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Two climate tech firms have joined forces to build what they say is the first digital carbon registry in the Asia-Pacific, with a function for digital measuring, reporting, and verification (dMRV) embedded in the platform.

An investment management company has listed its carbon credit exchange-traded fund focused on global compliance markets on the New York Stock Exchange, it announced Thursday.

Potatoes are profitable and in demand. But wet weather and hard-to-control diseases have caused havoc for our growers. Ronika Thapa, PhD Student, University of Tasmania Calum Wilson, Professor, University of Tasmania Robert Tegg, Research Fellow, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The story of “Atto Gal”s epic journey from Perth to Sydney and back in an electric BYD, and what she learned along the way. Plus: China’s big EV play.

The post The Driven Podcast: Across Australia by BYD appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Reform Roadmap flags several significant advances towards a smoother, less costly and delay-free grid connection process for renewables.

The post Roadmap released to smooth connections for wind and solar, and to add batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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International Energy Agency says investment will hit $1.7tn this year, well ahead of fossil fuels

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has helped ignite a boom in clean energy investment which will significantly outpace spending on fossil fuels, according to the International Energy Agency.

A report from the IEA has found that clean energy investment is on track to reach $1.7tn (£1.4tn) this year as investors turn to renewables, electric vehicles, nuclear power, grids, storage and other low-carbon technologies.

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Regulator flags power price hikes across the main grid, but experts question why prices are still being determined by frameworks first designed decades ago.

The post Regulator confirms another coal and gas fuelled power price hike. But why? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW now has a roadmap to exit coal by the end of the decade. But it requires a commitment from the state government. Will Labor run with it?

The post NSW now has roadmap to close coal by 2030. But will Labor run with it? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Forestry firm Stora Enso is launching a pilot programme where it will pay forest-owners across several regions in Finland for leaving their harvested forests in better shape than required by regulations.

World’s only wind farm built in a major active conflict zone officially opened on Monday, after workers spent nine months working in bullet proof vests and spending time in bomb shelters.

The post Bullet-proof vests and bomb shelters: Wind farm switches on in Ukraine conflict zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sourcing existing yet untapped capacity will help solve our overarching goals of providing cleaner, quicker and more cost-effective electricity to consumers.

The post Grid has untapped capacity that could be used by renewables. But networks can’t see it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Nordic Environment Finance Corporation’s (NEFCO) Modern Cooking Facility for Africa (MCFA) has announced a partnership with the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA) to boost clean cooking solutions in sub-Saharan Africa.

The expansion of a Queensland coal mine could potentially push the boundaries of the reformed Safeguard Mechanism, given that the mine’s owner has been historically underreporting its emissions, according to a think-tank submission.

There’s a lot of enthusiasm for wildflower fields and bug hotels. But before introducing these insect-saving measures, we need to better understand when they help – and when they don’t. Rob Cruickshank, Lecturer – Teaching & Administration, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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The Smithsonian’s National Zoo is celebrating the birth of meerkat pups for the first time in 16 years.

Carbon neutrality of low-cost telco Belong relies almost solely on buying overseas offsets, and how an Institute of Public Affairs fellow misread the Great Barrier Reef

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Telstra’s low-cost mobile and internet company Belong is in the middle of a nationwide advertising campaign that’s memorable for its imagery of a sliced-off bloodless thumb crawling up a snow-driven mountain.

“The average Australian is estimated to scroll the height of Everest on their phone every month. That’s why we proudly offset our network emissions,” the advert declares.

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Market experts are clashing in their views as to where EU carbon prices go next, with the bears amongst them predicting a possible re-test of last year's lows while the bulls foresee another go at the €100 level before the year's out.