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New renewables developer emerges in Australia with ready made portfolio of 10 wind, solar and battery storage projects.

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California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) survived a recall election on Tuesday, keeping California's suite of carbon reduction policies in tact as the state’s Democratic-leaning voting bloc rejected a GOP-backed effort to oust the first-term governor. 

SunDrive's breakthrough moment in solar cell technology could be a game-changer for Australian solar projects and for local solar cell production.

The post Australia’s breakthrough solar tech has eye on rooftop and mega-project markets appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Leading scientists and academics issue open letter, arguing growing climate crisis requires creation of a new fossil fuel non-proliferation treaty.

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Survey finds 43% believe waterways are in good condition despite widespread problems in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

Rivers, streams and freshwater marshes across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are being devastated by diffuse agricultural pollution and sewage, according to a new report.

Related: Britain’s rivers are suffocating to death | George Monbiot

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In Karachi, Pakistan, one entrepreneur is on a mission to plant urban forests to cope with rising temperatures.

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US oil major Chevron announced goals on Tuesday to ramp up its production of renewable fuels and increase its usage of carbon capture, utilisation, and storage (CCUS) and offsets.

Quebec distributed the remainder of its 2020 free carbon market allowance allocation on Tuesday, with the total volume declining slightly year on year, according to data published by the province’s environment ministry. 

Nuclear makes no sense economically and it makes no sense because we have better, cheaper and more viable energy alternatives right now.

The post Too slow, too expensive: Why nuclear power makes no sense for Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Many Faroese horrified by what Sea Shepherd group claims was largest such massacre in the islands’ history

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Even the staunchest defenders of traditional whaling in the Faroe Islands have condemned the “cruel and unnecessary” massacre on Sunday of a superpod of nearly 1,500 dolphins, which were driven into shallow waters of the Skálabotnur beach on the island of Eysturoy and left writhing for hours before being killed.

The Sea Shepherd group, which has been campaigning to stop the traditional Faroese “Grind” hunt since the 1980s, has claimed Sunday’s hunt was “the largest single killing of dolphins or pilot whales in the islands’ history”, with more animals perishing than in an entire season at the infamous “Cove” at Taiji, Japan.

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Fifteen years ago I took a job at our local newspaper in my southern New South Wales town of 2,000 people.

The eight-page paper had a circulation at that time of about 900 and one journalist. Me. Despite my experience in national and state political reporting, I had never worked for a small-town paper.

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US biofuel credit (RIN) prices hit a five-month low this week as market participants expect the federal government to release preliminary biofuel quotas under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) after many months of delays.

EUAs settled below €60 on Tuesday for the first time in ten days as more traders concluded that carbon cannot continue to track natural gas prices higher, with some saying emissions demand may have peaked for the moment after utilities brought coal units back on line to leverage that fuel's better operating margins.

California Independent System Operator’s (CAISO) July emissions set a five-year high amid rising power consumption after COVID-19 restrictions were removed, while the monthly CO2 output also soared to its largest level this year.

Snakes owe their success in part to the asteroid impact that killed off the dinosaurs 66 million years ago.

Spain has followed Greece in announcing plans to direct additional revenue from its share of EU carbon permit auctions to support electricity consumers, as power prices across Europe have soared to record levels.

Despite Australia's rapid deployment of wind and solar, it still trails other major economies in the scale of emissions reductions from the grid.

The post “Unforgivable:” Australia’s emissions cuts from grid slower than other major economies appeared first on RenewEconomy.

European steelmakers must accelerate their low-carbon transition as their emissions budget to 2050 nears exhaustion, according to a report published Tuesday that found Turkish and former Soviet producers most at risk of holding stranded assets.

Mining giant BHP Billiton has begun retiring voluntary carbon credits four years ahead of schedule, a company climate announcement showed on Tuesday, though the firm did not commit to a consistent use of carbon offsets.