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Oregon Senate Republicans are demanding the Democrat-controlled legislative and executive branches refer any carbon proposal to voters before the party agrees to end its week-long walk-out in protest of the ETS legislation.

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African Americans in the north-east and mid-Atlantic are exposed to 61% more pollution particles from burning gasoline

People of color in the American north-east and mid-Atlantic are living with 66% more air pollution from vehicles than white residents are, according to a new analysis from the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS).

On average, African Americans are exposed to 61% more of the tiny pollution particles that come from burning gasoline. Asian Americans breathe 73% more and Latinos 75% more.

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Japan’s environment ministry on Thursday announced it would co-fund seven projects that it expects could generate almost 4 million carbon credits under the Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM) by 2030.

‘The diagnosis is clear and the treatment urgent. Yet politicians prevaricate and global emissions still rise’

We are qualified medical doctors united by our distress at the minimal response to looming environmental disaster. We sympathise with current widespread protest, notably by children who will be most affected. We urge government and media to respond immediately and proportionately.

As caring professionals we cannot countenance current policies that push the world’s most vulnerable towards environmental catastrophe. We are particularly alarmed by the effects of rising temperatures on health and heed predictions of societal collapse and consequent mass migration. Such collapse risks damage to physical and mental health on an unprecedented scale.

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National Trust says species decline apparent as climate crisis brings more frequent destructive storms in summer

Seabirds nesting on the remote Farne Islands have been hit by heavy rain which has killed many of their young, the National Trust said.

Arctic terns, puffins, guillemots and shags, all suffered losses as chicks including pufflings, or baby puffins, were battered by nearly 127mm (5in) of rain in 24 hours on 13 June.

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Delegates are concerned that some countries are trying to minimise a key scientific report about climate change

European carbon prices took a breather on Thursday, receding from yesterday’s two-month high but holding above €27 after a larger-than-normal auction saw healthy demand.

Three HK-listed investment companies have signed a memorandum of understanding with a Shanghai-based carbon trading firm that paves the way for them to take a majority stake in one of mainland China’s biggest emission traders.

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Long-awaited review says government should consider farming interests before listing threatened species

The environment minister should consider farming interests before deciding whether to list threatened species, according to a long-delayed government review of how conservation laws could better serve the agriculture industry.

The review, completed in September but not made public until Thursday, also recommends setting up a $1bn trust fund to help farmers to protect the environment and inviting the public to have a say before threatened species are assessed by a government-appointed scientific advisory committee.

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NGOs say others also in breach of 1998 convention by failing to disclose details on policies

The UK and other EU governments are in breach of international obligations by failing to be open about their policies to tackle emissions from aviation, a coalition of NGOs has said.

The group is lodging a formal complaint over the secrecy surrounding regulation of emissions from international flights, which they say allows the aviation industry to be a “climate laggard”. Last year, aviation emitted 895m tonnes of carbon dioxide – 2.4% of global energy-related CO2 emissions, according to Carbon Brief. If aviation were a country it would be the sixth biggest emitter in the world.

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Governments have abrogated responsibility with woefully inadequate policies, says letter

More than 1,000 doctors including 40 professors, several eminent public health figures and past presidents of royal colleges are calling for widespread nonviolent civil disobedience in the face of the environmental crisis.

In a letter to the Guardian, the doctors say government policies are “woefully inadequate”, and call on politicians and the media to face the facts of the unfolding ecological emergency and take action.

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Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson are urged to make a pledge to put scientific research at the heart of their economic policy.

As we become more environmentally conscious more of us are trying to do our bit. There is however one primary driver of climate change we fail to address. The internet.

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Lincoln Gap wind farm is now host to Australia's first unsubsidised big battery system, in a major milestone for clean energy in Australia.

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Developers of the 100MW Yarranlea solar farm in Queensland’s Darling Downs have flagged plans to add large-scale battery storage to the “merchant” project.

The post Risen Energy will add battery to Queensland “merchant” solar farm appeared first on RenewEconomy.

First generation has been achieved at Australia's largest wind farm, the 453MW Coopers Gap wind farm located north-west of Brisbane.

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Parts of GE's massive 12MW Haliade-X offshore wind turbine, including a nacelle and a 107-metre-long blade, have been shipped for testing in Rotterdam.

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Sydney councillors have unanimously supported a motion to mobilise city resources to reduce carbon emissions and minimise the impact of future change.

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