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Satellite data shows temperature peaks are lasting longer and rising higher

North America endured the hottest June on record last month, according to satellite data that shows temperature peaks lasting longer as well as rising higher.

The heat dome above western Canada and the north-west United States generated headlines around the world as daily temperature records were shattered across British Columbia, Washington and Portland.

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The woods are lovely, dark and deep – at least in the images of Jasper Goodall. In Twilight’s Path, he stays awake to capture nocturnal landscapes in the forests and on the moors of the British Isles

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Keith Pitt slammed for $21m handout to Liberal party aligned gas company, to fund accelerated drilling in the Beetaloo Basin.

The post Pitt slammed for $21m handout to Liberal Party linked Beetaloo gas projects appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AGL to mothball unit at Torrens B gas plant, as the growth of lower cost renewables and storage push ageing gas plants out of the market.

The post Decline of baseload: AGL mothballs gas unit as it prepares first big battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alarmingly for the Morrison government, the public has well and truly registered its lack of action on climate change. Vlad Demsar, Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology Jason Pallant, Senior Lecturer of Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology Melissa A. Wheeler, Senior Lecturer, Department of Management and Marketing, Swinburne University of Technology Samuel Wilson, Associate Professor of Leadership, Swinburne University of Technology Sylvia T. Gray, Research Assistant and Casual Academic, Swinburne University of Technology Timothy Colin Bednall, Senior Lecturer in Management, Swinburne University of Technology Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

CopperString 2.0, the proposed high voltage transmission network to connect the State’s North West to the National Electricity Market, is expected to be “shovel-ready” by October.

The post CopperString 2.0 to be “shovel ready” by October appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Anthropogenic warming of climate has been a factor in extreme precipitation events globally, researchers say

Human activity such as such as greenhouse gas emissions and land use change were a key factor in extreme precipitation events such as flooding and landslides around the world, a study has found.

In recent years, there have been numerous instances of flooding and landslides: extreme precipitation, an amount of rainfall or snowfall that exceeds what is normal for a given region, can be a cause of such events.

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Australia's fossil fuel-based electricity oligopoly is being slowly broken down by the influx of wind and solar, regulator says.

The post Australia’s electricity oligopoly is being slowly broken down by wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

CSIRO to lead a $5 million international research collaboration to advance emerging technologies crucial to low emissions hydrogen industry.

The post CSIRO to lead new international collaboration on “low emissions” hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Group of 300 climate-concerned lawyers seek judicial review of the processes Climate Commission used to calculate carbon budgets.

The post Lawyers challenge NZ’s proposed emissions budgets as inconsistent with 1.5℃ goal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Remote renewables specialist says plan to power an Antarctic research station on Ross Island with 100% wind and battery storage "looks feasible."

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Maoneng hopes to build a 225MW big battery with two hours storage near Adelaide as the state races towards net 100 per cent renewables.

The post Maoneng plans to trump Hornsdale with big two hour battery near Adelaide appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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It's not the new record temperatures that concern the BBC's Roger Harrabin - it's the way they were smashed.

A high-profile direct air capture (DAC) technology developer and a carbon offsets ratings and solutions provider have teamed up to offer removal credits to retail voluntary buyers.

WCI regulated entities increased the number of allowance transfers into their compliance accounts over the second quarter, with nearly half these permits coming from the most recent May current vintage auction, data released Tuesday showed.

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit values last week stepped down to lows not seen since the spring, as multiple traders questioned the reason for the price movement.

Despite their good intentions, cities rarely have the full set of skills and capabilities to turn their plans into a reality. Our research looks at what needs to change. Thami Croeser, Research Officer, Centre for Urban Research, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Consider Ireland. Like New Zealand, it has high agricultural emissions and a poor climate track record so far, but it has adopted much stronger targets to cut emissions by 51% between 2018 and 2030. Robert McLachlan, Professor in Applied Mathematics, Massey University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

But watchdog warns government that costs will double if it delays action to cut emissions

The UK’s climate targets will cost the government less over the next 30 years than the price of battling the Covid-19 pandemic if it acts quickly, according to the UK’s fiscal watchdog.

Forecasts from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) show that ending the UK’s contribution to the global climate crisis would add 21% of GDP to the national debt by 2050, or £469bn in today’s terms. But those costs could climb twice as high if the government delays action to cut emissions.

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