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Low prices increase chance of multiple coal generation closures
There are good reasons to think that the Liddell, Yallourn, Vales Point coal generators and a couple of coal units in Queensland could all close before 2030.
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30 European companies form HyDeal Ambition project to deliver 95GW of solar & 67GW of hydrogen
European consortium plans to build 95GW of solar and deliver 67GW of electrolysers to deliver green hydrogen at cost parity to fossil fuels.
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VCM Report: Offset prices nudge higher, while Shell ramps up retirements
EU Market: EUAs slip below €40 after touching new all-time high
No point complaining about it, Australia will face carbon levies unless it changes course
Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites
Ready, steady, bloom! Botanists wait for rare cactus to open for one night only
Experts in Cambridge are on night vigil as the moonflower is about to blossom in a UK first, an event being livestreamed for all
Cambridge botanists are eagerly waiting for a rare and unusual cactus called the moonflower to bloom for what is thought to be the first time in the UK, an event that begins at sunset and is over by the time the sun rises the following day.
Experts at Cambridge University’s Botanic Garden (CUBG) have been on night watch for several days, even setting up a live stream so the public can get a glimpse of the flowering of the Amazonian plant Selenicereus wittii.
Continue reading...New German carbon tax to barely dent car emissions -study
Stranded assets could smite fossil fuel exporter credit ratings -Fitch
Wildlife trade drives alarming decline in some species, says study
Animals traded for pet industry, bushmeat, traditional medicine, ivory and lab use declined locally by up to 99.9%
Wildlife populations decline by an average of 62% in areas where species are traded, pushing some closer to extinction, according to a new report.
The first analysis to quantify the impact of the legal and illegal wildlife trade looked at 133 land-based species and found the most endangered – which typically have smaller populations – are most at risk, with average declines of 81%. In some cases this resulted in local disappearances, with certain populations of spider monkeys and Baird’s tapir declining by 99.9%, according to an international team of researchers led by Sheffield University.
Continue reading...Reformed MSR can smooth EU carbon price rise over mid-decade, before impact fades -analysts
Head of US offset developer departs for multinational carbon specialists
High-altitude birds evolved thicker 'jackets'
What will the next decade bring? Here are 20 predictions from trend forecasters | Emily Segal
Like all predictions, these should be taken with a grain of salt ...
At the beginning of every year, trend forecasters the world over put together expensive reports predicting what the future will bring. As a trend forecaster myself, I’ve read literally hundreds of predictions in the past few weeks made by the likes of McKinsey, WGSN and countless others so that you don’t have to. So, what do these professional speculators of the future think the next few years hold?
Many of the themes are predictable: automation, artificial intelligence, climate crisis and climate-related migration, virtual reality and augmented reality, China’s rising power, cryptocurrencies, Zoom, remote work and people agitating for their rights.
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Northern Territory faces legal action over decision to reduce security bond on McArthur River mine
Conservationists and traditional owners want to ensure there is enough money to rehabilitate area when Glencore mining ends
Traditional owners and conservationists have launched legal action against the Northern Territory government over its decision to cut $120m from a bond held as insurance against any future environmental damage from the contentious McArthur River lead and zinc mine.
Lawyers for Jack Green and Josephine Davey Green, residents of the remote community of Borroloola, will argue the territory government’s November 2019 decision was unlawful.
Continue reading...The inselbergs of Egypt's White desert – in pictures
The unusual rock formations are scattered across the landscape of Egypt’s White desert, about 300 miles from Cairo
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Tiger Pro ensures the perfect combination of system safety and economy
JinkoSolar recently signed a large project in India with the two largest local EPC companies to deploy nearly 500MW of Tiger Pro high-efficiency modules.
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Ausgrid installs “first of many” community batteries on Sydney network
NSW network kicks off two-year community battery trial that aims to soak up consumer generated solar and use it to push down energy prices and help stabilise the local grid.
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