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There is still significant potential for more charging infrastructure, with the growing need, presenting a compelling business case for charging stations as a new revenue stream.

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EnergyAustralia seeks a partner for the massive Wooreen big battery in Victoria, part of its plans to replace the Yallourn brown coal generator.

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Australia has a chance to set up its own solar manufacturing industry after new benchmark in solar cell efficiency.

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Press Release All-Energy Australia want to express our concern for everyone impacted by Coronavirus. After closely monitoring the rapidly escalating COVID situation and in consultation with our partners, the Clean Energy Council, we have made the difficult but necessary decision that we will not be able to run the upcoming edition of All-Energy Australia. We […]

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Morrison says he has no plans for nuclear power plants despite nuclear subs deal. But conservatives and the pro-nuclear lobby won't stop trying.

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Comments are invited on the proposed subsequent recovery plan decisions for 185 species and ecological communities. Consultations close 2 November 2021.

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The Mangrove Photography Award winners show unique ecosystems above and below the waterline.

Amid a severe drought in the Prairies, some ranchers are trying to find ways to work with nature.

A village in western Canada recorded the country's highest-ever temperature. The next day it was gone.

Scientists say ozone hole is unusually large for this stage in season and growing quickly

The hole in the ozone layer that develops annually is “rather larger than usual” and is currently bigger than Antartica, say the scientists responsible for monitoring it.

Researchers from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service say that this year’s hole is growing quickly and is larger than 75% of ozone holes at this stage in the season since 1979.

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European carbon’s correlation to gas prices is dissipating as EUAs have retreated in recent days despite the fuel continuing to rally to new-all-time highs, analysis by Carbon Pulse shows.

Legislative timelines may delay the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) implementation of its RGGI-modelled cap-and-trade rule next year, with the outcome potentially causing the Keystone State to join later in 2022. 

An Idaho-based livestock project certified under California’s compliance offset market is the latest dairy digester to seek a transition to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) and supply renewable natural gas (RNG), according to documents posted by state regulator ARB on Tuesday.

The annual value of voluntary carbon market (VCM) transactions is on track to exceed $1 bln this year for the first time ever, building off previous record volumes in 2020 as more entities become involved in the space, according to a report published Wednesday.

This enormous, unprecedented algal bloom could have profound implications for carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere and for the marine ecosystem. Christina Schallenberg, Research Fellow, University of Tasmania Jakob Weis, Ph.D. student, University of Tasmania Joan Llort, Oceanógrafo , Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) Peter Strutton, Professor, Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies, University of Tasmania Weiyi Tang, Postdoc in Biogeochemistry, Princeton University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The researchers found tooth shape varied, depending on the types of food a carnivore regularly bites into – in much the same way we choose a kitchen knife depending on what we’re cutting up. Tahlia Pollock, PhD candidate, Monash University Alistair Evans, Associate Professor, Monash University David Hocking, Adjunct Research Associate, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Litter hotspots were associated with socioeconomic factors such as a concentration of built infrastructure, less national wealth and the level of lighting at night. Lauren Roman, Postdoctoral Researcher, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Britta Denise Hardesty, Senior Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Chris Wilcox, Senior Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) voted Wednesday to create a subcommittee group to explore carbon market design, with the scope to provide input on frameworks for compliance and voluntary programmes. 

California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) soared to a new record high on Wednesday morning after Governor Gavin Newsom (D) survived a recall election, with traders adding that aggressive buying had caused prices to pop more than $1 on the day.