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Compliance entities in the WCI cap-and-trade programme appear to be cutting their long positions in the secondary market as California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices have jumped over the past six weeks, according to US Commodities Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) data.

Domain of Bees’ Needs campaign now used by site offering ‘independent escorts’

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has inadvertently been sending members of the public looking for advice on encouraging pollinators to a website advertising escort services.

The Bees’ Needs campaign, launched in 2014 by the then environment minister Lord de Mauley, called on the public to do more to help insect pollinators by growing more nectar-rich flowers, leaving patches of land to grow wild and cutting grass less often.

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Astronomers have taken the first ever picture of a black hole at the heart of a distant galaxy.

Astronomers have taken the first ever image of a black hole, which is located in a distant galaxy.

Senior officer in charge of review said he did not realise ‘the scale of work required’

Police chiefs have been criticised after they have repeatedly delayed completing an official review of the way they handle UK anti-fracking protests.

Senior officers promised to launch the review into tactics two years ago amid complaints that police had often used excessive force against campaigners who protested against fracking firms.

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A new model illustrates how Anak Krakatau's deadly tsunami spread across the Sunda Strait.

A comprehensive study assesses the flood danger posed by glacial lakes across the Tibetan Plateau.

New Zealand has made a seasoned carbon market negotiator its new climate change ambassador.

South Korea sold all 1.59 million KAUs on offer at Wednesday’s auction, with the sale clearing 4.3% below the day’s closing price in the secondary market.

The Coalition claims that EVs are going to destroy our way of life. So, here are a couple of reminders about the reality of electric vehicles.

The post Some facts about electric vehicles for the Coalition appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Mark Butler says Coalition would condemn Australia to becoming an island of automotive antiquity, while under Labor policy sales of EVs should "take-off" at little cost.

The post Butler: If Australia doesn’t embrace EVs, it’ll end up like Cuba appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Animal-rights protesters have grabbed headlines this week, but research shows antagonism is not always effective. Tani Khara, PhD student in Sustainability, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The climate change group that is urging people to get arrested to gain the attention of government.

Planet Ark Power's electricity grid-transforming solution wins at Startup Energy Transition Awards Berlin.

The post Revolutionary Australian Clean Energy Startup Wins Global Award appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Snowy Hydro management say their pumped hydro project will be fully on line and commissioned by late 2025.

The post Snowy insists 2.0 will be ready to generate first electricity in late 2025 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Chernobyl disaster in 1986 forced the evacuation of nearby Pripyat, home to 45,000 people. David McMillan has journeyed there 21 times since to record abandoned homes and buildings as they are reclaimed by nature

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Western Australia's bid establish a $135m national battery research centre in Perth wins $25m in grant funding from the federal government.

The post WA battery research hub wins $25m funding boost from federal government appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Next generation must keep their own carbon levels at a fraction of their grandparents’ in order to prevent catastrophe

Children born today will have to live their lives with drastically smaller carbon footprints than their grandparents if climate change is to be controlled.

Fast, deep cuts in global emissions from energy, transport and food are needed to keep temperature rises in check and an analysis has shown this means the new generation will have lifetime carbon budgets almost 90% lower than someone born in 1950.

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Labor climate change spokesman Mark Butler says he is stunned by the Coalition campaign against EVs, and spells out how Labor will reach its 50% EV target.

The post The Driven Podcast: The Coalition is “fighting the future” on EVs appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Queensland confirms solar panel installation on projects over 100kW will be restricted to licensed electricians. Industry says new rules are "daft", and potentially devastating.

The post Queensland enacts new solar rules, as stunned industry warns of investment standstill appeared first on RenewEconomy.