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Pacific Hydro rebrands in bid to reposition as Australia's leading renewables-only generator – and unveils plans including a new retail arm.

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Australian Energy Market Operator hits back at claims that VNI West will be costly, dangerous and “useless” to the build-out of new renewables.

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The oceans are getting hotter, with a likely El Niño and climate change responsible. Moninya Roughan, Professor in Oceanography, UNSW Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

AGL charges up its biggest battery to date as it readies to close the last of its remaining units at the Liddell coal plant.

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NT utility calls for consultant to advise on if, and when, the first solar farms - built three years ago - can be allowed to send power to the grid.

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One of the earliest scientific findings signed by a woman is part of a newly-digitised collection.

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is in discussions with four Asian countries over issuance of bonds that could generate as much as $200 million to help support tiger ecosystem protection, with successful activities then to be monetised by the sale of "high integrity biodiversity credits", a member of the organisation working on the project confirmed to Carbon Pulse.

Funding for small and medium solar projects is rare in Australia, which makes it a good fit for the government's green bank.

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Trade in exotic pets online is far more prevalent and diverse than previously thought. Threatened species, invasive species and banned imports are all for sale. Adam Toomes, Ph.D. student at the Invasion Science & Wildlife Ecology Group, University of Adelaide Phill Cassey, Head, Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Adelaide Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

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Wildlife Trusts schemes are part of wider programme to help rare habitat recover across British Isles

Two temperate rainforests in Wales and on the Isle of Man have been named as the first to be restored by the Wildlife Trusts, as part of a wider programme to help the rare habitat recover across the British Isles.

Temperate rainforests, also known as Atlantic or Celtic rainforests, are found in places with exposure to the sea – areas with “high oceanicity” – and receive high rainfall and humidity, with a low variation in annual temperature. It is a globally rare habitat, thought to be more threatened than tropical rainforest.

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EU household heating bills could be 20% lighter compared to a business as usual scenario in 2030, according to a cross-stakeholder-commissioned study published on Wednesday that examines the consequences of the bloc achieving its energy security ambitions set out in its REPowerEU strategy. 

The Washington Department of Ecology (ECY) on Monday said it will distribute over 40 million free allowances to electrical utilities between 2023 and 2025 to mitigate the compliance cost exposure from the cap-and-trade system, while final allowance totals are still to be determined for 2026.

Some 20 producers and importers of gasoline and diesel are among the transportation fuel suppliers initially registered under Canada’s impending Clean Fuel Regulations (CFR), according to government data published Tuesday.

Despite declines of Australia woodland birds and ongoing conservation investment, we don’t have many studies that show exactly how effective different management actions are for these species. Jessica Walsh, Lecturer in Conservation Science, Monash University Martine Maron, Professor of Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Michelle Gibson, Research Fellow, Bird Ecology and Fire Science, The University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Communication is lost with Japan's Hakuto-R lunar moments before it is due to touch down.

The tools and technologies to decarbonise freight transport in New Zealand are available now. The problem lies in their integration and the understanding of potential trade-offs. Patricio Gallardo, Researcher in Transition Engineering, University of Canterbury Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

A carbon accounting platform for supply chains is set for quick expansion after raising $10 million in series A funding, it announced Tuesday.

Environment secretary urges Britons to embrace the filth as Labour seeks to flush out Conservative failures

Day two of the Unicorn Kingdom. A world where fantasy always outdoes reality. That fair and septic isle. Who needs to go for a walk by a canal or river? Why bother to go to the beach? All you need to do is have a dump at home. Where to have an open cesspit is the latest status symbol. The estate agent’s dream. Your very own swimming pool. What more could anyone want?

To be fair, Thérèse Coffey has done more to level up the country than any of her cabinet colleagues. Though, technically speaking, one should call it levelling down. For on the environment secretary’s watch there isn’t a river in England that isn’t hopelessly polluted and subject to sewage overflow many times a day.

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The government must do its bit to make new electric vehicles more affordable if mass adoption is to be achieved on the road to net zero

When the government controversially scrapped its discount on the purchase of electric cars last summer, the move was justified on the grounds that its work was done. After 11 years of subsidies, said ministers, the electric vehicle revolution had been “kickstarted”. As Britain strives to meet a 2030 target to end the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles, that judgment is beginning to look a little complacent.

Amid ongoing economic headwinds, data has emerged that suggests a drop-off in current demand for electric cars, despite notable public enthusiasm for their adoption in principle. Auto Trader, which hosts the country’s largest car sales website, reported this month that inquiries in relation to new electric vehicles had fallen significantly compared with last year.

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