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Leading scientists write to PM amid campaign against expansion of clean air zone in London

World-leading air pollution scientists have called on Rishi Sunak to distance himself from Conservative colleagues who are dismissing the facts on the serious health risks of toxic air.

In a letter, Prof Frank Kelly and 35 other prominent air pollution scientists call on the prime minister to tell his colleagues not to endorse “merchants of doubt” who “undermine the factual and truth foundations of life.”

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Controversial VNI West transmission project raises yet another red flag, this time over concerns the new preferred route will extend the life of NSW coal.

The post VNI West could give black coal plants a reason to “stay in the game,” analysis warns appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Energy Next will host 20+ presentations on topics from EV’s, microgrids, and energy storage to VPPs and hydrogen. Here's some you should not miss.

The post Energy Next: Talks you shouldn’t miss on the 2023 agenda appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CleanCo to switch from power purchase agreements to equity ownership with new funds to support another 2.3GW of wind and solar capacity.

The post CleanCo gets extra $500 million to develop 2.3GW of new wind and solar projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

By far the fastest energy change in history is underway, with around 400 GW of new solar and wind capacity to be added in 2023. 

The post Graph of the Day: Solar is creating fastest energy change in history appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Delivery underway of massive Vestas wind turbine components for Enel Green Power's first Australian project at WA's Flat Rocks.

The post Concrete poured at Flat Rocks wind farm as turbine parts hit the road appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Report finds energy users are paying dearly for the lack of contestability in Australia's transmission market, to the tune of $13 billion.

The post How smashing transmission monopoly could slash $13 billion from grid costs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Our buildings and infrastructure can only become sustainable if the sector shares, leases, reuses, repairs, refurbishes and recycles materials and products. A new report maps out out how to get there. M. Reza Hosseini, Senior Lecturer in Construction, Deputy Director, Mediated Intelligence in Design (MInD) Research Lab, Deakin University Tuba Kocaturk, Deputy Head, School of Architecture & Built Environment, and Director, Mediated Intelligence in Design (MInD) Research Lab, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Solar experts call for better approach to sustainable solar, including “bespoke” technology to recycle panels and reuse their valuable components.

The post Why solar panels should be reused, and not shredded for bricks and concrete appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A global carbon fund has launched a new round of capital raising, seeking to raise $20 million by the end of the month as part of a broader effort to secure $200 million by mid-2024, it announced Tuesday.

Renters with nowhere to go. Home owners forced into mortgage stress. If our homes are damaged by floods or fires, it damages our health for years afterwards Ang Li, Research Fellow, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Mathew Toll, Research Associate, NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing, Centre for Health Policy, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Rebecca Bentley, Professor of Social Epidemiology and Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Healthy Housing at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Researchers have proposed a solution for financing climate change mitigation by assigning financial responsibilities to nations based “rigorous ethical criteria”, and have calculated that through this approach the Global North would owe the Global South around $170 trillion.

Global asset managers are largely failing to align portfolios to net-zero pathways and are also mostly ignoring biodiversity risks, according to a report published Sunday that relied on a comprehensive sample of global data.   

Octopus adds big solar and battery project to its existing wind farm in Queensland.

The post Octopus to add huge solar and battery storage project to Queensland wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Q2 RGGI auction this week will come in below the secondary market despite expectations of a declining permit surplus and warmer weather, as California Carbon Allowance (CCAs) and Washington Carbon Allowances (WCAs) will experience longer-term price growth but near-term stability, according to a recent analyst report.

The cost of direct air capture (DAC) needs to come down over the 27 years through 2050 by at least the same rate that solar PV did over the past 40 years to ensure the carbon removal technology emerges as an effective climate solution, consultants said in a report published on Monday.

The ACMI director role is being recruited by the Global Energy Alliance for People and Planet (GEAPP) to support the development of ACMI. The role will report to the ACMI sponsor organisations - GEAPP, The Rockefeller Foundation, and Sustainable Energy for ALL (SEforALL) – with significant engagement with our close partners within the UN Economic Commission for Africa and UN Climate Champions.

Woylies bred in wildlife havens were smaller and less flighty than their counterparts in the wild. This could jeopardise the success of repopulation programs. Natasha Harrison, PhD Candidate, The University of Western Australia Adrian Wayne, Adjunct Senior Research Fellow, The University of Western Australia Jaana Dielenberg, University Fellow, Charles Darwin University Nicola Mitchell, Associate Professor in Conservation Physiology, The University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New research about underground fungal filaments suggests these networks store a vast amount of carbon. All the more reason to preserve them. Adam Frew, Lecturer and ARC DECRA Fellow, Western Sydney University Carlos Aguilar-Trigueros, Postdoctoral fellow, Western Sydney University Jeff Powell, Professor and ARC Future Fellow, Western Sydney University Natascha Weinberger, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.