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Italian oil and gas major Eni has acquires 33MW solar farm set for construction near Katherine, in the Northern Territory – the biggest for the NT so far.

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The move is further proof of a shift away from traditional power generation technologies such as coal and nuclear towards renewable energy technologies.

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Renewable energy broke through the 20% market share threshold in 2018, for the first time since the 1970s. Meanwhile, coal and gas generation continued to fall.

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Simon’s more than 20 years of experience has been focused on public policy leadership, governance and delivery. He most recently worked with the Victorian Government, where he served as the Victorian Renewable Energy Advocate.

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Ten years ago, the nation had its worst-ever bushfire disaster - and it has left a profound legacy.

In episode two of Guardian Australia’s Look at Me podcast, we head to the south-western grasslands of Australia – home to one of the rarest birds in the world, the plains-wanderer. Its habitat has been decimated by agriculture, but now some farmers are putting the bird’s survival before profit and becoming key figures in its conservation

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Illinois and Minnesota state legislators in recent days announced 100% carbon-free electricity targets and increases to both states' Renewable Portfolio Standards (RPS), building on revamped climate action across America’s midsection early in 2019.

When the place we grow up in is destroyed, it can be traumatic. Often these places are where we form our first connections to nature and our senses of self.

Disintegration of rapidly melting Thwaites ice mass could threaten coastal communities worldwide

Scientists have discovered a giant cavity at the bottom of a disintegrating glacier in Antarctica, sparking concerns that the ice sheet is melting more rapidly than expected.

Researchers working as part of a Nasa-led study found the cavern, which they said was 300 metres tall and two-thirds the size of Manhattan, at the bottom of the massive Thwaites glacier.

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As communities move towards renewal after Black Saturday, we ask how they're coping and what lessons have been learned.

Fisheries officers will be trying to scoop up the Murray Cod in nets and then drive them more than 100 kilometres downstream.

The amount of rubbish being transported from New South Wales and dumped in Queensland landfills has skyrocketed in the past year.

New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published additional information this week about the assumptions and electricity generation mix that helped inform its 2020 RGGI cap proposal, in an effort to placate environmental groups who have argued for a more stringent target.

The ten US jurisdictions participating in the Transportation and Climate Initiative's (TCI) development of a carbon pricing mechanism to regulate fuel emissions are beginning to craft a programme, but they have yet to outline any meetings or specific design elements, numerous sources said.

Increased deployment of carbon capture utilisation and storage (CCUS) technologies may require greater investments and a trading exchange in addition to higher US federal tax benefits, a report said Wednesday.

The Black Saturday fires transformed the way Australia responds to bushfires. Kevin Tolhurst, Senior Lecturer, Fire Ecology and Management, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Black Saturday in 2009 was Australia's worst bushfire tragedy. But climate projections predict more bushfire danger in the future, threatening our water supplies as well as homes. Scott Hamilton, Strategic Advisory Panel Member, Australian-German Energy Transition Hub, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

In the years after Black Saturday, climate adaptation research was in full swing, creating knowledge in how to deal with the risks. But a series of funding cuts have left this research in decline. Rod Keenan, Professor, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Victoria's Country Fire Authority was founded in the aftermath of a previous bushfire tragedy – the 1939 Black Friday blazes. But its creation was a bigger political saga than many people realise. James (Jim) McLennan, adjunct professor, School of Psychology & Public Health, La Trobe University, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Climate change is making Tasmania more vulnerable to brutal fire conditions. Nick Earl, Postdoctoral associate, School of Earth Sciences, University of Melbourne Peter Love, Atmospheric Physicist, University of Tasmania Rebecca Harris, Climate Research Fellow, University of Tasmania Tomas Remenyi, Climate Research Fellow, Climate Futures Group, Antarctic Climate and Ecosystems CRC, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.