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The first utility scale solar farms in the Northern Territory are sitting idle, unable to be switched off due to "onerous, unprecedented and indefensible" new rules.

The post “Scared of solar:” Why the Top End’s first big solar farms are not switched on appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New AEMO boss makes a splash, a huge new renewable hydrogen plan, and we talk to Monica Nagashima from Influence Map in Japan.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: AEMO’s 100pct renewables plan, and the view from Japan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Deluge raises fears human-caused disruption is making extreme weather even worse than predicted

The intensity and scale of the floods in Germany this week have shocked climate scientists, who did not expect records to be broken this much, over such a wide area or this soon.

After the deadly heatwave in the US and Canada, where temperatures rose above 49.6C two weeks ago, the deluge in central Europe has raised fears that human-caused climate disruption is making extreme weather even worse than predicted.

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Taylor says that energy system about "balance" - suggesting the safety of young people must be balanced against the interests of coal.

The post Taylor dismisses “duty of care” ruling, says coal mine decisions “about balance” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

"Buy now pay later” pioneer Brighte to administer first phase of ACT interest free loans for rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles.

The post Brighte to deliver first phase of ACT’s interest free loans for solar, storage and EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The 13th Emissions Reduction Fund (ERF) auction will be held on Oct. 13-14, the Clean Energy Regulator announced Friday, as the offset price in the secondary market hit yet another record high.

Denmark and Uruguay generated 61% and 44% of their electricity from wind and solar in 2020. Many more source over 25% from wind and solar.

The post The top 15 wind and solar power countries in 2020 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Trading in China’s national emissions trading scheme opened on Friday, with initial prices well above expected levels, though market participants cautioned against reading too much into it.

US and Europe to target climate recalcitrants with import taxes. Labor says Morrison's inaction is putting Australian jobs at risk.

The post “We won’t be Uncle Sucker:” US to join EU with carbon tax on imports appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) did not violate state law when it amended its RGGI-aligned cap-and-trade regulation to include full auctions, and the programme does not constitute an illegal tax in violation of Old Dominion’s Constitution, a judge ruled Wednesday, refuting a manufacturer-led challenge.

Hydrogen-powered cars could be the future of Formula 1 according to Ross Brawn, the F1 managing director for motorsports.

Public urged to join world’s biggest butterfly count to help collect data on impacts of climate crisis

Butterflies across the UK have been hit hard by unseasonably cold and wet spring weather, conservationists have warned.

April was the sunniest on record but it also had a record number of frosts followed by the wettest May for England in 54 years. Native butterflies such as the small tortoiseshell, large white, and red admiral have been badly affected, with numbers down compared with 10-year averages, according to the wildlife charity Butterfly Conservation.

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None of the soil organic carbon protocols developed by third-party standards, start-ups, or governmental and academic organisations is doing enough to ensure high-quality outcomes, with the existing methodologies severely lacking in areas such as additionality and durability, according to a report published Thursday.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices retraced over the week as demand declined from financial firms, but RGGI allowances (RGAs) inched closer to the $9 level due to an influx in buying from compliance entities.

A New York-based hedge fund opened a RGGI CO2 Allowance Tracking System (COATS) account on Thursday, marking the second new financial firm to register in the Northeast US cap-and-trade scheme since June.

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Planned coal generator retirements leap as utilities adjust to influx of cleaner and cheaper wind, solar and battery storage.

The post US planned coal fired retirements now total nearly 120GW of capacity appeared first on RenewEconomy.

At least 42 people have died in Germany and dozens were missing on Thursday as swollen rivers caused by record rainfall across western Europe swept through towns and villages. Eighteen people died and dozens were unaccounted for around the wine-growing region of Ahrweiler, in Rhineland-Palatinate state, police said, after the Ahr river that flows into the Rhine broke its banks and brought down half a dozen houses

• At least 42 dead in Germany as heavy rains bring catastrophic flooding
  

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