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The Morrison government has refused to release details of approvals for a controversial $3.6 million grant for a coal plant feasibility study.

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Labor says Australia's first offshore wind projects at risk, after Angus Taylor delays removal of regulatory blockages.

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Australia on Tuesday released a draft method for public comment that would enable oil and gas companies to earn offsets from carbon capture and storage projects.

The IPCC's review process is among the most exhaustive for any scientific process. Each report generates thousands of comments from hundreds of reviewers across a range of scientific perspectives. Rebecca Harris, Senior Lecturer in Climatology, Director, Climate Futures Program, University of Tasmania Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The fine tuning of inverters at wind and solar farms in north Queensland shows that synchronous machines may not be needed in a future grid.

The post Groundbreaking solar inverter solution points way to grid free of fossil fuels appeared first on RenewEconomy.

EPA grants EnergyAustralia emergency approvals to divert river in bid to prevent Yallourn coal mine from flooding.

The post Yallourn powers up again as EnergyAustralia gains permission to divert river appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A drumbeat of worsening heatwaves is spreading across North America, and it's set to test a collection of already badly vulnerable grids.

The post US heatwaves are stressing vulnerable grids in a new test for clean energy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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A new poll suggests a growing complacency about Australia's climate inaction.

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Prices for CORSIA-eligible voluntary emissions reductions (VERs) again advanced slightly this week, with one assessment hitting a new peak as some sellers are seen holding back in expectation that governments will eventually step in with regulation.

EUAs hit their highest in six weeks on Monday as details of draft carbon market reforms emerged, though prices retreated as energy prices stalled and as some traders fretted about this week's higher auction supply.

The remaining populations are threatened by a lack of genetic diversity, which makes them less likely to bounce back from new pressures such as climate change. Emily Roycroft, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Australian National University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Pacific Northwest utility companies may see fewer reasons to export renewable power into California over the coming decade, after Washington and Oregon legislatures advanced climate policies that incentivize that use of clean energy.

The UK will hand out 4.36 million free carbon allowances to aviation this year under the country’s new emissions trading scheme, the government announced late Monday.

As links between climate change and extreme weather events increase, experts predict more lawsuits.

The EU's upcoming carbon market reform proposal will seek to place further conditions on free allowance allocation to energy-intensive industries, according to sources familiar with a draft document.

Experts says scientific advances are making it easier to attribute the damages of climate breakdown to companies’ activities

Businesses could soon be facing a fresh wave of legal action holding them to account for their greenhouse gas emissions, owing to advances in climate science, experts have warned.

More than 1,500 legal actions have already been brought against fossil fuel companies whose emissions over decades have played a major role in building up carbon in the atmosphere.

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Despite a week-long rally that has added more than 6% to EUA prices, carbon needs to rise even higher in order to restore natural gas’ advantage over coal in EU power generation, updated data show.

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