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Offset issuances in Australia remained below average levels this week, the sixth out of the last seven to award lower numbers of the units with just under 160,000 credits distributed.

Genetic modification, banned in Europe, could have ‘great potential promise’

Gene-modifying techniques could reduce the greenhouse gas emissions from livestock, helping to feed the world while combating the climate emergency, scientists have said.

“Conventional [genetic] selection is extremely powerful,” said Mike Coffey, a professor of livestock informatics at Scotland’s Rural College. “At this point in time, GM [genetic modification] is not allowed in Europe, but some of these technologies could have great potential promise.”

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Calls for ban or higher prices as sales jump to 1.5bn, equivalent to 54 bags per household

Plastic “bags for life” should be banned or raised in price, campaigners say, as new figures reveal a surge in the bags is fuelling a rise in the plastic packaging footprint of leading supermarkets.

Despite high profile promises by the country’s best known supermarkets to tackle the amount of plastic waste they create, their plastic footprint continues to rise, according to research from the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) and Greenpeace.

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The crisis is in the spotlight now more than ever, so we consulted experts on how they navigate climate discussions those who see the world differently

The climate crisis is in the spotlight more than ever before. And that means it will probably come up at family events over the holidays.

The daily stream of climate news is unavoidable. Scientists are issuing warnings about the dangerous trajectory of rising temperatures. Weather disasters are increasingly being linked to human-caused changes to the climate. And national-level Democrats are making the climate disruption a top campaign issue.

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Charity says findings underline need for deposit return scheme for plastic and glass bottles

Findings from a national beach cleanup underline the urgent need for a comprehensive deposit return scheme to stem the tide of plastic and glass bottles and cans littering the UK’s coastlines, a marine charity has said.

During four days of beach cleaning in September, volunteers logged more than 16,000 drinks containers of various kinds, the Marine Conservation Society said.

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NSW's demand reduction scheme offers sensible and practical policies to deal with rising peak demand – an approach that should be embraced by other state governments.

The post Other states should follow NSW demand reduction scheme with PERCs and DREDs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A Supreme Court bid to block development of 300MW Palmer wind farm – due to potential impact on health of nearby residents – has been defeated.

The post Tilt Renewables 300MW wind farm gets all clear from S.A. Supreme Court appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Meridian Energy today announced that Jason Stein has been appointed as Chief Executive for Meridian Energy Australia and Powershop Australia.

The post Meridian Energy announces new Chief Executive of Meridian Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EU carbon allowances are unlikely to re-test the €30 level anytime soon, analysts predict, with bearish factors including weak fundamentals, Brexit uncertainty, and a lack of new investors holding back prices.

Rio Tinto may add renewables and battery storage to Tom Price iron ore project as part of $1 billion expansion.

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UNEP singles out Australia as major problem in report that says global greenhouse gas emissions must fall by at least 7.6% each year risk missing 1.5°C Paris target.

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A day after unveiling an expanded product portfolio to include a newly-flexed 11 MW offshore wind turbine, Siemens Gamesa announced it had updated its turbine supply contract with Vattenfall to supply 11 MW turbines to the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind farm zone.

The post Siemens Gamesa sends newly-launched 11 MW offshore turbine to Dutch project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Total inaugurates Hélio Boulouparis 2 solar project in New Caledonia, the largest solar power plant with energy storage in a French overseas territory.

The post Total opens New Caledonia’s largest solar power plant with battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

South Korea will shut down 15 of its coal-fired power plants over the next three months in a bid to help prevent winter spikes in air pollution, the energy ministry said Thursday, a move that will likely also reduce CO2 emissions.

Australia is heading into a scorching summer, but the factors causing the hot and dry weather are expected to ease later in the season. Catherine Ganter, Senior Climatologist, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Andrew B. Watkins, Head of Long-range Forecasts, Australian Bureau of Meteorology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

It's the greenest election campaign ever - but how much are the parties promising on climate change?

Scientists team up with group Massive Attack to create blueprint that will 'transform the music industry'.

Households bought 54 "reusable" bags on average last year, research says, prompting calls for a ban.

Athena and Lisa, two major astronomy projects of the 2030s, should launch within a year of each other.

Clean energy business leaders say fall in investor confidence the result of federal policy vacuum and growing connection challenges and delays.

The post Outlook for clean energy hits record low due to connection issues, policy vacuum appeared first on RenewEconomy.