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Japan and South Korea has voiced concerns over EU plans to extend the scope of its ETS to include emissions from all voyages using the 27-nation bloc’s ports, which the European Commission is considering as part of its carbon market reform.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices cascaded this week after the release of the Q4 WCI auction results, as RGGI Allowances (RGA) found continued support on the secondary market ahead of the Northeast US cap-and-trade programme's own quarterly auction.

A proposal to introduce a passenger tax in Portugal’s budget for next year was adopted in the national Parliament on Wednesday.

UN warns about consequences of not conserving water and tackling climate crisis

Water shortages are now affecting more than 3 billion people around the world, as the amount of fresh water available for each person has plunged by a fifth over two decades, data has shown.

About 1.5 billion people are suffering severe water scarcity or even drought, as a combination of climate breakdown, rising demand and poor management has made agriculture increasingly difficult across swathes of the globe.

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Market operator sees no breach of the reliability standard this summer thanks to the more than five gigawatt of wind and solar additions in last 12 months.

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New modelling suggests battery storage, rather than a new gas generator, would be a lower cost replacement for Liddell power station.

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From donating to charity, choosing sustainability over discounts or sidestepping the sales altogether, these labels are part of a burgeoning movement rethinking the consumer event

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The municipal government of Shenyang has released draft regulations for what will become China’s ninth regional carbon market, with an eye to linking to other regions over time.

South Korea will close a number of coal-fired power plants during the winter months to reduce air pollution, the government announced Thursday, a move that will also mute demand for CO2 allowances in the nation’s emissions trading scheme.

The international carbon market under the Paris Agreement could be saddled with as many as 1.5 billion or as few as 46 million pre-2020 credits from the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), depending on restriction details, according to a report released Thursday.

Rules for international emissions trade under the Paris Agreement's Article 6 are more likely to emerge from bilateral deals rather than via climate negotiations, according to New Zealand’s Climate Change Minster James Shaw.

Transcript from the EV Transition Webinar on How to charge your EV at home & on the road with NSW energy minister Matt Kean. You can watch the webinar here. SPEAKERS Steve Amor, Pete Thorne, Giles Parkinson, Carola Jonas Giles Parkinson  00:00 Hello, and welcome to this webinar. It’s another webinar in our series of the EV...

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With the world 1C warmer, modelling shows there is still a risk of corals bleaching from heat stress this summer

A global weather phenomenon that would typically keep ocean temperatures lower across the Great Barrier Reef may not be enough to stop another mass coral bleaching this coming summer, according to the marine park’s chief scientist.

Global heating now meant the risk of corals bleaching from heat stress was present even in a summer influenced by the La Niña climate phenomenon, the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Dr David Wachenfeld told Guardian Australia.

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Charging an electric car is easy – find out how and why.

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The famous MG brand - now China owned - has launched its first electric car in Australia and has big ambitions. We talk to MG Australia’s head of development, and take the MG ZS EV for a drive.

The post The Driven Podcast: MG goes electric, and wants to lead the market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Springwatch presenter adds to warnings of threat to Welsh countryside if non-native species get out

Parts of the Welsh countryside could become permanently damaged if creatures used in I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here! escape, conservationists have warned, amid growing calls to ban the use of live animals on the show.

North Wales police said it had advised the ITV show on “set management and biosecurity” following fears cockroaches, whip scorpions, mealworms and crayfish used in bushtucker trials might have escaped, after concerns were first raised by TV presenter and naturalist Iolo Williams.

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Personal and home care sectors use an estimated 122bn sachets a year and few are recycled

Environmental campaigners have joined forces with politicians and business leaders in demanding urgent action to tackle the distribution of billions of plastic “personal care” sachets.

In an open letter published online, a coalition called A Plastic Planet is calling for so-called “sample” sachets – which can contain products such as detergent, shower gel or perfume – to be included in wider UK and EU single-use bans.

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Australia’s renewable hydrogen ambitions boosted as Japanese industrial giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries buys stake in local project developer, H2U.

The post Japan giant buys into Australian green hydrogen pioneer and big South Australia project appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The trial represents the chance to demonstrate an internationally proven technology on Australian soil - turning human waste into a carbon neutral energy source. Bernadette McCabe, Professor and Principal Scientist, University of Southern Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Victoria to maintain a ban on nuclear power, after parliamentary inquiry finds no justification for repealing a prohibition. Liberals object.

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