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ANU study says cheaper solar and wind, combined with falling costs for electrolysers, will mean green hydrogen will soon beat fossil fuel alternatives.

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Ben Blanche was named the overall winner of the Australian Geographic nature photographer of the year competition for his photo, Border Fire Mt Barney. The judges said: ‘In the wave of flames snaking across the mountain we see the true scale of the fire, and for every burning tree that we see, we imagine the shrubs, the vines, the insects, the marsupials and the birds that we can’t.’

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Legislation reveals how Angus Taylor will co-opt one of Australia's most successful clean energy investment bodies to pour taxpayer funds into unprofitable gas projects.

The post “Crazy”: How Taylor plans to co-opt CEFC funds into unprofitable gas projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federally, there is no policy, no plan for policy, and no decent process for policy development. Neither is there much support for all the work everyone else does.

The post As states negotiate transmission debacle, it’s radio silence from the Feds appeared first on RenewEconomy.

West Mathewson was attacked without warning by lions during one of their regular walks

A South African conservationist has been killed by lions he hand-reared. West Mathewson, 69, was walking two white lionesses on Wednesday when one of the animals attacked and killed him without warning, his family said on Thursday.

The incident took place on the premises of the family-owned Lion Tree Top Lodge, in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province.

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There's to be a new effort to understand how the immune system responds to Covid-19.

Hyundai Motors the only major legacy automaker to deliver a positive stock return in 2020, prompting S&P Global to give thumbs up to its electrification strategy.

The post Hyundai’s electric vehicle pivot pays off, while other ICE players languish appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Neuralink is working on ways to connect the human brain to machines.

In a recent survey, 64% of youths said they've experienced bushfires, heatwaves and drought in the past three years. But 88% believe they're not taught to protect themselves and their communities. Annette Gough, Professor Emerita of Science and Environmental Education, RMIT University Briony Towers, Research Fellow, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The farming of seaweed is accelerating as firms exploit its fast growth and green credentials.

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RGGI allowance (RGA) prices continued their bull run this week despite traders noting some resistance in the market, while California Carbon Allowance (CCA)  values dropped after the second consecutive WCI auction failed to sell out.

A carbon trading fraudster is finally behind bars in the UK after he fled an eight-year prison sentence for a £2.4 million scam that saw him and his accomplices sell illiquid and overpriced offsets to over 100 vulnerable investors.

State Minerals Council pushing for plants despite Minerals Council of Australia goal of net-zero emissions

A New South Wales mining industry push for 21 new coal projects to be approved to boost an economic recovery from coronavirus would add seven years’ worth of Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere if they were all developed, according to analysis.

The NSW Minerals Council identified the unapproved coal projects, at various stages of environmental assessment and development, saying they would create about 10,000 jobs and generate billions in royalties.

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US biofuel credit (RIN) values jumped on Thursday as the bean oil-heating oil spread increased, while Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden hit back against the EPA’s handling of the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) under President Donald Trump’s administration.

President Emmanuel Macron orders an end to the much-criticised method for catching songbirds.

EUAs climbed back above €29 in a choppy session on Thursday, with buying triggered by a report that the European Commission will probably push for a higher 2030 GHG reduction target next month.

Trading platform CBL Markets launched a new offset product on Thursday based on the parameters of carbon credits approved for use under the international aviation trading mechanism CORSIA.

UK-based Luminous Energy wraps up its biggest deal to date, with sale of 162MW solar farm to South Korean financial giant and an off take deal with CS Energy.

The post Big Queensland solar project lands long term contract with CS Energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.