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Spain’s Naturgy raises $2.3 billion for Australian renewables portfolio as new wind farm comes online
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“Concrete proof:” SunDrive marks major milestone on path to bring low-cost solar cells to market
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Washington finalises regulatory updates for imported power under carbon market
PREVIEW: Programme review uncertainty tempers RGGI Q4 auction expectations
Carbon project ratings agency lays off dozens of staff amid voluntary market slowdown
New Zealand unveils details on limiting exotic forestry in ETS
PREVIEW: Washington’s Q4 auction expected to trigger reserve sale
Indonesia must phase out 3 GW of coal annually to meet 2040 target, analysis finds
Investors with $6.5 trillion of assets see mixed results in seafood sustainability engagement
Four of UK’s oldest nuclear plants to run for even longer as Hinkley Point delayed
EDF extends life of reactors to ‘boost energy security’ and bridge gap before new Somerset project starts up
Four of Britain’s oldest nuclear power plants will continue running for more than a decade longer than initially planned to help bridge a gap before the delayed Hinkley Point nuclear station starts up.
The owner of Britain’s nuclear plants, the French energy company EDF, said it had agreed to extend the lifetime of its reactors yet again to “boost energy security and reduce dependence on imported gas”.
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Protection deal for Amazon rainforest in peril as big business turns up heat
Exclusive: With Brazil’s politicians, agribusiness organisations and global traders piling on the pressure, the highly successful 2006 Soy Moratorium is under threat
One of the cornerstones of Amazon rainforest protection – the Soy Moratorium – is under unprecedented pressure from Brazilian agribusiness organisations, politicians, and global trading companies, the Guardian has learned.
Soy is one of the most widely grown crops in Brazil, and posed a huge deforestation threat to the Amazon rainforest until stakeholders voluntarily agreed to impose a moratorium and no longer source it from the region in 2006.
Continue reading...North Dakota coal plant CCS project loses lead developer despite DOE support
California power emissions drop YoY in October despite renewables receding, natural gas demand rising
EU parliament, countries agree to delay anti-deforestation law
FEATURE: No sign of Canada’s 2035 climate target, despite mandate by law
Delays cause CO2 pipeline developer to withdraw permit application in Iowa
Women strongly opposed to nuclear power, just one in three men willing to live near one
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Global markets are likely to withstand a Trump-led US withdrawal from the Paris Agreement
Australia could build a $3 billion industry making hydrogen electrolysers, CSIRO says
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