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Rain has fallen across almost all of Australia’s mainland in the last two weeks. Our rain events are usually regional – not national like this. Margaret Cook, Lecturer in History, University of the Sunshine Coast Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

JV buys development rights to WA Kondinin project, which proposes to combine up to 230MW of wind, 80MW of solar and 60MW/120MWh battery storage.

The post WA wind, solar and battery project snapped up by Shell and Foresight JV appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s Northern Territory will allow the use of international carbon credits by large polluting facilities as part of its newly released greenhouse gas offsets policy.

Each year, enough fishing line to circle the Earth 18 times is lost at sea. This not only harms marine life, but also the livelihoods of fishers worldwide. Britta Denise Hardesty, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Chris Wilcox, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Joanna Vince, Associate professor, University of Tasmania Kelsey Richardson, PhD Candidate, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Quinbrook sells minority stake in huge Nevada project to Netherlands largest pension fund, hot on heels of another renewables deal where it doubled its money.

The post Renewables juggernaut Quinbrook flips stake in US solar and battery project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Government’s oceans review also presents grim picture of species under threat of extinction including seabirds and mammals

Microplastics are found in three of every four of New Zealand’s fish, huge portions of indigenous seabirds and marine species are threatened with extinction, and warmer oceans are becoming uninhabitable to native species, a stark new government report on the state of the country’s oceans has found.

The ministry of environment’s marine stocktake, released on Thursday, lays out a grim picture of species under threat. It found that 90% of indigenous seabirds, 82% of indigenous shorebirds, 81% of assessed marine invertebrate species and 22% of marine mammal species were classified as threatened with extinction or at risk of becoming threatened with extinction.

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Amid news of soaring electricity bills, it's time to act on the clear evidence that regulated networks are monopoly price gouging.

The post Supernormal profits reveal urgent need for real – not fake – regulation of electricity networks appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Sparc, Fortescue Future Industries and the University of Adelaide to start scoping work on pilot renewable hydrogen plant based on positive modelling.

The post FFI and Sparc get go-ahead to pilot cutting edge hydrogen electroysis plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report shows the total pipeline of floating offshore wind projects, globally, has more than doubled in the past 12 months, including a decent contribution from Australia.

The post Global floating offshore wind pipeline doubles to 185GW appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Perth-based Allup Silica says its Sparkler site in Western Australia is producing consistent high-grade and low-iron silica sands.

The post Australian miner targets solar panel supply chain with high-grade silica appeared first on RenewEconomy.

GM has bought into Queensland Pacific Metals to secure its battery metal supply chain, and is launching a home energy management system to rival Tesla.

The post GM buys into Aussie battery metals refiner to secure EV and home energy growth appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The next Emissions Reductions Fund (ERF) auction will be held on Mar. 29-30 next year, the Clean Energy Regulator announced Thursday, as the multiple ongoing reform processes to the Australian offset market means there will only be one auction in 2022.

The British government will this year legislate changes to allow big emitters to omit COVID-triggered drops in their 2020 activity levels that might have adverse effects on their future free UK ETS carbon permit allocations.

Interest in rooftop solar is surging, along with EVs and batteries. But how close are we to reaching the limits of where it can be installed?

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: Is there such a thing as ‘peak solar’? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

After a year marked by coal plant outages and supply issues, EnergyAustralia is working up plant to install a 500MW, four-hour big battery at its Mount Piper power station.

The post EnergyAustralia shakes off coal blues with plan for one of Australia’s biggest batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Science body’s information on shale gas fracking treads lightly when it comes to naming methane’s role in global heating, despite it being second only to CO2

Gas companies have their eyes on the Northern Territory where they hope to frack their way to – in the words of the federal government – a “world-class gas province”.

This week, one executive claimed the territory’s Beetaloo Basin held “Australia’s greatest emissions reduction opportunity” – a claim swiftly ridiculed by climate groups.

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Over the past few weeks, flood emergencies have swept across NSW while Sydney smashed its record for highest annual rainfall, last marked in 1950. So how much rainfall have we had this year, and what can we expect from a third La Niña event?

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• Sydney on track for record annual rainfall of 2.2 metres as eastern states brace for flooding
  
• Police urge drivers to stay off flooded roads after NSW man dies in submerged car
  

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California compliance offset issuances ticked slightly upwards this week ahead of the state's interim cap-and-trade compliance deadline, while entities voluntarily retired more credits over Q3, according to state data published Wednesday.

Voluntary carbon markets are not working, according to a report released Thursday from the UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) that outlined related risks to businesses in reaching their net zero emissions commitments, and provided offset-relevant recommendations to UK policymakers.