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The British Antarctic Survey puts instruments 2km under the surface of the Rutford Ice Stream.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 25 January 2019 until 28 February 2019.

The public consultation period for assessment for ongoing export accreditation will be open from 25 January 2019 until 28 February 2019.

Texas enters 2019 with more than 30 per cent carbon-free electricity generation in its mix, thanks mainly to the largest concentration of wind power in the United States.

The post Texas grid kicks off 2019 with a 30% carbon-free energy mix appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Ørsted’s decision to further expand its developmental reach to Japan is unsurprising, the decision by TEPCO is of more interest.

The post Japan looks to offshore wind as TEPCO inks MoU with Ørsted appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Top Australian solar retailer snapped up by Japanese giant – offering major vote of confidence in solar market, and sign of new competition in W.A. retail electricity.

The post Infinite Energy acquired by Sumitomo, promising shake-up of WA power market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Plants can find it tough to get all the nitrogen they need, especially from Australian soils. But summer storms can provide an added boost. Ian Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Science, Western Sydney University Jason Reynolds, Research Lecturer in Geochemistry, Western Sydney University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

BNEF report says Australia on track to become biggest, "most attractive" home battery market in world in 2019, thanks to state government subsidies and huge rooftop solar uptake.

The post Australia tipped to add 70,000 home batteries in 2019, lead global demand appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate change re-draws map of the Arctic Ocean

When blue-green algae blooms on the river, everyone is told not to touch it. But in drought, there may be no other water

On the nearly 900km of the Darling River from below the Bourke weir to just above Wentworth, farmers on remote properties are dealing with a water crisis that would usually only be experienced in third world countries.

While there is some water treatment in the small towns along the river, the farmers often have no choice but to ignore the warnings about using the river water.

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California will kick off a series of workshops over the next year and a half to develop a strategy for becoming carbon neutral by mid-century, officials from regulator ARB said Wednesday, with the state still to figure out what role offsetting might play in that target.

The gas industry of the future could manufacture and deliver renewable fuels, rather than mining and processing natural gas.

The post How 100% renewables can create jobs and even save the gas industry appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Barents Sea is shifting from an Arctic climate to an Atlantic climate, and is now said to be at tipping point as its waters heat up.

Letter to Shinzō Abe signed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Fry attacks decision to leave IWC

Celebrities and environmentalists are demanding Japan reverse its decision to resume whaling, condemning the “cruel and archaic practice which has no place in the 21st century”.

An open letter to the Japanese prime minister, Shinzō Abe, criticises Tokyo’s decision to leave the International Whaling Commission (IWC), as campaigners plan a peaceful protest march on the Japanese embassy in London on Saturday.

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Vermont is unlikely to hits its long-term climate goals under existing policies, but the US state could reach near-term targets with minimal economic impacts by using a variety of carbon pricing and investment initiatives, a study found on Wednesday.

A Virginia legislative committee will once again consider a bill to enable the state’s full participation in the northeast US RGGI programme, although the Republican-led legislature is likely to scuttle that effort for a second straight year.

California regulator ARB issued more than 600,000 California Carbon Offsets (CCOs) this week, with the majority coming from the ozone-depleting substance (ODS) protocol for the second consecutive time.

EUAs retreated nearly 2% back below €25 on Wednesday, falling after extending a three-week high as traders grew wary about the bearish impact of Germany’s coal phaseout plan.