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Fund donates £500,000 to grassroots Extinction Rebellion and other groups, with promise of more to come

A group of wealthy US philanthropists and investors have donated almost half a million pounds to support the grassroots movement Extinction Rebellion and school strike groups – with the promise of tens of millions more in the months ahead.

Trevor Neilson, an investor and philanthropist who has worked with some of the world’s richest families, has teamed up with Rory Kennedy – daughter of Robert Kennedy – and Aileen Getty, whose family wealth comes from the oil industry, to launch the Climate Emergency Fund.

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Red gums connect the continental fringes of Australia with its arid heart, marching along waterways. Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Move expected to put pressure on rivals McDonald’s, Burger King and large supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s

KFC is to become the first UK fast food chain to sign up to new European welfare standards for farmed chickens, in an attempt to tackle growing concerns about inhumane conditions in the intensive and large-scale production of meat.

The move by the America-owned chain – 18 months after the blueprint was unveiled – will put pressure on rivals McDonald’s and Burger King, as well as large supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s to follow suit.

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Sungrow announced that 1.4 GW PV plants in Vietnam utilizing its inverter solutions was connected to the grid before 30 June 2019 as planned, significantly increasing Vietnamese renewable generation at large.

The post 1.4 GW PV plants with Sungrow inverter solutions are operational appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW will be lumped with the bulk of costs of decommissioning and rehabilitation of Vales Point power station after just $10M set aside following sale.

The post NSW exposed to ‘unquantifiable liabilities’ for Vales Point decommissioning, documents show appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Curtin University researchers working on innovative "thermal battery" they say could enable solar to be viable alternative to fossil fuels in commercial and heavy industries.

The post Curtin University working on “thermal battery” for solar systems appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Vattenfall wins tender for zero-subsidy offshore wind power with the second phase of the Hollandse Kust Zuid wind project in Dutch waters.

The post Vattenfall wins 760MW zero-subsidy Dutch tender for offshore wind appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Industry Super research on nuclear is diminished by its use of the self-interested wishful thinking of the nuclear industry.

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Group of five Wangan and Jagalingou people ordered to pay miner’s costs in case over native title

Indigenous traditional owners opposed to the Adani Carmichael coalmine have lost a full-bench appeal to the federal court, which has upheld a land-use agreement and ordered a group of elders to pay the miner’s costs.

The minority group of five Wangan and Jagalingou (W&J) people had sought to invalidate an Indigenous land-use agreement (ILUA) approved by seven of 12 native title applicants.

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The AEMO has furthered its push for major and rapid reform in the West Australian electricity grid, citing events on the Good Friday holiday that it said were so challenging it has dubbed the day as "Bad Friday."

The post AEMO cites “Bad Friday” in push for quick rule changes and long term plan appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Scale of huge Pilbara wind and solar project targeting "green hydrogen" grows to 15GW, with potential to generate equivalent of one fifth of Australia's current electricity demand.

The post Pilbara green hydrogen project grows to 15GW wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The native birds were bleeding from their mouths, according to rescuers at One Tree Hill near Adelaide

Nearly 60 native birds have died after they fell out of the sky in front of horrified onlookers and a nearby primary school in a suspected case of mass poisoning in South Australia.

Bird rescuers said it was like “something out of a horror movie” as dozens of birds fell, bleeding from their eyes and beaks at One Tree Hill near Adelaide.

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Species’ expansion threatens South Australia’s habitat and biodiversity, report says

Animals including koalas and kangaroos could be culled in parts of South Australia, where high population numbers are damaging the landscape.

A report from a parliamentary inquiry has recommended the state’s environment minister make an immediate decision to declare koalas, western grey kangaroos, long-nosed fur seals and little corellas overabundant in some areas.

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The Clean Energy Council has joined the numerous voices calling for an urgent review of the Victorian Solar Homes Program, describing it as "ridiculous" that the month-by-month quota of 3,333 systems is filled within three days.

The post CEC joins push for change to Victoria solar rebate scheme appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Much of Germany's power is still made by burning coal. Activists have occupied a forest in protest.

The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape has been added to the World Heritage List making it Australia’s 20th World Heritage property and the first to be listed solely for Aboriginal cultural values.

The Budj Bim Cultural Landscape has been added to the World Heritage List making it Australia’s 20th World Heritage property and the first to be listed solely for Aboriginal cultural values.

An Indian state has launched the world's first "cap and trading" programme to curb air pollution.

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