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Tesla chair says Australia needs to act now to forge a new vision for what the Australian economy can look like, or "our luck may just run out."

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Tighter reliability standards extended to deal with growing threat of "tail risk" events amid climate change, ageing fossil power plants, and the switch to wind and solar.

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South Africa's goal to achieve 41% renewable energy in its power mix by 2030 looks increasingly difficult, analysts said, with projections showing that only 20% will be carbon-free by the end of the decade.

The Amazon rainforest could irreversibly transition to savannah or grassland due to the compound effects of deforestation, climate change, and more fires, a new study warns.

Unfortunately, a rhetoric has developed within public discourse that cats are manipulative, vengeful, uncaring or even psychotic. But it’s unlikely they’ve deliberately peed on your rug to annoy you. Susan Hazel, Associate Professor, School of Animal and Veterinary Science, University of Adelaide Julia Henning, PhD Candidate, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A 41-year old man has died at the site of one of Australia's biggest solar projects, in what is being described as a workplace accident.

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Australian company says its technology uses green electricity to turn air into plasma, breaking apart nitrogen before turning it into ammonia.

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A Berlin-based startup is approaching several sub-Saharan African governments with the aim to develop nature-based conservation and restoration projects, seeking to tap multiple revenue streams including carbon finance to deliver more resilient outcomes.

It’s been a rollercoaster ride for carbon markets over the past 12 months, with policy changes and ongoing scrutiny seeing some of the most historically stable voluntary carbon credits facing price pressure. The latest analysis from Viridios' AI-powered carbon credit pricing platform VAI shows that despite some  negative market sentiment certain methodologies and geographies continue to trade at a premium.

California regulator ARB on Wednesday announced the date for the next public workshop to discuss potential updates to the cap-and-trade regulation, causing a “frenzy” in an otherwise quiet secondary market.

Macquarie's battery offshoot Eku Energy signs deal to build more than 1GW of battery capacity in Italy with up to eight hours storage.

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California Carbon Offset distributions fell significantly the past two weeks but remained close to 2022 levels, while Quebec also handed out credits eligible for its cap-and-trade programme, according to government data published Wednesday.

Researchers even found textile fibres in very remote lakes with limited human presence. David Hamilton, Professor, Griffith University Justin Brookes, Director, Water Research Centre, University of Adelaide Mohammad Hassan Ranjbar, Research Fellow, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Darwin woodland is home to endangered species and important for the Larrakia people. The development approval requires habitat offsets – yet the minister herself has publicly doubted offsets work. John Woinarski, Professor of Conservation Biology, Charles Darwin University Lorraine Williams, Larrakia Traditional Owner, Indigenous Knowledge Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Microplastic pollution in lakes could affect the food web, all the way to people fishing and harvesting mussels, as well as sources of drinking water. Deniz Ozkundakci, Associate Professor of Lake and Freshwater Science, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Wednesday announced the federal government will disburse $300 million towards improving the measurement and verification of GHG emissions and CO2 sequestration from climate-smart agriculture and forestry.

Carbon credit certifier Verra removed wetlands as an eligible land type in an interim update to its sweeping consolidated REDD methodology released on Wednesday, with the document revealing a delay to the expected publication of a final version.

Fourth phase at giant project off Yorkshire coast is expected to have 180 turbines and generate 2.6GW

One of the UK’s largest planned offshore windfarms will move ahead after the government gave the green light to a giant project off the Yorkshire coast after a five-month delay.

The fourth phase of the Hornsea windfarm development is expected to include 180 giant turbines, capable of generating the equivalent of enough green electricity to power 1m homes.

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