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Hybrid vehicle pollution and van traffic update adds 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions to Department for Transport decarbonisation plan

The UK’s net zero targets will be missed because of a planned “road-building spree” by the Department for Transport, campaigners have said.

Officials had to edit the department’s “transport decarbonisation plan” to add 26 megatonnes of carbon emissions because of an oversight regarding polluting hybrid vehicles, and projections for an increase in van traffic.

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Australian governments must do all they can to crowd-in private capital at the scale and speed required to deliver on our energy and climate objectives.

The post For a 1.5°C aligned electricity sector we need capital – and for capital, we need policy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla big battery no longer biggest in its own state as AGL's Torrens Island big battery finally obtains its connection agreement.

The post Tesla big battery loses “biggest” title as Torrens Island finally ready to charge up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Canadian renewables developer tapped to lead development of a huge, gigawatt-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production project in Australia.

The post Amp Energy wins bid for massive 5GW green hydrogen and metals plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For a full year, four people will live in a simulation of the planet to help Nasa prepare for human exploration there.

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Another strong month of rooftop solar installs – and an increase in the average system size – puts the market 20% ahead of where it was this time last year.

The post Rooftop solar keeps bouncing back, as households pile on the panels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tesla expands its Megapack manufacturing operations to outside the US for the first time – to a location that promises to shore up Australian supply.

The post Big battery boost as Tesla plans second Megapack factory in Shanghai appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Offshore wind giant inks deal to source highly sought after rare earth materials from Australia, critical to the mass production of turbines.

The post Siemens Gamesa taps Australian mine for rare earths critical to offshore wind boom appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rise in wind and solar energy means that use of coal, oil and gas may have peaked for energy production.

Growth in wind and solar output expected to exceed demand growth for first time in 2023 outside of a recession year, signalling "beginning of the end" of fossil fuels.

The post “Beginning of the end of fossil fuels” as wind and solar take centre stage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Even as analysts expect 2022 will represent the peak of emissions in the global power sector, G7 nations are still fighting over a timeline for the phase out of their coal power use.

Partner organisations building the US government-led Energy Transition Accelerator (ETA) international carbon trading programme have selected a firm to develop and administer the voluntary crediting standard and are already lining up public- and private-sector buyers.

The Gabonese government has awarded a conditional multi-year land lease to a UK-based producer and global supplier of African timber for the generation of tens of millions of carbon and biodiversity offsets.

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The Quebec environment ministry on Tuesday said it has proposed a draft regulation for manure biomethane offset projects under the province’s WCI-linked cap-and-trade system.

Public consultation begins on development of connection points and transmission lines to connect Australia's first offshore wind farms to the national grid.

The post Victoria launches consultation on connection of Australia’s first offshore wind farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.