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Wind and solar must account for 75 per cent of global electricity generation if the world has any chance of capping global warming below 2°C, new report says.

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The 227MW Collector wind farm has celebrated its official opening in the New South Wales Tablelands. Local MP Angus Taylor did not attend.

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New bill creates credits under the Safeguards Mechanism, but the devil will be in the design, which could pose problems for getting the legislation passed.

The post Safeguard credits bill lands in parliament, but devil will be in design and baseline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia must start planning now to ensure it can meet the huge labour and skills needs of its ambitious plans for renewables and green hydrogen projects.

The post Australia faces critical skill shortages for wind, solar, storage and hydrogen projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We hear a lot about how humans eating meat is bad for the planet. But if every animal only ate plants, Earth would look dramatically different. Mitchell G. Nye-Wood, Research Fellow, Edith Cowan University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A group of Australian firms along with the government have teamed up to run a pilot reforestation project in Vietnam in a bid to lay the foundations for broader implementation of nature-based projects in the country.

The world’s largest active volcano has erupted for the first time in nearly 40 years on the Big island of Hawaii

• Mauna Loa is erupting. What do you need to know?

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Booming prices for coastal properties are a mark of our reluctance to reckon with the climate change that is already upon us. We must start to properly account for and act on climate risk. Tayanah O'Donnell, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University Eleanor Robson, PhD Candidate, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Owners of biggest wind farm in Western Australia create new company to pursue new projects and expansion opportunities.

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State-owned coal generator throws its weight behind plans to develop a green hydrogen and ammonia production and export facility in North Queensland.

The post From black coal to ‘sunshine gas:’ CS Energy backs major green hydrogen project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Washington State Department of Ecology (ECY) on Monday published final regulations of its Clean Fuels Program (CFP), confirming an accelerated timeline to achieve average carbon intensity (CI) reductions for covered transportation fuels.

A provider of AI-powered satellite imagery analysis and an Australian offset project developer on Tuesday announced an alliance to improve soil carbon measurement.

A US-based sustainability startup on Tuesday announced it has gained funding to launch a platform to accelerate the development of biochar projects.

The Swiss government issued a statement on Tuesday confirming that 2% of its imported carbon credits would be cancelled for the good of the environment, a provision recommended under the Paris Agreement but remaining voluntary in many cases.

Elaliite and elkinstantonite are the new names but the Saar people in Somalia call it Nightfall.

China has sent astronauts to live on its space station, the second permanent outpost in orbit.

Greenhouse gas emissions from the world’s maritime fleet increased by 4.7% in 2021, with most of the increase coming from container ships, dry bulk carriers and general cargo vessels, a report from UNCTAD, the UN institution dealing with trade and development, warned Tuesday

Climate change is raising the number of days the Earth passes crucial thresholds of fire risk. But urgently cutting emissions can avoid the worst. Hamish Clarke, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne Anne Griebel, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Western Sydney University Matthias Boer, Professor, Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment, Western Sydney University Rachael Helene Nolan, Senior research fellow, Western Sydney University Víctor Resco de Dios, Profesor de ingeniería forestal y cambio global, Universitat de Lleida Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Buying out China’s stake was inevitable but the government still has the onerous task of finding committed investors

Another day, another “confirmation” that the government plans to build the Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk – surely the “most announced” project in UK infrastructure history. The latest update, though, contained a genuine sign of seriousness: the Chinese are being paid to go away.

China General Nuclear (CGN), a state-backed firm, owned a 20% stake in the fledgling project and had, in effect, a right to subscribe to maintain its holding through the various funding rounds – just as it did at Hinkley Point C in Somerset. In practice, any form of Chinese involvement in Sizewell has been impossible for at least a year.

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