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Island states are often dependent on expensive imported fossil fuels for their power. Ocean thermal energy conversion plants could provide constant power – if technical issues can be overcome. Rosalind Archer, Professor, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New data shows ‘mystifying’ lack of progress in post-Brexit pledge to curb bottom-trawling, two years after landmark legislation

More than 90% of Britain’s offshore marine protected areas are still being bottom-trawled and dredged, two years after analysis of the extent of destructive fishing exposed them as “paper parks”, according to data shared with the Guardian.

The UK’s network of marine parks, set up to safeguard vulnerable areas of the seabed and marine life, is a cornerstone of the government’s target to protect 30% of ocean biodiversity by 2030.

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A Russian missile has damaged a small solar farm in eastern Ukraine over the weekend.

The post Russian missile strikes Ukraine solar farm, solar farm powers on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Want to check your canine friend isn’t suffering when an Antarctic blast hits? Start with their ears and feet. Melissa Starling, Postdoctoral researcher, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

One of Australia's largest business groups pleads for an accelerated switch to renewables, in the wake of 'apocalyptic' electricity prices.

The post “Apocalyptic”: Industry group’s desperate plea to get Australia off coal and gas appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plans for massive green hydrogen hub backed by up to 6GW of wind and solar have been discontinued, citing "unacceptable" risks around water supply.

The post Massive 6,000MW renewable hydrogen plans shelved over “water issues” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland says no to new bidding directions for state owned generators, despite state prices soaring to unprecedented highs. But it's working on an energy plan.

The post Queensland won’t change bidding practices of state owned generators, despite soaring prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Rotting seaweed has plagued the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, US and West African coasts for a decade. So we’ve developed a new approach to turn what’s now rubbish into green electricity and fertiliser. Saeid Baroutian, Associate Professor, University of Auckland Dr. Terrell Thompson, Life Sciences Coordinator - Export Barbados, University of Auckland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Green hydrogen production requires significant water input, but a new report suggests this could work in favour of some already drought prone regions.

The post How green hydrogen could alleviate global water shortages, not exacerbate them appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Transgrid starts work on its $1.8b portion of Project EnergyConnect, that will massively increase the amount of power shared betwen NSW, VIC and SA.

The post Transgrid starts work on $1.8bn “transformative” renewable superhighway appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Why should wind and solar farm hosts be paid much more than hosts of the transmission lines running from those wind and solar farms?

The post To triple transmission capacity, landowners and neighbours need to be paid more appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Recent actions by Indonesia and Papua New Guinea to pause the authorisation of new voluntary carbon market (VCM) credits represent the start of country level accounting impacting the VCM, as the mechanisms laid out in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement begin to be implemented, writes Sebastien Cross of ratings firm BeZero Carbon.

The Brazilian government's bottom-up sectoral climate plan is set to drive domestic demand for offsets despite many details that are yet to be made clear, carbon project developers told Carbon Pulse.

Australia set a new record high for wind output early on Tuesday morning, bringing at least temporary relief from absurdly high electricity prices for some states.

The post Australia hits record high wind output, offering some relief from soaring market prices appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New report argues that Labor should focus less on poles and wires and more on putting together a national storage target to support the renewables transition.

The post Why Australia needs to create a renewable storage target appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The FIFA football World Cup to be held in Qatar in late 2022 aims to be the first to be carbon neutral, according to the event’s organisers, but a green group report published Tuesday argues that emissions may have been understated and the carbon credits used are unlikely robust enough.

What are the climate wars? There has been bipartisan agreement to not act sufficiently on climate between major parties. They're at peace. We are not.

The post The real climate wars are only just getting started appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Environmentalists are worried the shift to green energy means damage from more mines. But it doesn’t have to be this way. Anita Parbhakar-Fox, Principal Research Fellow/ Group Leader- MIWATCH, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

EU leaders gathered on Monday aiming to strike a partial deal banning Russian oil imports amid resistance from Hungary, while sources said as many as nine member states could already oppose MSR sale plans that are due to be discussed Tuesday.