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Wind farm proposed for Tasmania's Central Highlands trims turbine numbers, but local opponents say it is a "token" gesture.

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Surging interest in renewable hydrogen is reigniting debate over biomass for energy: Is it a legitimate source or an environmental disaster?

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Angus Taylor's claims of a $1.3 billion saving from a capacity market for fossil fuel generators are based on a model that doesn’t exist.

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Australia’s plans to introduce a new type of carbon credits for industrials could interrupt the demand side in the domestic voluntary carbon market and shave as much as A$2 billion ($1.48 bln) off ACCU investments over the next decade, analysts warned Wednesday.

The world’s first fully recyclable wind turbine blades have rolled off the production line, ready to be tested at a German offshore wind farm .

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Press Release RedEarth Energy Storage (RedEarth) is proud to announce its BlackMax Solar Power System as the first-ever Australian-made off-grid battery energy storage system (BESS) to be approved by Australia’s Clean Energy Council (CEC), making it the most advanced and compliant Australian-made off-grid system on the CEC list. After experiencing exponential growth over the last […]

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Last month’s dire report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change may have left you feeling overwhelmed. But small changes at the household level really can make a world of difference. Andreas Chai, Associate Professor, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

In the next few months South Australia could become the first gigawatt scale grid in the world to meet all its demand from rooftop solar.

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The countries at greatest risk say all nations must take bigger steps to avoid climate catastrophe.

Carbon Direct Inc. is seeking a dynamic, entrepreneurial, team-focused early- to mid-career forest scientist interested in scaling up best-in-class carbon removal from forests.

EUAs eased on Tuesday, bucking more gains in key gas and power markets and failing to retest yesterday's record high.

Subsidiary of Empire Energy, which has close ties to the Liberal party, would be given $21m under drilling program

The federal minister for resources and water, Keith Pitt, will press ahead on plans to open up the Beetaloo Basin in the Northern Territory to fracking by giving taxpayer money to oil and gas companies despite a legal challenge to the government’s program.

Under the proposed Betaloo Cooperative Drilling Program, Imperial Oil and Gas – a wholly owned subsidiary of Empire Energy that has close ties to the Liberal party – would be given $21m.

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The EU on Tuesday unveiled a framework to support the issuance of €250 million in green bonds to help fund its post-pandemic recovery, including “green” criteria for member state spending of the proceeds.

‘Shape shifting’ animals are evolving to deal with heat – by changing the size of their ears, tails, bills and other appendages. Sara Ryding, PhD Candidate, Deakin University Matthew Symonds, Associate professor, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices surged towards all-time highs Tuesday morning before retracing towards the previous day’s settlement, as participants said financial firms could be deploying additional capital after the quarterly sale.

Opponents say document contradicts company’s claim it will principally supply industries closer to home

The coal extracted from the planned Cumbrian mine may go further overseas, rather than be used in Britain and the EU as the company has claimed, the public inquiry into the scheme heard on its opening day.

West Cumbria Mining’s (WCM) proposals to extract 2.7m tonnes of metallurgical coal a year from a site off the Cumbrian coast at St Bees are being examined by the Planning Inspectorate.

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Exclusive: At least nine mines have received special permission from regulators allowing them to avoid penalties

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Promised environmental offsets for new and expanded coalmines in New South Wales have been delayed for years because governments have allowed companies to push back deadlines for protecting sites for conservation.

At least nine coalmines in NSW, including several in the Hunter Valley, received special permission from federal and state regulators on multiple occasions that allowed them to avoid penalties for not securing permanent protection of habitat.

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Study finds 40% of resident and regular migrant dragonflies and damselflies have increased in number since 1970

Six new species of dragonfly have colonised Britain in the last 25 years as dragonflies and damselflies boom in a warming climate.

More than 40% of resident and regular migrant dragonflies and damselflies have increased in number since 1970 with just 11% declining, according to a study of 1.4m dragonfly records.

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Study finds agriculture and pesticide use threaten relatives of world’s most important crops, considered crucial to food security

Wild relatives of some of the world’s most important crops, including potatoes, avocados and vanilla, are threatened with extinction, according to a study.

Vanilla, an orchid native to South and Central America, is facing the highest risk of extinction, with all eight wild species found in the region listed as endangered or critically endangered on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) red list of threatened plants and animals.

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