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The big opportunity for blockchain in the generation value stream lies in the ability to bring together lots of small amounts of capital.

Coalition's emissions target makes Australia's grid barely cleaner than a coal generator. Happily, the states will clean up, but Snowy Hydro needs to lift its game.

After almost a decade – and $15 million - spent developing its silicon storage technology, energy innovator, 1414 Degrees, is going public.

The Haughton Solar Farm, located near Townsville in Queensland, has planning approval to extend its capacity up to 500MWac.

The Australian-first Fund will connect corporate Australia to Australian carbon farming projects with environmental, social and/or cultural values, including Indigenous savanna burning projects.

Insect lovers are going to extraordinary lengths to give injured butterflies an extra few weeks of life

New Zealand’s love affair with the monarch butterfly has reached bizarre new heights, with some devotees performing wing transplants on the insects to give them a few extra weeks of life.

Although the butterflies are not classified as threatened or endangered, some lepidopterists have carried out the unusual surgery using techniques picked up from YouTube.

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Labor is poised to finally pass the reforms but farmers say the changes will harm the state’s agricultural sector

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The Queensland government is expected to pass new land-clearing laws on Tuesday amid fierce protests by farmers on the steps of the state parliament.

The laws are an attempt to rein in soaring clearing rates and restore environmental protections that were scrapped in 2013. The Climate Council estimates bushland more than seven times the size of Brisbane – about 1m hectares – was cleared between 2012 and 2016.

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The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 4 May until 13 June 2018

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 4 May until 13 June 2018

They may not be able to walk, but trees do talk — at least to each other.

New report says that using just a tiny fraction of Australia's superannuation nest egg could fund a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2030.

Old divisions between rich and poor are again threatening to limit progress in UN climate negotiations.

Take time to smell the roses, the saying goes, as a study shows they may smell even sweeter in future.

Macquarie unit partners with French company Ideol to develop the first major floating wind farm off Japan.

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Sun Metals solar farm, the largest in the country, will begin commissioning in a few weeks and will supply 30% of electricity needs for major refinery.

Kim and Amanda are dedicated to educating women about plastic-free reusable period products.

Projects that facilitate the use of bicycles in developing nations, including installing bike lanes and parking lots and implementing bike-sharing programmes, now qualify for carbon credits, a UN panel has decided.

Environmental campaigner and founder of 350.org says the financial sector has picked up on the future of energy much quicker than politicians
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After almost three decades of environmental activism, Bill McKibben has become the Earth’s investment broker.

“There’s no way at this point to solve [climate change] one person at a time,” McKibben told Guardian Australia.

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Researchers in Australia and Saudi Arabia say baby reef fish appear to have learnt how to switch off certain genes to allow them to cope with heat stress.