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Children may have skipped school to campaign on climate change - but taught a lesson or two on how to write a protest banner

Some were witty, some were rude and some – for older people at least – were incomprehensible.

The thousands of children who left class on Friday to protest inaction on climate change brought with them a dazzling array of protest banners and posters.

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Tesla big battery celebrates first birthday, delivering some $24 million in earnings, some $50 million in grid savings, and new confidence in a renewables future.

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Renewable energy accounted for 112.5 GW of the country’s total 217.6 GW total installed generating capacity in 2017.

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Report says Australia will fall short of meeting its nationally determined contributions under the Paris agreement

Australia’s carbon emissions have again continued to increase, according to official government figures released on Friday.

The results show emissions are rising much faster than in recent years – the quarterly growth trend is the highest it has been since 2004.

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The University of Queensland has officially taken ownership of the Warwick Solar Farm project, sealing a 25-year commitment to the Southern Downs.

The post UQ makes 25-year solar farm commitment to Southern Downs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia is the world centre for sexual deception in plants, tricking wasps along the way. Ryan Phillips, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Environment & Evolution, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Eight new solar farms added to NEM in past two months means renewables share of electricity generation continues to break records. But overall emissions still cantering in wrong direction.

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CEC calls on NSW political parties to lift game on renewables with long-term policies to drive investment, and drive down power costs, in lead-up to March 2019 election.

The post Clean Energy Council calls for NSW renewables target, as another state election looms appeared first on RenewEconomy.

We can put a name to the eighth winner of Snowy Hydro's "game-changing" wind and solar tender - a wind project in Victoria.

The post Found: Missing wind farm from Snowy Hydro’s “game changing” tender appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Thousands skip school to urge action on climate change, despite criticism from Australia's PM.

A Honduran court finds seven men guilty of killing renowned environmental campaigner Berta Cáceres.

Consultants Klimapolitika is looking for an intern to assist with analysis as well as handling website and social media activities.

The United Nations biodiversity chief on why extinction is a "silent killer" and deserves more attention.

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UK researchers develop an early warning system to prevent crops in Africa being devastated.

Misimi Isimi is an 11-year-old environmentalist on a mission to clean up Lagos.

More than 40% of the world’s coal power stations are already running at a loss, and new wind and solar plants will provide cheaper electricity than almost all coal generators by 2030, according to a study published Friday.

Ontario's Progressive Conservative (PC) government on Thursday unveiled its new carbon tax-free climate strategy, which will see it use output-based performance standards (OBPS) for large emitters while incentivising additional GHG cuts through a fund to reach weakened 2030 reduction targets.

Hyundai launches Ioniq range, including first battery EV under $50,000, while the EV crowd show off their wares at a V8 festival in Newcastle.

The post The Driven Podcast: Ioniq launch and selling EVs to V8 crowd appeared first on RenewEconomy.

‘Strike 4 Climate Action’ will involve students in capital cities and 20 regional centres such as Ballarat and Newcastle

Thousands of schoolchildren across the nation plan to walk out of class to demand federal government action on climate change.

The ‘Strike 4 Climate Action’, inspired by 15-year-old Swedish schoolgirl Greta Thunberg, will involve children in capital cities and 20 regional centres such as Ballarat and Newcastle.

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