country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A climate-focussed legal group has filed a judicial review against the New Zealand government’s decision to ignore the Climate Change Commission’s advice on ETS prices settings last year, it announced Tuesday.

Reparing farm dams helps farmers – and nature. What if farmers could access loans for nature repair work – and only repay them when revenue is high? Bruce Chapman, Director, Policy Impact, College of Business and Economics, Australian National University David Lindenmayer, Professor, The Fenner School of Environment and Society, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Organisers say we need to clean up near-Earth debris or risk making space travel impossible.

We know industrial farming needs to change. But regenerative agriculture may not be the transformation our global food system needs. Anja Bless, PhD Candidate, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The contestants’ relationships with nature clearly shape their actions. As armchair experts, each of us may reflect on our own relationship with nature and how we would act in the same situation. Lily van Eeden, Research fellow, Monash University Christina Renowden, PhD candidate, Monash University Fern Hames, Director, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Kate Lee, Program Coordinator, Arthur Rylah Institute for Environmental Research Melissa Hatty, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia, Monash Sustainable Development Institute, Monash University Sarah Bekessy, Professor in Sustainability and Urban Planning, Leader, Interdisciplinary Conservation Science Research Group (ICON Science), RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australia’s main opposition parties in the right-wing Coalition has announced it will support the government’s nature repair market legislation, barring the chance for the Greens and independents in the Senate to leverage their influence to force changes to the proposed bill.

As Australia's big battery fleet continues to grow, developers and owners are starting to unlock more of the big stack of services they can bring to the grid.

The post Big batteries charge on to centre stage with new tricks for the grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The rollout of wind, solar and storage is too slow. We need more transmission, and more action from state governments, and NSW in particular.

The post Wind, solar and storage: Three ideas to accelerate Australia’s green energy transition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Grid-forming inverters were once limited to micro and isolated grids, but are now rolling out in mega scale applications where they role in not well understood.

The post Grid forming inverters find their place on big grids: Can they do what they say? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BlueFloat Energy calls for community feedback on Eastern Rise offshore wind farm, as it prepares to seek environmental approvals for the NSW project.

The post Bluefloat checks pulse on community support for 1.7GW offshore wind plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The inauguration of a high altitude onshore wind power testing mast in a coal mining region in Germany offers new promise for industrial green power.

The post World’s tallest wind power testing mast hopes to herald new generation of turbines appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The UK government announced on Tuesday millions in grants for 26 businesses awarded under its Industrial Energy Transformation Fund (IETF), designed to support businesses that use high amounts of energy in reducing their fossil fuels by adopting low-carbon technologies.

The there are good ways to use wind and solar and bad ways. And much of it comes down to where green hydrogen is applied.

The post Green hydrogen versus direct renewables – best and worst ways to use wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Installation begins on Bundey substation which will be home to the state’s largest electricity transformers and play key role in new renewable highway.

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