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International Energy Agency says global primary energy intensity improved by only 1.2% in 2018 – the slowest rate since the start of the decade.

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New research confirms that what the world pumps into the atmosphere today has grave long-term consequences. Governments - especially Australia's - must urgently ramp up efforts to reduce emissions. Bill Hare, Director, Climate Analytics, Adjunct Professor, Murdoch University (Perth), Visiting scientist, Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Share of wind and solar jumps to 18.7%, while share of coal falls an incredible 8% over 12 months.

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Hydrogen cars are green, quick to refuel and have range, so why are battery cars way ahead of them?

Oil and gas majors must cut combined production by at least 35% by 2040 to meet international climate targets and protect shareholder value.

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Donald Trump lodges official request to pull United States out of Paris Agreement, a move that will take effect one day after the next presidential election.

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Turbine contracts awarded for largest floating wind project, which will help power oil and gas field platforms.

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Notification begins the one-year process of withdrawing from the landmark climate agreement.

California diesel consumption rose during July amid lower retail fuel prices, but even with those gains, total fuel consumption remains below last year’s level through the first seven months of 2019, state data revealed.

California's fuel sector reported its first year-on-year emissions reduction under the WCI-linked cap-and-trade programme in 2018, as flat carbon output from the power sector helped contribute to a small annual decrease in regulated GHGs, state data revealed Monday.

EUAs recovered from sub-€25 levels for a second straight day on Monday, as analysts gave a neutral-to-bearish weekly outlook for carbon on soft signals from energy and higher auction supply.

A new business is skipping recycling in favour of returning, washing and reusing sturdy containers for common groceries. Rachael Wakefield-Rann, Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Jenni Downes, Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks Australia (Monash Sustainable Development Institute), Monash University Nick Florin, Research Director, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Firm says it will work with Oil and Gas Authority to allay communities’ concerns

The UK’s leading shale gas company hopes to overturn a government moratorium on fracking by proving that it can be safe despite triggering earthquakes.

Cuadrilla has said it would provide the oil and gas regulator with new data to address the concerns of communities near active fracking sites so the suspension of its operations can be lifted.

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Data from spacecraft launched in the 1970s help determine the shape of the magnetic bubble around the Sun.

The Ecosystem Services Analyst (Analyst) contributes to the Ecosystem Services Unit's global work in the sphere of ecosystem evaluation, carbon accounting, climate change mitigation and adaptation, REDD+, watershed management and environmental services.

The largest holder of California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credits increased its share of the surplus bank volume during the second quarter, while the top two entities now command over half of all credits accumulated in the programme, state data shows.

The OECD is recruiting one or more Clean Energy Finance Analysts to support the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation (CEFIM) Programme and the selected candidates will work under the supervision and management of the Team Leader for Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation, within the Climate, Biodiversity and Water Division.

If ever there were a country in a prime position to be able to invest in protecting its precious wildlife, it was us.

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The last time Australia experienced a quarter of national negative economic growth, the Soviet Union still existed, Nirvana were on the cusp of releasing Nevermind, and the first serious attempt to analyse and catalogue our threatened birds – The action plan for Australian birds – was about to be published.

In the 28 years since, the lucky country has recorded the longest period of continual economic growth of any modern nation. Whether this was due to 1991 being “the recession we had to have”, the fundamentals of a strong, modern economy having been put in place, or the sheer dumb luck of being a beneficiary of the China boom, if ever there were a country in a prime position to be able to invest in protecting its precious wildlife, it was us.

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The US has major concerns about the EU’s and China’s approaches to the CORSIA, making the success of the UN’s aviation offset scheme anything but certain just months ahead of a crunch deadline.

A wildlife centre in Leicestershire says it is "overwhelmed" with the numbers of underweight hoglets.