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Production from Australia's biggest wind and solar hybrid project halted after it was identified as cause of "flickering" on South Australia grid.

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Massive solar and battery project backed by Australia's two richest men gets a ringing endorsement of its economic merits from Infrastructure Australia.

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Similar to last week, California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices continued to trade in line with broader macroeconomic weak sentiment across financial markets, while RGGI Allowances (RGAs) remained fairly immune to market gyrations.

The climate crisis demands innovations in our everyday infrastructures. If these changes are to be adopted en masse, finding the right fit between communities and infrastructures is vital. Bjorn Sturmberg, Research Leader, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Hedda Ransan-Cooper, Research Fellow, College of Engineering and Computer Science, Australian National University Johannes Hendriks, Research Fellow in the Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Pierrick Chalaye, Research Fellow, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Crypto carbon firms are voicing their disappointment with Verra over a delay to consultations on tokenising retired credits, with the hold-up already stretching for more than two weeks following the standard manager's effective ban on the practice.

Conservationists say exploitation of amphibians leading to depletion of native species abroad

A voracious appetite for frogs’ legs among the French and Belgians is driving species in Indonesia, Turkey and Albania to the brink of extinction, according to a report.

Europe imports as many as 200 million mostly wild frogs every year, contributing to a serious depletion of native species abroad.

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Germany’s decision to delay the retirement of coal plants scheduled to close and re-activate reserve capacity could push EU power sector emissions 5% higher over the next two years, according to a modelled report from analysts at an energy consultancy.

Dairy Crest sentenced for repeatedly breaching environmental permit at Davidstow creamery

One of the UK’s biggest dairy firms has been fined £1.5m for repeatedly polluting a river near its Cornwall factory and causing local residents to suffer years of noxious smells – but the problems are continuing.

Dairy Crest was sentenced on Thursday at Truro crown court for repeatedly breaching its environmental permit at Davidstow creamery in Camelford. The site, the UK’s largest dairy processing facility, makes Cathedral City cheese, Clover and Country Life.

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If we can’t dramatically cut meat consumption then intensive ‘factory farming’ may be comparatively less risky, say authors

The industrial farming of animals such as pigs, poultry and cattle to provide meat for hundreds of millions of people may reduce the risk of pandemics and the emergence of dangerous diseases including Sars, BSE, bird flu and Covid-19 compared with less-intensive farming, a major study by vets and ecologists has found.

Despite reports from the UN and other bodies in the wake of Covid linking the intensive farming of livestock to the spread of zoonotic (animal-borne) diseases, the authors argue that “non-intensive” or “low-yield” farms pose a more serious risk to human health because they require far more land to produce the same amount of food.

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The Norwegian government has upped plans to create a hydrogen maritime hub along Norway’s eastern seaboard, awarding grants of 1.12 bln NOK ($112 mln) to 12 initiatives, it announced Thursday as part of a roadmap for green industrial growth.

A carbon financing company is offering project developers a guaranteed floor price for their carbon credits and a profit share if market prices start to rise, in a move that could counter criticism of profiteering in the voluntary carbon market.

The conjunction will last until Monday and won't be seen again until 2040.

Clean Energy Council says allowing new wind and solar farms to "trade" network access could solve network congestion challenges.

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EU nations are sticking to their line that the proposed carbon market for transport and buildings should be delayed by a year to 2027, according to the latest leaked draft seen by Carbon Pulse on Thursday, a week ahead of when the governments are due to reach a united position on several climate bills.

BlueFloat and Energy Estate unveil a fourth Australian offshore wind project, hailing the "change of narrative" since the election of a new federal government.

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Albanese government commits $45 million to the push to cheaper and more efficient solar technologies, led by Australian Centre for Advanced Photovoltaics.

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Out of 14 nations surveyed, UK citizens measured lowest for their oneness with the natural world

From the romantic poets to the global reach of Sir David Attenborough, Britain has a reputation for being a nation of nature lovers.

But the citizens of this supposedly green and pleasant land are ranked bottom of 14 European nations measured for their “nature connectedness”, according to a new study.

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EU carbon prices fluctuated in a very narrow range on Thursday morning as traders tracked developments in energy markets, where prices surged as Germany announced plans to reward industry for reducing gas consumption amid further tightening in Russian supplies.

Global stock markets are financing energy companies that own three times more coal, oil, and gas reserves than can be burned without breaking the Paris climate agreement’s target to limit global warming to 1.5C, raising the risk of stranded assets for the financial sector, a report released on Thursday claimed.

The China Environmental Protection Foundation has filed a civil lawsuit against a Beijing-based consultancy caught faking ETS data twice, accusing the company of maliciously reducing the cost of emitting carbon and negatively impacting China’s efforts to meet its climate change ambitions.