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IEA says Putin's war makes strong case for renewables, but long term outlook remains in the hands of policy makers.

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Our author spots four of these striking birds as they pause their migration at the Somerset Levels

Sporting the splendid feathery collars that give the ruff its name, they reminded me of the foppish, preening courtiers of Tudor times.

This trio of male ruffs, along with a much smaller female (known as a reeve) were frantically feeding at the RSPB’s Ham Wall reserve. This is one of their favoured stopover points on their long journey north, from Africa to the Arctic tundra.

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The Transport and Environment campaign group says Neste is cynically using the band

Coldplay have been branded “useful idiots for greenwashing” after announcing a partnership with the Finnish oil company Neste to halve their touring emissions last week.

Neste claims to be the world’s largest producer of sustainable biofuels, but the firm’s palm oil suppliers cleared at least 10,000 hectares (24,710 acres) of forest in countries such as Indonesia and Malaysia between 2019 and 2020, according a study by Friends of the Earth.

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Ark Energy to fast track 9GW of wind and solar projects as it seeks to accelerate green energy switch and renewable hydrogen.

The post Zinc giant seals 9GW wind and solar pipeline for Australian green hydrogen plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Independent candidate Georgia Steele wants to dislodge climate-denier Craig Kelly and revive federal action on climate change.

The post Georgia Steele: The climate independent with Craig Kelly in her sights appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Wind and solar have delivered “substantially lower” wholesale electricity prices in South Australia, but it has yet to flow through to consumers.

The post SA renewables surge bringing down energy prices, but consumers miss out appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Angus Taylor visits a solar factory, the big news out of Smart Energy Expo, and the solar-coaster. Again.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: The day the Coalition discovered solar panels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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The final version of the 19m-long Prime rocket is to be launched from a site in Sutherland.

California’s WCI-linked cap-and-trade system will play a slightly smaller role in achieving the state’s 2030 climate target due to more complementary policies, with regulator ARB either punting any reform measures to the legislature or conducting them after the final Scoping Plan is completed, according to the draft plan published Tuesday.

Senior MEPs have reached a comprehensive early deal on EU ETS reforms just days ahead of a crunch vote, with compromises emerging on higher overall ambition and on curbing the role of speculators, according to meeting notes seen by Carbon Pulse.

A preliminary injunction to temporarily block Pennsylvania’s cap-and-trade regulation would prevent the state from participating in the Q3 RGGI auction, Governor Tom Wolf’s (D) administration argued Tuesday as Republican lawmakers and the coal industry claimed that the programme is unconstitutional.

Plans for Integrated Ocean Energy Marketplace would include a pilot-scale microgrid combining wind, wave, solar, storage and more.

The post Offshore microgrid to showcase ocean energy and storage technologies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We’re lagging behind on the shift to electric vehicles and clean transport. Here’s what we need to do. Jake Whitehead, E-Mobility Research Fellow, The University of Queensland Bjorn Sturmberg, Research Leader, Battery Storage & Grid Integration Program, Australian National University Donna Green, Associate Professor, Investigator for UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute; Affiliated Investigator NHMRC Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research, Associate Investigator the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney Emma Rachel Whittlesea, Senior Research Fellow, Griffith University Liz Hanna, Honorary Associate Professor, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian experts call for a national transport decarbonisation strategy, saying Australia risks "streets full of toxic exhausts and noise".

The post “Limited time to do something”: Experts call for zero emissions transport targets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Offset developer and consultancy South Pole announced another acquisition on Tuesday, continuing its wave of acquiring companies with local and global expertise in recent months and bolstering its digitisation offering.

Aviation’s non-CO2 climate impact is unregulated and thought to account for two-thirds of the industry's fast-rising GHG emissions, but EU lawmakers are demanding further work under proposed legislation in what could eventually lead to a drastic increase in carbon costs for carriers.

The Canadian province of British Columbia will broaden the scope of its Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) to include aviation and marine fuels, as well as allow direct air capture projects to earn credits, the government announced Monday.

Exclusive: US presidential envoy says limiting global heating to 1.5C could be made harder by conflict

The longer the war in Ukraine carries on, the worse the consequences will be for the climate, the US presidential envoy John Kerry has warned.

Many countries are struggling with an energy crisis while also urgently needing to cut greenhouse gas emissions to limit global heating to 1.5C, he said.

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Report reveals extent of sixth mass bleaching event with worst-affected reefs between Cape Tribulation and Whitsundays

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Coral bleaching affected more than 90% of reefs surveyed along the Great Barrier Reef this year, according to a report by government scientists that confirms the natural landmark has suffered its sixth mass bleaching event on record.

The Reef snapshot: summer 2021-22, quietly published by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority on Tuesday night after weeks of delay, said above-average water temperatures in late summer had caused coral bleaching throughout the 2,300km reef system, but particularly in the central region between Cape Tribulation and the Whitsundays.

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