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Four companies have picked up 50% of the 128.6 million German carbon allowances auctioned in the first eight months of 2018, a new report shows.

Conservation groups speak out as fears grow of Lake District being eyed as possible site

The National Trust and 18 other conservation groups have urged ministers to rule out burying nuclear waste below national parks as fears grow that the Lake District is being eyed as a potential site.

In January, the government restarted its attempt to find a community willing to host such a facility after a previous search collapsed five years ago. Ministers have refused to exclude national parks from the process.

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Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions rose 1.3% in the year to Mar. 31, largely due to a massive increase in export-focused LNG production and despite a reduction in emissions from the power sector.

Climate Analytics says that on current trends, emissions will race way past the Paris agreement target

Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, fuelled by the expansion in gas exports and production, according to new figures published by the Department of Environment and Energy.

The government quietly published its quarterly emissions figures on Friday afternoon, a public holiday in Victoria and the day of the release of the interim royal commission report into the banking sector.

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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator issued 49,903 carbon credits this week, around half the recent average, while one more project finalised its delivery obligations with the Emissions Reduction Fund.

Meet the man who inspired Robert Downey Jr's take on Iron Man.

Depending on the species, touching a stinging tree can be like 30 wasp stings at once or being burnt with hot acid and electrocuted at the same time. Marina Hurley, Visiting Fellow, Lecturer & Consultant (Writing Clear Science), UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Genex Power’s Kidston Renewable Energy Hub in Far North Queensland has been fast tracked with the $330 million Kidston Pumped Hydro Storage project (K2H) today declared a coordinated project.

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Elon Musk charged with "fraud" by the SEC, which is seeking his removal as a director and executive from public companies.

The post Tesla shares slump after regulator charges Musk, seeks removal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two years on from the South Australia blackout, things are not working out quite as the renewable antis might have hoped. It has actually highlighted the grim reality about Australia's ageing and vulnerable grid. If anything, the energy transition has been accelerated rather than stalled.

The post South Australia blackout didn’t stop energy transition, it accelerated it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Acciona develops blockchain system that guarantees electricity stored in batteries, and then exported to the grid, does in fact come from wind and solar plants.

The post Acciona uses blockchain to show stored electricity comes from wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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California regulator ARB approved a set of regulatory amendments to the state’s Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) late Thursday, strengthening the programme’s GHG targets through 2030 amid a plethora of other changes.

A full analysis of where Australia is up to with its huge pipeline of wind and solar projects.

The post Stocktake of where Australia is up to with wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

World Bank unveils $1USbn commitment to accelerate investments in battery storage in developing and middle-income countries.

The post World Bank commits $US1 billion to develop storage in developing world appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Volunteers are urged to make a weekly record of the Tawny owl's distinctive hoot, as numbers fall.

Orcas are in deep trouble because of persistent chemical pollution in the environment, researchers say.

A new report by the OECD and the World Bank has found the vast majority of nations have failed to take action to meet their Paris Agreement climate targets.

Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) prices rose over course of the week to build on two-year highs reached earlier this month, while California Carbon Allowances (CCA) continued to decline on the secondary market.