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The EU’s proposed carbon border adjustment mechanism will likely affect its closest neighbours much more than global trade partners, experts believe, despite an increasing number of countries across the globe expressing concerns over the 27-nation bloc’s plans.

A program has been used to predict the structures of nearly every protein in the human body.

Wivenhoe pumped hydro plant scores windfall gains in high prices that followed Callide coal explosion.

The post Wivenhoe’s pockets rare windfall from Callide coal explosion, but where was big battery? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Quebec government declined to authorise a proposed natural gas liquefication facility on Wednesday due to concerns that the project would not lead to a net reduction in global emissions.

Climate Change Committee head says firms must invest in ‘scaleable’ offsets such as carbon capture

The aviation industry must pay for costly carbon removal technologies rather than rely on using the planting of trees to claim they are reducing emissions, the head of the Climate Change Committee has said.

Chris Stark said aviation, unlike other transport sectors, was unlikely to meet targets for net zero by 2050. He said instead the industry had to use “scaleable” offsets that matched ongoing emissions into future decades, but that these should be used as a last resort after directly cutting emissions.

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Wind and solar have set new production records in Australia's main grid as they continue to reshape the grid and displace coal and gas.

The post Wind and solar set new production records as they reshape Australia’s grid appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A removal project aims to reduce numbers of the unwelcome arrival that has quickly become prevalent

Non-native lionfish have become increasingly common in parts of the Mediterranean in recent years, threatening local ecosystems and posing a hazard to humans through their venomous spines.

Marine biologist Prof Jason Hall-Spencer first saw a lionfish off the coast of Cyprus in 2016. It was just an individual, but the species – which produce about 2 million eggs each year and lack natural predators in their new environment – have quickly become prevalent. “In some places, I’ve seen 40 on one dive,” said Hall-Spencer, from the University of Plymouth.

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EUAs fell sharply to a five-week low in morning trading on Thursday, falling to their lowest in five weeks even as natural gas prices held steady.

All 245 companies covered by China’s biggest pilot emissions trading scheme surrendered permits in time this week to meet their 2020 obligations, marking the end of the last compliance cycle before coal-fired power plants accounting for around 40% of the scheme’s emissions transition to the national market.

Dramatic footage shows the moment an aluminium plant exploded in China's central Henan province after a record-breaking rain storm. Local government officials said Dengfeng Power Group's plant exploded when flood waters from a nearby river breached a wall and entered it

• China floods: death toll climbs as questions raised over preparedness
• ‘I might not make it’: passengers tell of horror as Chinese subway floods
• Death toll rises and thousands flee homes as floods hit China
  

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A major Dutch-headquartered firm has become the latest trading house to expand its emissions business to the Asia-Pacific region, with at least two carbon traders joining from Shell.

The process of manufacturing gallium-doped solar panels was under a patent until last year. It's only now that this method has started to pick up steam. Matthew Wright, Postdoctoral Researcher in Photovoltaic Engineering, UNSW Brett Hallam, Scientia and DECRA Fellow, UNSW Bruno Vicari Stefani, PhD Candidate, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Researchers find ‘significant relationship’ between stony coral tissue loss disease and nearby shipping

A virulent and fast-moving coral disease that has swept through the Caribbean could be linked to waste or ballast water from ships, according to research.

The deadly infection, known as stony coral tissue loss disease (SCTLD), was first identified in Florida in 2014, and has since moved through the region, causing great concern among scientists.

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The politics of this new, extreme individualism will make collective responses to social crises impossible

Soon, a few of the more shameless newspaper commentators will urge the rest of us to “learn to live” with climate breakdown. Soon, a couple of especially sharp-elbowed cabinet ministers will sigh to the Spectator that, yes, carbon emissions should ideally be slashed – but we must make a trade-off between “lives and livelihoods”. Soon, a little platoon of Tory backbenchers will respond to TV pictures of another devastating flash flood or deadly heatwave by complaining about “fearmongering”. “Why is the BBC so doomy?” they’ll ask, as the death toll rises.

Soon, shockingly soon, the cheap shots, the brazen stat-bending and the coprophagic cynicism that have warped British discourse since March 2020 will migrate from Covid to an even bigger and more lethal crisis: the climate emergency. And just as they have helped shape the self-inflicted catastrophe that England has embarked upon this week, so they will work their terrible influence on that one.

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New machine learning models will allow the output of solar farms to be accurately predicted a day ahead of time.

The post Machine learning breakthrough allows day-ahead predictions for solar farms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Nearly 5GW of coal capacity in NSW and Queensland was missing when Callide coal generator exploded and took out another 2.5GW.

The post Baseload: 5GW of coal capacity missing before Callide coal explosion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Japan to double renewables targets for 2030 and slashing expected generation from coal and gas, in blow to Australian fossil fuel exports.

The post Japan’s new energy strategy exposes folly of Australia’s “gas led recovery” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany’s entire energy demand can be met through renewables alone within ten to fifteen years, says German Institute for Economic Research.

The post Germany can fulfil entire energy demand with renewables in 10-15 years – report appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A new study shows carbon pollution on the same route can vary sharply but consumers currently cannot make informed choices

Commercial flying is a real carbon bomb as emissions from commercial aviation are growing rapidly and are on track to triple by 2050, when they could make up about a quarter of the global carbon budget.

But now a new study shows how people could reduce their emissions while still flying on airplanes, if they were able to choose the most carbon-friendly routes.

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Covid has virtually shut down solar installations in three states, as Autonomous fights for survival.

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