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Mapping project reveals standards for PFAS will not be met until 2063 in many areas

• Toxic substances from chemicals firm site found polluting protected river
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The government is investigating and mapping out the sources of dangerous “forever chemicals” present in our waterways.

But England will not meet its targets for waterways having good chemical status by 2027, the government admits, in part because of the PFAS “forever chemicals” in our rivers.

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Experts say time is running out to solve the storage crisis that has long plagued archaeology.

With rapid growth in carbon markets driving a new wave of innovative new approaches, Verra is seeking a Program Officer to assist with our website. This person will have an analytical mind and a detailed understanding of Content Management Systems (CMS), Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and Accessibility.

Report warns that aggressive US policy threatens to drastically undermine Australia's place in the global green hydrogen market.

The post Australia risks losing out in global green hydrogen race, as US speeds ahead appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy ministers dump another controversial ESB proposal in big win for wind, solar and storage projects over grid congestion issues.

The post Big win for wind, solar and storage as ministers reject ESB on grid congestion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Andrews government to pay additional yearly rate to landholders who host new transmission lines, in bid to smooth the race to renewables.

The post Victoria sweetens deal on transmission build-out with promise of cash for landholders appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Australian government has launched the second round of its National Soil Carbon Innovation fund with A$20 million ($13.6 mln) available to help ramp up the nascent project type in the country’s carbon market, as analysis flags it as a key carbon credit supply source in the coming years. 

A Supreme Court challenge to a 200MW wind farm has kicked off, with the project's developer taking the unusual step of sharing a link to live-stream proceedings.

The post State-approved Latrobe Valley wind farm heads to court, and everyone’s invited appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine is set to cost Moscow more than $1 trillion by the end of the decade, while the response has accelerated the EU's energy transition, according to analysis published on Friday to mark one year of the conflict.

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Voluntary carbon market (VCM) prices and volumes experienced a year-on-year increase in 2022, but buyers moderated purchases until final guidance on new standards emerges, according to analysis of an initial dataset of global trends in the sector.

While Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2021, the jump in output didn’t keep pace with an economy resurging from an end to pandemic lockdowns, according to a recently released independent analysis showing how the nation’s economic fortunes are being decoupled from pollution levels.

Federal energy minister Chris Bowen asked if offshore wind turbines are a threat to national security because an enemy could blow them up. In Europe, it's a valid question.

The post National security: Would an enemy really try to blow up an offshore wind farm in Australia? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices meandered for much of the week before a higher-than-expected February auction settlement sent values upward, as traders began to examine several factors that could influence the clearing price in next week’s inaugural Washington Carbon Allowance (WCA) sale.

Genex posts its first ever profit thanks to its two operating solar farms, as it works to bring first big storage project online.

The post Solar farms drive first profit for Genex as focus turns to battery and hydro storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new Australian programme that offers subscription-based investments in fish habitat restoration and assisted breeding hopes to build on its current activities to eventually generate tradeable biodiversity credits.

The race to scale modular carbon capture is hotting up, with two separate announcements on Thursday seeing companies joining forces to scale technologies, with one such partnership actively targeting cost cutting and start-small options to help spur interest from small- and medium-sized industries.

The February California-Quebec current vintage carbon auction settled at the highest price since last spring and at a slight discount to prevailing secondary market levels, according to government data published Thursday.

Exclusive: Resolving congestion on main electricity grid will top agenda of ministers’ meeting on Friday

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Renewable energy plants are struggling to supply all their output to customers, with one plant in New South Wales wasting half of its output over a full year.

Resolving congestion on the main electricity grid will top the agenda on Friday at the first meeting of federal, state and territory energy ministers in 2023.

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