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Prices fall to zero across mainland states in Australia's National Electricity Market on Tuesday.

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Kennedy wind-solar-battery hub says it has generated for the first time.

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A new survey shows the lack of climate policy guidance from Canberra has given rise to a new breed of utlra-engaged, low-carbon focused investors.

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Start-up backed by Arnold Schwarzenegger launches AI trading that help wind and solar farms duck negative prices, and can more than triple battery revenues.

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A beached fin whale being circled by sharks and eastern grey kangaroos in a snowstorm are among the standout images in the 2019 Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year awards

• The Australian Geographic Nature Photographer of the Year 2019 is on at the Powerhouse Museum in Sydney until 20 October 2019 and the South Australian Museum until 10 November

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Victoria premier hints at changes to solar rebate scheme. Meanwhile, why some installers go to jail. And some good news.

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ClearVue and Attefallshus to collaborate on projects in Scandinavia to integrate the ClearVue products and technology into Attefallshus’s micro-homes.

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Coles becomes first major Australian retailer to strike a renewbles PPA, in a deal that will supply 10% of its power needs and set three proposed solar farms under construction in regional NSW by next month.

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It is 100 years since the first fuel station was installed in the UK, but now the number of public electric vehicle charging stations surpasses the number of servos.

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Molycop Australia inks solar and wind PPA with Flow Power, to cover more than half its NSW electricity needs and tap into the demand response market.

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Many vegans boycott woollen clothing on the basis that it is cruel to sheep.

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A zoologist will join a camel expedition into the Queensland desert today as part of a crowd-funded search for a potentially extinct rabbit-sized kangaroo.

Shadow Defence Minister Richard Marles joins RN Breakfast to discuss Papua New Guinea's request for budget support from Australia.

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) has vetoed a bill that would have both ended consumer rebates from proceeds obtained by RGGI and removed a clause that allows the state to opt out of the regional cap-and-trade programme.

The singer said he lent his private plane to the royal pair - but he paid to carbon offset the trip.

Endangered animals such as giraffes, sharks, and elephants may get boosted protection at a UN wildlife summit meeting in Geneva this week.

Replacing California’s fossil fuel power generation with 100% renewables and safeguarding low-income communities against price hikes present challenges for achieving the state’s 2045 carbon neutrality goal, experts said at a multi-day hearing.

A warming climate will affect the way waves hit over 50% of the world's coastlines, increasing erosion and the risk of flooding. Mark Hemer, Principal Research Scientist, Oceans and Atmosphere, CSIRO Ian Young, Kernot Professor of Engineering, University of Melbourne Joao Morim Nascimento, PhD Candidate, Griffith University Nobuhito Mori, Professor, Kyoto University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Conservation groups split on impact of move agreed at international wildlife summit

South Africa has won permission to almost double the number of black rhinos that can be killed as trophies after arguing the money raised will support conservation of the critically endangered species.

The decision was made at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (Cites) after receiving support from some African nations and opposition from others.

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