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As appears to be almost compulsory for high-profile, rightwing television presenters, Fox News’ recently departed primetime host Tucker Carlson is a climate science denier.

Carlson would preach regularly to his nightly audience of more than 3 million viewers about how concerns over climate change were like a religion, and that “the entire theory [of human-caused climate] is absurd.”

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Dutch offshore solar start-up wins contract to install and operate a floating solar system at the 759MW Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm.

The post Floating solar developer lands first commercial install – at an offshore wind farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable energy investment tax credits unveiled in Canada’s 2023 federal budget expected to boost value of some projects by more than 50%.

The post Canada unleashes “wave” of new renewables with investment tax credit appeared first on RenewEconomy.

BlueFloat Energy says its 2.1GW offshore wind project could bring tens of billions of dollars to the regional economy and thousands of jobs.

The post BlueFloat promises massive windfall as race for a spot in Gippsland offshore zone hots up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Offset (CCO) issuances climbed for the second period in a row, though year-to-date levels continue to trail the same period in 2022, according to state data published Wednesday.

LNG import capacity planned by EU governments would increase the bloc's greenhouse gas emissions by 950 MtCO2e per year, equivalent to 32% of the total emissions in 2019, according to estimates in an NGO report published Thursday.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values dropped from a six-month peak this week as a recent financial-led rally petered out and market participants prepared for another steep quarterly credit generation figure.

Renewable energy generated more of the EU’s electricity than fossil fuels over winter for the first time, with energy trends subduing fears that coal generation was ramping up in the face of a move away from Russian gas, according to analysis published Thursday.

The Colombian environment ministry is developing new regulations covering additionality requirements, standards bodies, and community involvement for offsets under the country’s carbon tax, but the first draft of the rules has not been written after nearly a year of preliminary meetings, experts told Carbon Pulse.

Improving the performance of nearly 11 million existing homes will make a much bigger difference to housing energy costs and emissions than an incoming 7-star energy standard for new homes. Trivess Moore, Senior Lecturer, School of Property, Construction and Project Management, RMIT University Lisa de Kleyn, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Ralph Horne, Associate Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research & Innovation, College of Design & Social Context, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Fear and Wonder is a new climate podcast, brought to you by The Conversation, and sponsored by the Climate Council. In episode five, we discuss how climate change is affecting vulnerable species. Joelle Gergis, Senior Lecturer in Climate Science, Australian National University Michael Green, Host + Producer, The Conversation Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Europe's oil and gas sector is already quickly advancing its project pipeline for underground CO2 storage, a panel heard Wednesday, with experts touting no shortage of options as the EU hones its target of reaching 50 million tonnes of annual CO2 injection capacity by 2030.

A pioneering waste-to-energy carbon capture plant in Norway has been suspended after running over budget.

Utility RWE posted a significant drop in generation from its German lignite power plants in the first quarter of 2023, while gas burn from its assets covered by the EU's carbon market increased by one-third year-on-year, it reported in preliminary output data published Wednesday.

Arrays installed by more than 50,700 households in first quarter of 2023 as people seek to reduce energy bills

The number of households installing rooftop solar panels reached its highest level in more than seven years in the first months of 2023 as energy-bill payers turned to renewable energy to guard against spiralling costs.

Industry figures show that more than 50,700 households installed arrays between January and March, more than double the number in the same months last year and the highest figure since late 2015.

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A US commercial-scale direct air capture (DAC) plant will hold its groundbreaking ceremony this week, a panel heard Wednesday, with the facility slated to capture up to one million tonnes of CO2 a year once fully operational in coming years.

Digitally-linked biogas clean cookstove projects could pay for themselves in five years despite the high set up cost, according to an industry-commissioned paper that outlines how technological advances could build buyer confidence in a carbon credit sector shaken by over-crediting concerns.

The European Parliament’s environment (ENVI) and industry (ITRE) committees on Wednesday voted to strengthen a law to curb methane emissions from the energy sector, seeking to include imports while demanding a future proposal to reduce output of the potent warming gas in other sectors.

Modelling shows how good policy and regulation can put the famous solar duck curve to sleep and share the benefits of rooftop solar with everyone.

The post Dead duck curve: Rooftop solar saturation can be big win for consumers and grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

‘Unprecedented’ warming indicates climate crisis is taking place before our eyes, experts say

Temperatures in the world’s oceans have broken fresh records, testing new highs for more than a month in an “unprecedented” run that has led to scientists stating the Earth has reached “uncharted territory” in the climate crisis.

The rapid acceleration of ocean temperatures in the last month is an anomaly that scientists have yet to explain. Data collated by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), known as the Optimum Interpolation Sea Surface Temperature (OISST) series, gathered by satellites and buoys, has shown temperatures higher than in any previous year, in a series stretching back to 1981, continuously over the past 42 days.

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