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South Australia chooses to back its fisheries industries, which are worried about the impact of offshore wind farm construction.

The post South Australia wants out of new offshore wind zone, to protect rock lobsters appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The communities will receive solar systems and batteries, with an expected annual saving of $3 million a year.

The post Queensland spends $28m to get four remote communities off diesel for good appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Malcolm Turnbull warns against fossil fuelled hydrogen proposals - as offshore wind wrestles with rising costs, supply chain issues and permitting.

The post Beware people talking clean hydrogen, they are the ones who brought you clean coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Introduced species and diseases can drive native species into smaller environmental niches – and that could mean change to how we work to conserve them. Geoffrey Heard, Research fellow, Australian National University and, The University of Queensland Benjamin Scheele, Research Fellow in Ecology, Australian National University Conrad Hoskin, Senior Lecturer, College of Science & Engineering, James Cook University Jarrod Sopniewski, PhD student, The University of Western Australia Jodi Rowley, Curator, Amphibian & Reptile Conservation Biology, Australian Museum, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Hydrogen offers some genuine opportunities for Australia in the race to decarbonise. We must choose carefully to capitalise on our advantages. 

The post Australia’s national hydrogen strategy needs to separate financial reality from hype appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Swedish teenager Ia Anstoot says group’s ‘unscientific’ opposition to EU nuclear power serves fossil fuel interests

An 18-year-old climate activist has called for Greenpeace to drop its “old-fashioned and unscientific” campaign against nuclear power in the EU.

In April, the environmental campaign group announced it would appeal against the EU Commission’s decision to include nuclear power in its classification system for sustainable finance. This “taxonomy” is designed as a guide for private investors wanting to fund green projects, aiming to boost environmental investment.

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Perth-based researcher who helped pioneer now ubiquitous lithium-ion battery technology is heralding a breakthrough in zinc-air chemistry.

The post Li-ion pioneer makes breakthrough in cheaper, safer “zinc-air” batteries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Huge solar and battery project near Tamworth is wading through a river of objections, as members of the community and government departments question its environmental impact statement.

The post Tamworth solar and battery project beset by objections from community and government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Southeast Asia-focused forestry fund by the world’s second-largest forestry asset manager has received investments from its two main shareholders, the investors announced Tuesday.

Western Australia lands $3 billion from CEFC to fast track grid investment for the tens of gigawatts of wind and solar needed for green energy transition.

The post WA lands $3 billion from CEFC to expand grid and deliver stunning renewable plans appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The storm was captured nearing Cuba and on a path towards Florida where it is expected to make landfall.

The New Zealand government has slashed spending on climate initiatives by some, NZ$236 million ($139 mln), as an International Monetary Fund report has thrown its support behind pricing agricultural emissions.

Offshore wind installations fell sharply in 2022, but the industry confidently predicts a big rebound - with Australia and Asia at the heart of the market.

The post Offshore wind readies for take off in Australia and Asia, despite near term problems appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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RGGI Allowance (RGA) prices inched upwards on weak volume as a combination of speculator interest in the power sector carbon market’s Third Program Review, positioning before next week’s Q3 auction, and weather kept current year prices above the $14 mark.

Ministers hope anti-green message will impress voters, as London mayor says he is ‘a doer, not a delayer’

The government is to use the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to go on the attack over what it has called “Labour’s war on motorists”, part of a wider battle against green policies it hopes could prove popular with voters.

With the extension of the clean air scheme to every London borough beginning at midnight on Monday, Sadiq Khan, the capital’s Labour mayor, said that while the decision was difficult, the devastating health effects of toxic exhausts trumped other considerations.

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Exclusive: Announcement set to anger environmentalists, but builders say nutrient neutrality laws are exacerbating housing crisis

Michael Gove is planning to rip up water pollution rules that builders have blamed for exacerbating England’s housing crisis but which environmental groups say are essential for protecting the country’s rivers.

The housing secretary, alongside Thérèse Coffey, the environment secretary, will announce the move on Tuesday, according to several people briefed on the plans, alongside hundreds of millions of pounds’ worth of extra funding to mitigate the potential impact on England’s waterways.

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A Calgary-headquartered carbon credit marketing and project development company on Monday finalised its agreement to acquire the majority of a South American nature-based solutions firm.

Sadiq Khan deserves credit for pressing ahead with a scheme to improve the capital’s air

Everyone who cares about public health and environmental regulation should welcome the expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez), which launches on Tuesday. Air pollution is estimated to cause 4,000 premature deaths each year in the capital, with nitrogen dioxide from exhausts being the main danger, along with particulate matter whose effect is likened by scientists to inhaling tiny particles of tar. Air pollution causes disproportionate harm to low-income families, who are most likely to live on main roads and least likely to own cars. It is particularly damaging to children’s growing lungs. That the mayor, Sadiq Khan, has defied pressure to delay or weaken the scheme is to his credit.

In France, vehicles that do not meet new limits have been banned from urban areas. In London, drivers of non-compliant vehicles – mostly petrol ones dating from before 2005, and diesel before 2015 – must pay a daily charge of £12.50, with higher charges for lorries and coaches. While no scheme is flawless, the improvements to air quality achieved by the existing scheme, covering inner London, mean that Londoners can be confident of the extension’s health benefits.

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Carbon credit prices continued to edge sideways amid a summer lull in liquidity that seems to have been exacerbated by anticipation of the ICVCM integrity initiative that will produce the first Core Carbon Principle-labelled credits in the fourth quarter.