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RenewEconomy has launched a Big Battery Storage Map of Australia, highlighting all the major battery storage projects in the country.

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Labor moves to cancel out Taylor's new ARENA regulations, as department officials confirm they could extend to funding gas projects.

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Court hears Coalition made a ‘legal error’ in how it approved plans for miner to pump 12.5bn litres a year from a Queensland river

A key approval for Adani’s Carmichael coal project has been overturned by the federal court, which ruled the federal government made a “legal error” in the way it assessed and approved plans for the miner to pump 12.5bn litres of water a year from a Queensland river.

The court case – brought by the Australian Conservation Foundation – challenged the government’s decision not to apply the “water trigger” to its assessment of Adani’s North Galilee Water Scheme.

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HIP unveiled ambitious plans to build 10GW of offshore wind to help power UK after it shutters its last coal plant and first generation nuclear.

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Jemena calls for a dedicated renewable gas target to underpin hydrogen transition and defend that status of gas infrastructure such as pipelines.

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If UK banks and investors were a country, they would be among world's leading emitters.

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A new study shows a steady pipeline of wind, solar and storage planned to connect to the US grid as Biden steps up ambitions.

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Voluntary emissions reduction (VER) values increased this week amid reluctant sellers and a wider bullish trend in global carbon, while traders said voluntary carbon market (VCM) buyers continued to procure small volumes of compliance-grade credits generated through the California cap-and-trade programme.

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New findings suggest the loss of fertility at high temperatures is a major threat to the survival of some species. Belinda van Heerwaarden, Future Fellow, The University of Melbourne Ary Hoffmann, Professor, School of BioSciences and Bio21 Institute, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A new non-profit organisation is aiming to reduce carbon emissions by investing in North American cap-and-trade programmes, with allowance revenues funnelled back into commercialising CO2 removal technologies.

Australia is entering its fifth-year of post-blackout hysteria, but a lack of real blackouts mean the threat has to be fabricated.

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California fuel consumption dropped year-on-year for the second consecutive month in February as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continued to cause a slump in Golden State demand, according to state data released Monday.

The Oregon Clean Fuels Program (OCFP) recorded a modest credit build during the final quarter of 2020 after registering a deficit in Q3, with renewable diesel (RD) and electric vehicles helping lead the rebound, new state data showed.

A Swiss non-profit has developed a method for standardising climate neutral commodity transactions, including setting vintage limits for the seven eligible offset standards.

EUAs lifted by more than a euro on Monday in quiet holiday trade, consolidating last week's volatile rebound as observers expected more sedate activity this week despite their overall bullish sentiment.

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Shell and Edify in landmark deal to build a 100MW big battery in Riverina as part of new electricity supply agreement with NSW government.

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Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has minted more than 1.1 million new carbon credits in its latest issuance round that included awarding nearly 500,000 to one energy company, while a much-awaited new draft version of an updated soil carbon method has been released for comments.