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Energy regulator appears to have jumbled its data when trying to make an example of wind and solar in its latest market report.

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The landfill industry’s decision to speak out about the integrity of carbon credits provides an opportunity to put the system back on the rails. Andrew Macintosh, Professor and Director of Research, ANU Law School, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Evidence suggests least well-off and minority ethnic communities face biggest burden from toxic air

It has long been known that the poorest and those from minority ethnic communities shoulder the greatest burden from air pollution – and now a study has provided compelling evidence.

Researchers used sensors mounted on satellites and aircraft to map nitrogen dioxide across 11 major US cities. Clouds and snow on the ground prevented measurement on many days but the researchers were able to map the pollution exposure well enough to compare with census data.

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Those who don’t die from the floods risk death by starvation – yet you’ve probably heard little about the devastation

Today, Pakistan, the world’s fifth-most-populous country, is fighting for its survival. This summer, erratic monsoon rains battered the country from north to south – Sindh, the southernmost province, received 464% more rain over the last few weeks than the thirty-year average for the period.

At the same time, Pakistan’s glaciers are melting at a rate never seen before. These two consequences of the climate crisis have combined to create a monstrous super-flood that has ravaged the country.

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The New Zealand government has laid out its thinking on the Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) proposed changes to the ETS in a consultation paper, and is seeking market and industry feedback, despite appearing largely accepting of its recommendations.

Nissan is retooling its Australian casting plant so it can repurpose old batteries from its Leaf electric cars to help power the plant and cut its carbon footprint.

The post Nissan set to give its Leaf EV batteries a second life in Australia manufacturing plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

First climate bill in a decade is passed, Snowy’s leadership, renewable pipelines and Oxford’s Farhad Billimoria on what might work in Australia’s new market design.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Climate bill, Snowy and the case for a strategic reserve appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Environmental law group alleges Glencore is misleading investors over its environmental targets given its growing footprint in coal mining.

The post Environmental groups say Glencore greenwashing as it expands Australian coal mining appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Norway's biggest pension fund backs Australian fund building some of the world's biggest solar plant and a massive battery near Brisbane.

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New analysis reveals record levels of solar across the EU over summer avoided the need for 20bn cubic metres of gas, and the cost to import it.

The post Solar power saved Europe €29 billion in this summer’s energy crisis appeared first on RenewEconomy.

It's not really national, and its not even - or only - a market. The NEM is a complex system of systems, and it's facing a lot of challenges.

The post Explainer: What is the NEM, anyway, and how is it tracking in the shift to renewables? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EU and UK take markedly different approaches to managing the energy crisis – one taxing windfall profits, the other propping up the oil and gas sector.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices gained ground from lows logged after stronger 2030 GHG abatement targets were stymied by the state legislature, while RGGI Allowances (RGAs) drifted lower after the Q3 auction took place mid-week.

The European Commission has received 66 applications in response to its second call for small-scape projects under the EU's Innovation Fund, it announced Thursday.

The US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) could open the door to far more carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects in the country, despite the federal tax credit for the technology predating the landmark climate bill, industry representatives said Thursday.

State-owned Swedish iron ore miner LKAB is persisting in its long-running legal battle with the European Commission over how to set benchmarks that determine free EU ETS allocations, with the latest court hearing due next spring, a panel heard on Thursday.

Current rates of warming put the Earth on a path of runaway climate change, according to a new analysis.

Canada’s British Columbia slightly lowered its emissions in 2020 both year-over-year and compared to its 2007-level baseline, the government announced Wednesday, though the Pacific province is still far away from reaching its interim GHG abatement targets.

If mining workplaces are anything to go by, the clean energy sector will have their work cut out for them to retain women in the workforce. Emily Finch, Beamline Scientist at ANSTO, and Research Affiliate, Monash University Melanie Finch, Lecturer in Structural Geology and Metamorphism, James Cook University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.