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There are fears the Northern Territory government will allow gas and other industries to extract substantially more water from the environment than is currently allowed. Sue Jackson, Professor, Australian Rivers Institute, Griffith University Matthew Currell, Professor of Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering, RMIT University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian clean energy software provider exits stealth mode, with $1.1 million in funding to help expand its team and hit the market.

The post Australian energy software start-up lands $1.1 million in funding appeared first on RenewEconomy.

For all the talk of climate catastrophe and state government targets, some coal companies still think they are going to be burning coal for power in 2050.

The post Some power stations still believe they will be burning coal and polluting in 2050 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Microbes have made their way into water after heavy rain, raising risk of illnesses like gastro and diarrhoea, authorities say

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Melbourne residents are being urged to hit the swimming pool instead of the beach as Victoria’s ongoing floods continue to contaminate waterways.

Victoria’s chief environmental scientist, Mark Taylor, said microbes had made their way into waterways after heavy rains, bringing the risk of pollution, mosquitoes and water-borne diseases.

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ACEN Australia hits go on construction of Stubbo solar farm, with approvals for a big battery, after securing a connection to the grid.

The post Construction begins on 400MW solar farm in central-west NSW, with battery to follow appeared first on RenewEconomy.

France announces another four reactors are broken and won't be operating over winter, sending power prices soaring and increasing fears of blackouts.

The post France electricity prices surge past €1,000/MWh as more nuclear reactors close for winter appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Calix will use government grant to study substituting hydrogen for gas to produce green steel and provide low carbon pathway to major export.

The post Australia helping fund homegrown effort to commercialise green iron, steel industries appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australian company behind plans to develop 1.6GW renewable "hydrogen valley" in NSW Hunter region signs up key new partner to the cause.

The post Energy Estate signs MoU to find “missing link” to low-cost renewable hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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COP27 is all about implementation. But where things will unravel is around compensating developing countries for loss and damage from climate change.

The post COP27 First Day: Climate backsliding and buyer’s remorse appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Progress is being made on systems to make hydrogen more economical to store and transport.

Report co-written by Nicholas Stern says figure required to switch away from fossil fuels and cope with extreme weather impacts

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About $2tn (£1.75bn) will be needed each year by 2030 to help developing countries cut their greenhouse gas emissions and cope with the effects of climate breakdown, new data suggests.

The cash will be needed so that poor countries can switch away from fossil fuels, invest in renewable energy and other low-carbon technology, and cope with the impacts of extreme weather, according to a report that was commissioned jointly by the UK and Egyptian governments, and presented at the Cop27 UN climate summit.

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The sea level around Vanuatu is rising at a rate nearly twice the global average. New research tells a story of both loss and resilience. Karen E McNamara, Associate Professor, The University of Queensland Rachel Clissold, Researcher, The University of Queensland Ross Westoby, Research Fellow, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Senate Estimates hears "hydrogen ready" gas plant will start out using fossil gas only, and to get to 30% green hydrogen will require a retrofit of new equipment.

The post “Unknown, uncertain, uncosted:” Snowy gets grilling on Kurri Kurri green hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Report finds Australia has fallen well short of its climate finance commitments, joining other major western economies to fall tens of billions short.

The post Australia named among major economies not paying “fair share” of climate finance goal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Pakistan is calling on Western nations to help after floods linked to climate change left millions homeless.

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EU legislators must consider making more radical changes to EU ETS reform and CBAM legislation than are currently on the table, climate NGOs and industry representatives said in a joint letter on Monday ahead of negotiations on the bills due this week. 

The EU must adopt a more stringent way of reporting its climate spending to ensure funding is targeting emissions cuts and to avoid ‘greenwashing’, several cross-party committees of the European Parliament said on Monday. 

The outcome of the US midterm elections on Tuesday is likely to have few immediate impacts on prices for California Carbon Allowances (CCAs) and RGGI Allowances (RGAs), though the results could have a more profound influence in the longer term.