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Five Asian countries account for 80% of new coal power investment
China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units
Five Asian countries are jeopardising global climate ambitions by investing in 80% of the world’s planned new coal plants, according to a report.
Carbon Tracker, a financial thinktank, has found that China, India, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam plan to build more than 600 coal power units, even though renewable energy is cheaper than most new coal plants.
Continue reading...Tories’ ‘toothless’ UK policies failing to halt drastic loss of wildlife
More money is being spent destroying the environment than protecting it, MPs’ report finds
The government’s underfunded green ambitions and “toothless” policies are failing to halt catastrophic loss of wildlife, a committee of MPs has said in a new report that finds the biodiversity crisis is still not being treated with the urgency of the climate crisis.
The UK is the most wildlife-depleted country out of the G7 nations and, despite pledges to improve the environment within a generation, properly funded policies are not in place to make this happen, according to the report from the environmental audit committee (EAC).
Continue reading...Government economists accept reality and slash coal export forecasts
The government's resources forecaster has significantly revised downwards their predictions of thermal coal exports. Is this the beginning of the end?
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Ever wondered who'd win in a fight between a scorpion and tarantula? A venom scientist explains
Brussels adopts 5-year national free allocation tables for EU ETS after months of delays
5,000-year-old man was 'oldest plague victim'
West coast heatwave spurring more carbon-emitting generation in California
PREVIEW: Upcoming EU presidency holder Slovenia braces for climate “legislative tsunami”
Up to 410 million people at risk from sea level rises – study
Majority of land at risk from a 1-metre sea level rise is in the tropics, research finds
Up to 410 million people will be living in areas less than 2 metres above sea level, and at risk from sea level rises, unless global emissions are reduced, according to a new study.
The paper, published in Nature Communications, finds that currently 267 million people worldwide live on land less than 2 metres above sea level. Using a remote sensing method called Lidar, which pulsates laser light across coastal areas to measure elevation on the Earth’s surface, the researchers predicted that by 2100, with a 1 metre sea level rise and zero population growth, that number could increase to 410 million people.
Continue reading...AusNet unveils preferred path for Western Victorian network upgrades
AusNet reveals preferred route for its Western Victoria network upgrades, that it hopes will revive wind and solar investment in the region.
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Rare black hole and neutron star collisions sighted twice in 10 days
Tianjin pre-compliance carbon auction clears at floor price
No need for synchronous assets in zero emissions grid, says Tesla
Tesla says synchronous generation not needed in a renewable energy grid because battery storage can deliver the services and much of the storage required.
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“Fundamental flaw”: Big coal generators slam Taylor’s favoured coal subsidy
Angus Taylor preferred coal subsidy has been rubbished by most of Australia's biggest coal generators, who say it will stop investment in new technologies.
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Wildebeest, bustards and bongos: Kenya begins first national census of wildlife
Count aims to provide crucial conservation data on animals including pangolins, turtles and antelope
Planes, helicopters, boats and 4x4s are being deployed, hundreds of camera traps and satellite collars monitored, and an array of dung studied across Kenya, as the country embarks on its first national census of wildlife.
The census, covering the country’s 58 national parks and reserves, private and community conservancies, is due to be completed by the end of July. It will cost 250m Kenyan shillings (£1.6m) and includes a count of terrestrial and marine mammals, key birds such as ostriches and kori bustards, and endangered primates. The results are expected in August.
Continue reading...US needs 30m new trees to combat shade disparity, study finds
First ever nationwide tally of trees reveals how communities of color and poorer neighborhoods lack canopy
With vast swathes of the American west baking under a record-setting heatwave, a new study has revealed how unevenly trees are spread throughout cities a in the United States and how much it disadvantages communities of color and the poor.
In order to address the balance, America needs to plant more than 30 million trees in major urban environments across the country, according to a major new report.
Continue reading...Taylor wants CCS in Emissions Reduction Fund to help fossil fuel hydrogen
Taylor seeks new avenue to fund controversial technology a week after Senate blocked his attempt to expand ARENA's remit to include CCS.
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