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BHP to take a lead role in landmark clean energy projects through its now approved bid for fellow miner Oz Minerals, and securing bigger role in battery metals.

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Corporate net zero targets are spreading like wildfire, but many ring hollow and are no more than vague statements of intent. Here's how to unpick them.

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A major Australian bank has announced its first carbon prepayment deal as it seeks to ease carbon market access for agribusinesses.

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Osmi Australia confirms that state approvals for its 200MW Delburn wind farm are being challenged in court, with a hearing date set for February 2023.

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Virya Energy proposes 220 of wind turbines, up to 300MW of solar PV and a 500MW/500MWh battery north-west of Jerilderie.

The post Another giga-scale wind, solar and battery project jostles for a spot in new renewable zone appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO shuffles its cards as it seeks to maintain grid stability in South Australia, switching off the biggest gas generator to contain the risk to rooftop PV.

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The embryo is frozen in liquid nitrogen until a suitable female donkey is found to grow it into a baby. Andres Gambini, Senior Lecturer, School of Agriculture and Food Science, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Clashes over cash for poor countries are dominating as talks at COP27 in Egypt go down to the wire.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) values slid early in the week ahead of the Q4 WCI auction before rising after state regulator ARB published the final Scoping Plan update, while RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices held in a narrow range amid few drivers.

A probe into the offsetting of the upcoming FIFA World Cup football tournament in Qatar has shone a light on GCC’s governance, with the carbon project certifier insisting that its conflict of interest safeguards are robust despite links between two of its steering committee members and the handful of projects it has so far registered ahead of hundreds in the pipeline.

An airline and an aircraft manufacturer have invested in a Canadian direct air capture (DAC) technology firm.

Australia’s energy minister has met with China’s climate envoy on the sidelines of negotiations at COP27, agreeing to cooperate on climate issues, as he used a plenary session to support the EU’s establishment of a loss and damage fund.

The EU shifted against a longstanding deadlock at UN climate talks on Thursday by proposing to establish a loss and damage fund for the most vulnerable countries, using money that could be raised partly by a levy on aviation, shipping, or fossil fuels.

A group of seven East African nations are successfully using Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) activities to generate climate finance, however the sheer scale of new finance required raises questions on how to expand and transition to Article 6, according to a report launched at the COP27 conference on Thursday.

Community members and campaigners have hailed the move as a win for vulnerable marine ecosystem and wildlife

Canada has rejected a mine expansion project in the Arctic after years of uncertainty and fierce protest, in what community members and campaigners say is a win for the vulnerable marine ecosystem and wildlife.

Baffinland Iron Mines’ planned expansion to its Mary River site would have seen it double output to 12m tonnes of iron ore. To bring the ore to market, the mine also said it needed to build a 110km railway to a port near the community of Pond Inlet as well as doubling its shipping.

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Four dams on California-Oregon border to be decommissioned on Klamath River, which fish use to reach spawning grounds

A US agency seeking to restore habitat for endangered fish gave final approval on Thursday to decommission four dams straddling the California-Oregon border, the largest dam removal undertaking in US history.

Dam removal is expected to improve the health of the Klamath River, the route that Chinook salmon and endangered coho salmon take from the Pacific Ocean to their upstream spawning grounds, and from where the young fish return to the sea.

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We’ll need clear and well updated information to gauge flood risk as climate change intensifies floods. Mark Gibbs, Adjunct Professor, Queensland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Major new policies are still needed to accelerate the road transport transition. There’s good news, however: Australian motorists have been promised more choice soon. Hussein Dia, Professor of Future Urban Mobility, Swinburne University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

With only one full day of official talks left, there are no clear agreements on key issues including funding for loss and damage

The UN secretary-general, António Guterres, has flown to the attempted rescue of troubled climate talks in Egypt, warning of a “breakdown in trust” between rich and poor governments that could scupper hopes of a deal.

He urged countries reaching the final day of the Cop27 UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh to find common ground. “There has been clearly, as in past times, a breakdown in trust between north and south, and between developed and emerging economies,” he said. “This is no time for finger pointing. The blame game is a recipe for mutually assured destruction.”

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