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The assault on the Brazilian Amazon hit the headlines last week – but it’s not the only forest at risk of disappearing…

Deforestation in the Amazon rainforest has increased by almost 30% in just 12 months. A report by Inpe, the country’s space research unit, found that the tropical rainforest lost 9,762 sq km (3,769 sq miles) of vegetation between August 2018 and July 2019. The Amazon is the largest rainforest in the world and works as a “carbon store”, slowing the pace of global heating.

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NSW seeks new 1.8 terawatt hour electricity supply contract, with focus on "fast start" dispatchable capacity, suggesting mix of renewables and gas or batteries.

The post NSW tenders $3.5 billion supply contract in firm test for wind and solar appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The desire for independence is driving politics in places as far flung as Catalonia, Scotland and New Caledonia. Will the people of Bougainville (pop. 250,000), an island province of Papua New Guinea, vote to leave?

“It doesn’t look like anything else” – Musk says as he unveils his Cybertruck, or Tesla ute, to the applause and dismay of Tesla fans.

The post Elon Musk’s Cybertruck stuns, divides Tesla fans, same price as Model 3 appeared first on RenewEconomy.

What happens when we run out of water? That might seem a long way off, but after years of drought, taps are running dry in towns all over central New South Wales. The region's dams have gone from overflowing to almost empty in just three years. So where did all the water go? Reporter Meredith Griffiths explores life after day zero.

What happens when we run out of water? That might seem a long way off, but after years of drought, taps are running dry in towns all over central New South Wales. The region's dams have gone from overflowing to almost empty in just three years. So where did all the water go? Reporter Meredith Griffiths explores life after day zero.

Last of the species in country, a female rhino named Iman, ‘died sooner than expected’

The Sumatran rhinoceros has become extinct in Malaysia, zoologists have announced.

The last of the species in the country succumbed to cancer in the state of Sabah on the island of Borneo, it was revealed.

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The species is now extinct in Malaysia, with fewer than 100 animals believed to exist elsewhere.

Infrastructure think tank demands immediate introduction of a 4c/km road use fee for EVs - but not hybrids - "before there is an EV in every driveway"

The post IPA wants to hit EVs with road tax “before they appear in every driveway” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A row of electric car chargers in the La Trobe Valley will soon go online, but there are still hurdles to jump.

The post Electric car ultra rapid chargers arrive in heart of brown coal country appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The relentless focus on more reliability measures implies a political standard that no loss of supply will be tolerated. That standard cannot be met, but it will be paid for.

The post Blank cheque for rushed new reliability standard will cost everyone dearly appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Utkarshaa Varshney presents findings of her research in her Three Minute Thesis.

The Gobi Desert produces stunning fossils but many Mongolians never get the chance to see them.

The Swedish activist will interview leading figures in the fight against global heating

Greta Thunberg is to swap leading the global fight against the climate crisis for the more stressful experience of directing a group of high-profile BBC presenters, after being announced as one of this year’s guest editors for Radio 4’s Today programme.

The environmental activist will take control of an episode of the BBC’s flagship radio news programme at the end of this year, speaking to leading figures in the fight against global heating and hearing from indigenous, frontline activists. Thunberg, who led school strikes around the world, has also commissioned reports from the Antarctic and Zambia, as well as a Mishal Husain interview with the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney.

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Oregon Democratic legislators are expected to unveil a draft cap-and-trade bill in mid-January, while lawmakers are still addressing possible revisions to build wider support for the measure, a state senator told Carbon Pulse.

Nevada will consider market-based mechanisms among a host of possible carbon abatement strategies to achieve higher GHG reduction targets set by legislators this year, Governor Steve Sisolak’s (D) executive order stipulated Friday.

Jacaranda trees add vibrant dashes of purple to cities across Australia each November, bursting into bloom then casting off petals to create a colourful carpet below.

Jacarandas were first grown in Sydney in the 1850s, but by the 1930s the trees were so common many confused the Brazilian native for a local plant. It grows so easily from fallen seeds that it is considered a pest in bushland areas, but try telling that to those who flock to the annual Jacaranda festival in Grafton on the NSW north coast, or McDougall Street in North Sydney, where tourists arrive by the busload each November to capture a colourful photograph.

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What happens to the animals of the Kimberley when the big wet just doesn't arrive?

Low-income and disadvantaged communities experienced rising carbon emissions and greater exposure to particulate matter due to the Northeast US RGGI cap-and-trade programme design, a non-governmental organisation said in a report this week.