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Brittany beaches polluted by waves of beads believed to be from shipping containers lost in Atlantic

The French government is taking legal action over an “environmental nightmare” caused by waves of tiny plastic beads washing up on the coast of Brittany.

The white pellets the size of grains of rice, nicknamed “mermaids’ tears”, have been appearing on beaches in France and Spain for the last year. They are believed to have come from shipping containers lost in the Atlantic Ocean.

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A record 260 financial institutions participated last year in a campaign aimed at getting firms to disclose their environmental impact, marking a 56% increase over 2021, according to a report released on Monday that reflects the growing pressure investors are placing on companies to raise climate ambition.

Australia's best performing solar farms in 2022 include some of the very first assets built up to a decade ago.

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Landmark discovery to extract silicon from solar panels for use in building better batteries helps to solve two long-term challenges in the clean energy transition.

The post “Greener and cheaper:” Deakin Uni extract silicon from solar panels to make batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plastic, a production by Japanese company K-Ballet, draws attention to a global pollution crisis with its unusual set and wardrobe design. Resembling space-age creatures with PET bottles strapped to their bodies, dancers including US guest star Julian MacKay move through a shifting plastic labyrinth

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Australian Carbon Credit Units (ACCUs) have increased their value by around 11% across the board over the past week, while the Clean Energy Regulator issued 300,000 new units to project proponents.

A former investment manager at project developer C-Quest Capital has co-founded a software firm that is launching a digital platform designed to streamline the management of carbon offset projects.

GGGI’s Carbon Pricing Unit is hiring an Associate who can support the delivery of the DAPA Program management through consistent bookkeeping and communication of technical information and knowledge sharing both within and outside of GGGI.

This role supports the day-to-day carbon project operations of the Company’s portfolio of carbon projects.

The people of the Hawizeh marshes of southern Iraq have an ancient history living in the world’s most unique and biodiverse wetlands. The region has been reduced to near-desert as a result of the climate crisis, devastated by drought and man-made dams. Thousands of families are having to leave.

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Effluent in Gloucestershire river pinpointed by digital map as water companies accused of routinely pumping out waste to rivers

The market town of Fairford, nestling in the Cotswold hills, is perhaps best known for its church, which has the only complete set of mediaeval stained glass windows in England.

But thanks to a more modern phenomenon, an interactive digital map produced by Thames Water, the Gloucestershire town, with its traditional honey coloured limestone houses, is becoming better known for its continuous, gushing, raw sewage overflow.

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Exclusive: proportion of green job openings in UK ‘declined significantly’ after 2012, analysis shows

Job opportunities in Britain’s low-carbon economy have fallen sharply since David Cameron’s government decided to cut policies he described as “green crap”, with fewer vacancies now available as a share of the economy than in 2012, a study reveals.

Academics at the London School of Economics’ Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment found the proportion of green job openings being advertised in the UK “declined significantly” after 2012.

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The European supergroup expects deals to come thick and fast in 2023 to turn it into the biggest solar company in Australia by revenue.

The post German start-up plans “Apple-like” solar stores as it snaps up Australian solar companies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Built-in inverter software also offers a new - modern - option for states looking for a backstop system to handle high levels of residential solar exports.

The post SolarEdge software first to get approval for rooftop solar flexible export plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

An indigenous community in Canada is suing for their land - and using unusual evidence in their case.

The collapsed engineering firm owes $248 million to creditors but asset sales already underway are not coming close to meeting that figure.

The post Snowy 2.0 confirmed as failed contractor’s biggest creditor, hundreds wait for funds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Activists say not enough has been made public about controversial plans for the outdated attraction.

Cannon-Brookes zero interest loan of $65 million will ensure the staff and vision of Sun Cable are retained while a sale is finalised.

The post Cannon-Brookes keeps world’s biggest solar project alive with $65m zero interest loan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The full benefits of low cost wind and solar won't be felt until gas is dumped as the setter of marginal prices. Battery storage will be key.

The post Full price benefits of wind and solar won’t be seen until we get rid of gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Seaweed, including that from unwanted outbreaks, is increasingly being turned into useful products.