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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.

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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).

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The government's resources forecaster has significantly revised downwards their predictions of thermal coal exports. Is this the beginning of the end?

The post Government economists accept reality and slash coal export forecasts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Venom, size, and speed: these are the factors that determine which ambush predator will emerge victorious. So let's look at the strengths of each arachnid. Samantha Nixon, Research officer, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The European Commission late Tuesday said the national allocation tables (NATs) determining free EU Allowance allocations for 2021-25 under the bloc’s carbon market have been finalised, bringing this year's distribution of permits a step closer following months of delays

Scientists piece together clues from "patient zero", who likely caught the plague from a rodent.

California power demand is rising amid hotter weather on the US west coast this week, with natural gas-fired generation making up a larger share of the Golden State electricity output, according to grid operator data.

Slovenia is preparing to steer negotiations on the EU's upcoming ‘Fit for 55’ climate legislative package, which is due to be officially unveiled in two weeks, as the Balkan nation becomes the bloc's presidency holder for the second half of 2021.

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.

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AusNet reveals preferred route for its Western Victoria network upgrades, that it hopes will revive wind and solar investment in the region.

The post AusNet unveils preferred path for Western Victorian network upgrades appeared first on RenewEconomy.

European carbon climbed on Tuesday to a new six-week high, in what could be its seventh daily gain in eight sessions, as a sharp rise in gas prices and optimistic expectations surrounding the upcoming market reform proposals continued to buoy EUAs.

Separate collisions of a neutron star and a black hole are detected in a short space of time.

The Tianjin municipal government on Tuesday sold a little more than half of the 1.5 million CO2 allowances on offer at its pre-compliance auction, with the sale clearing at the price floor, some 4.5% above the trading price in the secondary market.

Tesla says synchronous generation not needed in a renewable energy grid because battery storage can deliver the services and much of the storage required.

The post No need for synchronous assets in zero emissions grid, says Tesla appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

The post “Fundamental flaw”: Big coal generators slam Taylor’s favoured coal subsidy appeared first on RenewEconomy.

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.

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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.

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Taylor seeks new avenue to fund controversial technology a week after Senate blocked his attempt to expand ARENA's remit to include CCS.

The post Taylor wants CCS in Emissions Reduction Fund to help fossil fuel hydrogen appeared first on RenewEconomy.