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Two members of the Extinction Rebellion movement speak to RN Drive about what's motivating them to take part in demonstrations and why they will continue to risk arrest at protests.

Greens leader Richard Di Natale has defended protesters as Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton hits out at climate change demonstrators disrupting traffic in Brisbane.

The managing director for environmental markets at US green group Environmental Defense Fund’s Global Climate Programme has left the organisation.

Mangrove monitoring trip to remote coast finds shocking impact of two cyclones across hundreds of kilometres

A cascade of impacts including rising sea levels, heatwaves and back-to-back tropical cyclones has created 400km of dead and badly damaged mangroves in the Gulf of Carpentaria, a scientific monitoring trip has discovered.

Prof Norman Duke, of James Cook University, spent 10 days monitoring 2,000km of coastline from a helicopter, as well as conducting land-based checks at 32 estuaries along the coastline between Weipa, Queensland, and Cape Barrow in the Northern Territory.

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Sales of new petrol and diesel cars in Australia slump sharply for 18th month in a row, as electric and hybrid sales continue to surge.

The post Australia fossil fuel new car sales slump again, as Tesla Model 3 takes off appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tetris Energy is pleased to announce that it has reached financial close with Eni Australia Limited to acquire the two construction-ready solar photovoltaic (PV) projects at Batchelor and Manton Dam, in the Northern Territory of Australia.

The post Batchelor and Manton Dam solar farm – acquisition completion appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Massive waste-to-energy proposal for Western Sydney backed by Macquarie Group set to reignite debate over merits of burning trash for energy.

The post Will Sydney burn its trash? Cleanaway proposes new waste-to-energy project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Some of Australia's biggest property companies are making ambitious emissions-reduction pledges –  but how well are they really doing? Amandine Denis, Head of Research, ClimateWorks Australia, Monash University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Horizon becomes first utility to cut poles and wires and take customers off grid with renewables and storage, and more network operators will follow soon.

The post Horizon first utility to pull down power lines and replace with renewable micro-grids appeared first on RenewEconomy.

President had said agency would issue a notice because city allowed waste from homeless population to flow into the ocean

The Trump administration issued an environmental notice of violation to San Francisco on Wednesday, fulfilling Donald Trump’s threat to cite the city over an inaccurate claim that linked water pollution with the city’s homeless crisis.

Trump said the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) would issue a notice because the city allowed needles and waste from its homeless population to flow from the sewer system into the ocean – an allegation city officials disputed. In a letter Wednesday, the EPA administrator, Andrew Wheeler, accused the city of improperly discharging waste into the bay, but avoided mentioning Trump’s comments directly.

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Queensland state LNP breaks with federal counterparts and says renewables and energy efficiency better option than nuclear.

The post Queensland conservatives merge as voice of reason in nuclear debate. Seriously! appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The East Bay Community Energy (EBCE) group – a not-for-profit public agency that operates a Community Choice Energy Program for Alameda County in California – has contracted two more major solar and battery storage projects that it describes as “astoundingly low.” The latest deal is an agreement to contract a total of 225MW of solar...

The post California group contracts “astoundingly” low-cost solar and battery storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

One in five cars sold in Norway last month was a Tesla Model 3, as Tesla claims quarter of all sales in the Norwegian auto market.

The post One in five cars sold in Norway last month was a Tesla Model 3 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A team of more than 60 experts is trying to find out more about the enigmatic Nabataean culture.

GE Renewables wins contract to provide world's biggest wind turbines to UK Dogger Bank projects that recently set record low price for the technology.

The post GE to deliver world’s biggest wind turbines for huge UK Dogger Bank project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland LNP says it supports a greater focus on energy efficiency measures

One of the biggest detractors of the federal Queensland Liberal National party’s push to investigate nuclear energy as a potential power source for Australia has come from within its own house.

The state LNP opposition has publicly declared its opposition to making any changes to the current bipartisan ban on nuclear energy generation, declaring the government would be better served in its goals by focusing on renewable energy sources, in a marked split from their federal state colleagues.

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Experts have trimmed their EU carbon price forecasts over the past three months, a Carbon Pulse poll of 14 analysts has found, as falling gas prices, concerns over Brexit, and wider macroeconomic worries combine to slice into allowance demand.

The prospects for grassland-based offset projects throughout Canada could receive further clarity next year after this month’s pivotal federal election and several provincial developments, stakeholders said Wednesday.

Damian Graham from not-for-profit superannuation fund First State Super says early work from carbon emitters is encouraging, but that "far more" must be done.