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Angus Taylor preferred coal subsidy has been rubbished by most of Australia's biggest coal generators, who say it will stop investment in new technologies.

The post “Fundamental flaw”: Big coal generators slam Taylor’s favoured coal subsidy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Count aims to provide crucial conservation data on animals including pangolins, turtles and antelope

Planes, helicopters, boats and 4x4s are being deployed, hundreds of camera traps and satellite collars monitored, and an array of dung studied across Kenya, as the country embarks on its first national census of wildlife.

The census, covering the country’s 58 national parks and reserves, private and community conservancies, is due to be completed by the end of July. It will cost 250m Kenyan shillings (£1.6m) and includes a count of terrestrial and marine mammals, key birds such as ostriches and kori bustards, and endangered primates. The results are expected in August.

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First ever nationwide tally of trees reveals how communities of color and poorer neighborhoods lack canopy

With vast swathes of the American west baking under a record-setting heatwave, a new study has revealed how unevenly trees are spread throughout cities a in the United States and how much it disadvantages communities of color and the poor.

In order to address the balance, America needs to plant more than 30 million trees in major urban environments across the country, according to a major new report.

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Taylor seeks new avenue to fund controversial technology a week after Senate blocked his attempt to expand ARENA's remit to include CCS.

The post Taylor wants CCS in Emissions Reduction Fund to help fossil fuel hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

AEMO considers more sophisticated, transparent solutions to maintaining minimum demand than simply shutting off rooftop solar

The post AEMO promises to refine solar switch-off, but says measure is needed appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Germany company and Kazakh government sign agreement to build 45GW of renewables capacity to power 30GW of electrolyser capacity.

The post Kazakhstan plans massive 45GW renewable project to power green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Alinta plans 90MW solar farm and a four hour big battery at Port Hedland to meet corporate demand for a low emissions power supply.

The post Alinta plans big solar farm and four hour battery in Port Hedland grid play appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

The post Offshore wind: Taylor pushed to remove regulatory blocks to new technology appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

The post Chart of the day: Australia’s growing climate complacency appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.