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Emissions rose to 419 parts per million in May, the highest such measurement in the 63 years that the data has been recorded

The data is in: carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere hit 419 parts per million in May. The levels have now reached the dangerous milestone of being 50% higher than when the industrial age began – and the average rate of increase is faster than ever.

The figure is the highest measurement of the crucial greenhouse gas in the 63 years that data has been recorded at the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory in Hawaii – despite slowdowns in air travel and industry during a global pandemic in the past year.

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Acitivists say they are "dumbfounded" by the WA government's decision to approve the plan, saying it also ignores scope 3 emissions.

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Echo Group founder Erik Zimmerman joins Nigel Morris to discuss some of the tricks of the solar trade.

The post Great Solar Business Podcast: How to flip your solar business appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW government launches a $50 million grant program, hoping to attract up to 3,000MW of pumped hydro projects to the state.

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Land secured for Stanwell-Iwatani plans to build a massive 3GW renewable hydrogen plant in the central Queensland coal export hub of Gladstone.

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CSIRO GenCost report says battery storage costs are plunging, but Australia choosing most expensive pathway due to lack of support for renewables.

The post As battery costs tumble, Coalition puts Australia on most expensive energy path appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Despite the new outbreak of COVID-19, SNEC Shanghai 2021 received the record high visitors and SNEC has become one of the most ‘international’ solar trade shows on the event calendar.

The post Jinkosolar in SNEC 2021: New product introduction round-up appeared first on RenewEconomy.

RenewEconomy unveils its pumped hydro energy storage map of Australia, the latest in a series of energy map resources.

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Hydrostor says the economic benefits from its proposed 200MW compressed air storage facility in Broken Hill will be huge, if it can be built.

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Queensland to look at new 1,000MW pumped hydro energy project as it accelerates its energy storage push after the Callide coal explosion.

The post Queensland to study huge new pumped hydro project in post Callide storage push appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Indigenous marine governance is experiencing a revival throughout Oceania, building on traditional worldviews that acknowledge connections between people and all parts of ocean ecosystems. Meg Parsons, Senior Lecturer, University of Auckland Lara Taylor, Kairangahau Māori - Māori Researcher, Manaaki Whenua - Landcare Research Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

NSW coal mining industry could disappear entirely by as early as 2042, while EV take-up could hit 5 million registered vehicles by 2050s.

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Loss of linguistic diversity may lead to disappearance of age-old remedies unknown to science, study warns

Knowledge of medicinal plants is at risk of disappearing as human languages become extinct, a new study has warned.

Indigenous languages contain vast amounts of knowledge about ecosystem services provided by the natural world around them. However, more than 30% of the 7,400 languages on the planet are expected to disappear by the end of the century, according to the UN.

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Gupta's GFG Alliance withdraws generation licence applications for South Australia's biggest solar project and a big battery.

The post Gupta’s GFG Alliance cancels plans for Cultana solar farm and Playford battery appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Australotitan grew up to 30m (96ft) long and is among the largest dinosaurs found worldwide.

Indigenous people lived sustainably in the tropical Amazon rainforest for more than 5,000 years, a study shows.

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Woodside Energy has set a 2050 net zero target and interim goals by 2025 and 2030 for its Pluto LNG project in Western Australia, which it will meet through technology investments and carbon offsets, the company said Tuesday.

Australia and other rich countries are pushing gas projects over wind and solar in global south, but will likely end up as stranded assets.

The post Australia and other rich countries push gas dependence over wind and solar in global south appeared first on RenewEconomy.

California Carbon Offset (CCO) prices have risen recently amid an uptick of buying interest, but continue to lag behind significant price increases in the California Carbon Allowance (CCA) market.