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Pupils at a school supported by Save the Children on Tonlé Sap, a lake in the west of the country, are learning about pollution and the climate crisis – and how their efforts can make a difference to their community

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We look at developments in Queensland and South Australia. Nigel delivers All Energy wrap and picks apart Sky After Dark misinformation about cobalt.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: The dumb decisions holding back rooftop PV appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL Energy kicks off construction of ARENA-backed Broken Hill battery, a 50MW/50MWh lithium-ion BESS in the far west of New South Wales.

The post AGL breaks ground on Broken Hill big battery as AGM looms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wealthy nations have been reluctant to put loss and damage on the COP27 agenda. If negotiations fail, they could ‘unravel the fragile hopes for climate solidarity’ Jacqueline Peel, Director, Melbourne Climate Futures, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Vietnam has adopted more ambitious targets to reduce its emissions by 2030 from a Business as Usual (BAU) trajectory in its latest NDC submission to the UNFCCC, although overall its GHG output is still likely to rise in absolute terms in scenarios laid out in both its unconditional and conditional pledges.

First batch of wind turbine blades for the $3bn Andrew Forrest-backed Clarke Creek renewable energy precinct set sail for port of Gladstone.

The post “Massive pieces of kit:” Wind blades set sail for Andrew Forrest’s huge hybrid project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Toyota, Volkswagen and Hyundai/Kia on track to make far more petrol and diesel cars than is sustainable

The world’s biggest carmakers plan to build about 400m more diesel and petrol cars than what is sustainable to contain global heating, a study has found.

Researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS), the University of Applied Sciences of the Industry in Bergisch Gladbach and Greenpeace Germany compared the rate at which the world needed to embrace zero-emissions vehicles with the rate at which major car companies were planning to produce various models.

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The pause follows a fire at a Melbourne recycling facility, which is also linked the closure of Coles and Woolworths soft plastics recycling

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More than one million used printer cartridges returned as part of a Planet Ark recycling program are being held in storage until at least the middle of next year.

Planet Ark has told the Guardian the printer cartridges can’t currently be recycled because of a June fire at a recycling facility in Melbourne.

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Suspects are almost 25% more likely to be charged for crimes in urban areas than the countryside.

Australia is an exception among developed nations in having increased energy use per person since 2005. A new consultation paper offers hope of policies that can lift the nation’s energy performance. Hugh Saddler, Honorary Associate Professor, Centre for Climate Economics and Policy, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A 10MW, two-hour (20MWh) battery energy storage system has been completed in the ACT, where it will be used to support the transmission network.

The post Spanish energy giant switches on ACT battery – its first in the world appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The actions of Brookfield, Andrew Forrest, Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar show that shortage of capital is not a problem.

The post Tens of billions are ready for Australia’s renewable revolution: Can regulators and rule makers keep up? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Data shared exclusively with the BBC show large numbers of oil and gas lobbyists attending COP27.

Political tensions mean both nations have been shut out of the EU's prestigious Horizon programme.

Indigenous people warn of risks to the Okavango Delta, and an ex-bishop of Namibia calls on COP delegates to take action.

ACCC to oversee reform of water market which emerged after Murray-Darling Basin changes meant water allocations could be traded

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The federal government will crack down on shonky practices in the trading of water which have undermined farmers’ trust in the market by implementing new rules and more oversight.

The water minister, Tanya Plibersek, will announce today that $12m has been provided to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to police and implement the roadmap for water market reform.

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A US-headquartered oil and gas exploration firm has inked a multi-year partnership with a UN-backed non-profit to help drive a “sustainable” market for clean cooking solutions, including “clean-burning” liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).

The claim it would take 25% of Australia’s land mass to provide the planet with green hydrogen misses an obvious point

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How much land would be needed for enough solar panels and windfarms to supply the world with green hydrogen?

In a story in The Australian this week, the apparent answer was about 25% of Australia’s entire land mass.

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California regulator ARB issued the lowest number of compliance offsets since mid-July for the latest reporting period, but tagged more than 11 mln credits from an Arizona forestry project with the distinction of accruing direct environmental benefits to the state (DEBs), according to government data published Wednesday.