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Nearly 100 coal-fired power plants will begin participating in Indonesia’s newly-introduced carbon trading scheme, marking the first of three phases for the sector to cut its emissions to help meet the country’s NDC targets, the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced.

Coal and gas are in a long structural terminal decline, renewables are booming and pushing expensive, unreliable, polluting fossil fuels out of the market.

The post AEMO report confirms wind and solar best cure for fossil fuel hyper-inflation appeared first on RenewEconomy.

And now I’m supposed to use an induction stove like some sort of animal?! It isn’t fair!!

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Queensland says $75 million facility represents a "Eureka" moment for the shift to critical minerals to support renewables and battery storage.

The post Palaszczuk announces Australia-first critical minerals facility for battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RES has begun dipping its toes into the battery market, and has added another storage project to the growing pipeline in the Hunter Valley.

The post Another two big battery projects jostle for position and contracts in Hunter Valley appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Energy Security Board's board favoured solution to grid access is widely opposed. Energy ministers must tell it to move on and focus on something useful.

The post Renewable transition faces critical moment as ministers decide on transmission access appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Woodside nearly doubles fourth quarter revenues as fossil fuel majors continue to cash in on soaring oil and gas prices.

The post Woodside nearly doubles revenue as fossil fuel giants cash in on oil and gas prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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Researchers believe gestures used by chimps and bonobos were a "starting point" for our language.

Germany lifts maximum support rates for ground-mounted solar system tenders by 25 per cent to help meet new solar targets.

The post Germany lifts rates for ground mounted solar systems to help meet new targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Australia reached an "extraordinary" 91.5 pct wind and solar even when its main transmission links were down, in what AEMO says is a "glimpse of the future."

The post “Glimpse of the future:” South Australia peaked at 91.5 pct wind and solar when links were down appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Study points to ‘substantial reductions in mortality’ and significant health benefits if policies implemented

Reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions in England and Wales by 2050 will lead to an extra 2m years of life, a study suggests.

The UK is legally committed to hitting net zero by 2050. Many of the proposed policies will reduce harmful environmental factors such as air pollution, and encourage healthy behaviours including diet and exercise, but this is the first time researchers have comprehensively modelled how net zero will affect health.

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The pet trade has spurred a wave of bird imports, leading to escapes or even deliberate releases of exotic species into the wild. New research reveals the threat they now pose to native birds. Margaret Stanley, Professor of Ecology, University of Auckland Ellery McNaughton, Research Assistant, University of Auckland Josie Galbraith, Curator Natural Sciences, Auckland War Memorial Museum Rachel Fewster, Professor of Statistics, University of Auckland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A US government agency on Tuesday rejected a request from the operator of California’s Diablo Canyon Power Plant to reopen an earlier application that would extend the facility's lifespan, saying that the nuclear energy installation had not submitted the information necessary to proceed with a review.

A carbon credit project developer focused on decarbonising the oil and gas sector has become the thirtieth investment for an oil major-owned climate fund’s $1 billion-plus portfolio.

The voluntary carbon markets needs to continue developing the necessary infrastructure to increase the supply of credible projects and incentivise market participation, writes Robin Green of Carbonplace.

The head of a US financial market regulator said in comments Monday that the agency is vested with the authority to oversee the voluntary carbon market (VCM), according to a media report.

Chemical weapons and toxins are still being used in current wars. Without action, ecosystems and people are at risk. Stacey Pizzino, PhD Candidate, The University of Queensland Jo Durham, Senior Lecturer in Disaster Risk Management and Health, Queensland University of Technology Michael Waller, Senior Lecturer Biostatistics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (IC-VCM) has clarified that its labelling of high-integrity carbon credits will extend to past issuances, aiming to help clean up the considerable surplus of older-vintage credits.

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