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Peter Funch’s latest photo-book, The Imperfect Atlas, explores human impact on the environment by using a technique invented at the height of the industrial revolution – RGB tri-colour separations

• The Imperfect Atlas is published by TBW Books

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Use of harmful chemicals is higher in poorer nations, according to data analysed by Unearthed

The world’s biggest pesticide companies make billions of dollars a year from chemicals found by independent authorities to pose high hazards to human health or the environment, according to an analysis by campaigners.

The research also found a higher proportion of these highly hazardous pesticides (HHPs) in the companies’ sales in poorer nations than in rich ones. In India, 59% of sales were of HHPs in contrast to just 11% in the UK, according to the analysis.

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South Korea must phase out coal-fired power generation in less than a decade if it is to play its part of meeting the Paris Agreement goals, a research group said Thursday.

We all want to help native animals recover after bushfires, but giving a koala a drink from your water bottle can cause more harm than good. Here are some helpful things you can do. Marissa Parrott, Reproductive Biologist, Wildlife Conservation & Science, Zoos Victoria, and Honorary Research Associate, BioSciences, University of Melbourne Dale Nimmo, Associate professor/ARC DECRA fellow, Charles Sturt University Euan Ritchie, Associate Professor in Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, Centre for Integrative Ecology, School of Life & Environmental Sciences, Deakin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

New rules released today will give power system businesses more detailed information on whether or not electricity shortfalls are looming.

The post New AEMC rule boosts transparency on energy shortfalls appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Labor leader Anthony Albanese set to use a major policy speech to re-confirm 2050 net zero emissions target, but no word on the party's interim targets.

The post Labor set to reaffirm net zero emissions commitment, oppose funds for coal power appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Zali Steggall’s bill is pragmatic and responsible and a goal we can all work towards to reduce our carbon emissions

The unprecedented, devastating bushfires that engulfed Australia – from even before our summer began – have forever disrupted our usually laconic and relaxed memories of Christmas and New Year.

Those memories are instead marked by anguish, anxiety, grief and consternation about our future.

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Australian Energy Market Commission calls on industry to consider how it will best cater to – and harness the opportunities of – battery electric vehicles.

The post Opportunity or electric car crash? AEMC calls for energy roadmap to EV future appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Renewable hydrogen production could emerge as a lifeline to wind and solar projects facing curtailment, as electrolyser costs continue to fall.

The post Could hydrogen be the answer to wind and solar curtailment woes? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Measures to protect the jaguar and Asian elephant are being proposed at an international summit.

The biggest animal on Earth is returning to waters where it was nearly driven to extinction.

NSW government says relocation the priority but will not rule out some brumbies may be killed during largest removal of horses in park’s history

About 4,000 feral horses will be removed from Kosciuszko national park in New South Wales as part of an emergency response to protect the alpine ecosystem after large areas were devastated by bushfires.

The move would be the largest removal of horses in the park’s history, said the NSW environment minister, Matt Kean.

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Methane emissions from fossil fuel extraction have been substantially underreported, new research finds, putting more questions over Australia's gas expansion plans.

The post New methane data shows gas industry can no longer “hide behind burping cows” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Coal and gas outages, and the rising impact of rooftop solar, clip Origin earnings, but its proposal to build a big battery in Victoria clouded by federal government intervention.

The post Origin profit hit by outages and solar uptake, battery plans hostage to UNGI appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Deputy premier John Barilaro says the government’s priority is ‘getting new trees in the ground and strengthening the industry’

The New South Wales government won’t proceed with privatising Forestry Corporation’s softwood plantation business after an unprecedented bushfire season.

The government decided to forgo a long-term lease of the business after a five-month investigation which took into account recent damage to the state’s forestry assets.

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Germany is now the biggest buyer of electric vehicles in Europe, surpassing previous market leader Norway as both diesel and petrol vehicle sales fall.

The post Germany spurns diesel, petrol cars to become biggest EV market in Europe appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Poland has proposed eliminating free carbon allowance allocations for aircraft operators covered by the EU ETS and wants to implement full auctioning for the sector, according to a document seen by Carbon Pulse.

Large stationary emitters regulated under Alberta’s outgoing Carbon Competitiveness Incentive Regulation (CCIR) are expected to surrender a similar number of offsets as the prior year at the upcoming March compliance deadline, government officials said Wednesday.

Swedish furniture giant to launch its complete home solar offering – called SOLSTRÅLE – around Australia in April, starting with employees of the company.

The post Ikea to offer home solar systems in Australia, starting this year appeared first on RenewEconomy.