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Green light given to another 900MW wind farm in north Queensland, possibly with a four hour 400MWh big battery.

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This position will report to the Marketing Business Partner and the candidate will be responsible for propelling Strive brand through consistent messaging and strategy.

This role provides an excellent opportunity to work with a pioneering, versatile and dynamic organization. We are committed to advancing new research and analysis. This is in addition to the implementation of land-based mitigation and adaptation strategies, nature-based solutions, and sustainable land use policies.

*PREMIUM LISTING - Radicle is looking for a Junior Trader, Voluntary Markets, who is resourceful and proactive with strong attention to detail and communication skills.

*PREMIUM LISTING - As a Project Manager, you will be responsible for the design and development of emission reduction projects and the management of their certification processes under international and local European standards.

AGL says a unit at Loy Yang A has been sent offline, perhaps until August, its second major fault in just three years.

The post Loy Yang A coal generator unit offline for second time in three years appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Air Quality Program (AQP) is looking to fill the GHG Emissions and Verification, Fuel Supplier Specialist (Environmental Specialist 5) position. This position will be located at our Headquarters Building in Lacey, WA.

The Air Quality Program (AQP) is looking to fill the GHG Emissions and Verification, Third-Party Verifier Program Specialist (Environmental Specialist 5) position. This position will be located at our Headquarters Building in Lacey, WA.

Spanish energy giant snaps up 1GW wind project as part of a major green hydrogen and renewables play in north Queensland.

The post Iberdrola snaps up 1GW wind project in Queensland green hydrogen play appeared first on RenewEconomy.

*PREMIUM LISTING - Earthshot Labs is looking to hire an expert in existing nature-based carbon credit methodologies who is passionate about ecological restoration.

As part of the Global Carbon Project Development team, you will be working with regional teams in the USA, Brazil, Europe and India as well as alongside highly motivated and passionate people to understand and solve for key challenges in developing carbon credit projects in the agricultural sector.

At least nine more trading accounts have been opened in the UK Emissions Trading Scheme in the past two months, government data shows.

Pennsylvania will publish its final power sector cap-and-trade rulemaking at the end of the week, which would allow the state to link with the RGGI market in July barring any setbacks from current or future legal challenges and legislative efforts to stop this process.

US biofuel credit (RIN) prices continued to rise on Tuesday as traders cited strong refining margins and an elevated bean oil-heating oil (BOHO) spread as reasons for the increase in the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) market.

EU member states are now more than three-quarters of the way through the 2022 free carbon allowance allocation cycle, according to official data.

A simplistic claim about power price hikes splashed across tabloid front pages on Tuesday could seed confusion and doubt

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Stop me if you think you’ve heard this one before: the Coalition, abetted by News Corp, claims a Labor policy to accelerate the rollout of renewable energy and do more to tackle the climate crisis would trigger a damaging jump in electricity prices.

The full horror was splashed across the tabloids on Tuesday. “Labor’s price surge,” shouted the Daily Telegraph. “Bill shock war,” said the Herald Sun. You get the idea.

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Australian policy is increasingly focused on what’s known as ‘successful ageing’ – helping people feel satisfied, happier and healthier as they age. But for that, you need access to affordable energy. Ross Gordon, Professor, Queensland University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US President Joe Biden administration is hitting back this week on criticism over its failure to pass key climate provisions and accusations that it is not living up to its campaign promises or international commitments to tackle climate change.

The European Parliament’s cross-party industry committee (ITRE) is set to largely back a Brussels plan for reforming the EU ETS on Wednesday, according to compromise amendments crafted by senior lawmakers that leave some key sticking points to other MEPs.