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Coalition of six nations aims to raise funds and achieve full decarbonisation by 2050

A coalition of Pacific island nations wants to raise $500m (£400m) to make all shipping in the Pacific Ocean zero carbon by the middle of the century.

The Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, announced on Tuesday by the governments of Fiji, the Marshall Islands, Samoa, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands and Tuvalu, has set an emissions reduction target of 40% by 2030, and full decarbonisation by 2050.

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West Virginia, the heart of US coal country, is increasingly advocating for energy alternatives.

EUAs were briefly jolted back towards €26 early on Tuesday as carbon reacted to a UK court verdict that could cut the chances of no-deal Brexit.

Norway and Germany have pledged funding for new major REDD deals to protect African rainforests just a month after the two nations stopped payments to a similar programme in Brazil.

Investors who together account for more than $11 billion in renewable energy investments in Australia have warned that billions of dollars of new wind and solar projects are at risk without significant changes to the way transmission pricing is handled in this country. More than 20 major investors – both domestic and international – have...

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Over 60 countries promise tougher action to curb emissions - but Greta Thunberg says it's a failure.

Environment Agency issued 27 flood alerts across England by 9am

Flood alerts have been issued for parts of England as heavy rain continues to cause disruption for commuters.

The Met Office has issued a yellow weather warning for much of England and Wales today, with flooding expected in some areas.

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The former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd says the world's slow progress on climate change is "pretty grim," and Greta Thunberg's address at the UN captures the rage of a generation.

Europe's Forum mission will obtain important new data to improve projections of future climate change.

South Korean CO2 allowances rose another 2% in Tuesday trade, climbing to all-time high for the seventh consecutive session as some emitters chased KAUs ahead of the Sep. 30 compliance deadline.

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison did not find time to attend the UN climate summit which took place in New York, despite being in the US this week.

Climate activist Greta Thunberg was visibly emotional as she addressed the UN Climate Action Summit in new York yesterday, and has since been ridiculed online by the US President - how much pressure does this much exposure put on a 16 year old?

The Committee on Climate Change says the extra tax would help curb the growing demand for air travel.

Residents of Stockton, north of Newcastle, who are losing their beach to dramatic erosion, are demanding emergency action from the state government. A childcare centre that supported 72 children was forced to permanently close on 3 September and the Stockton Surf Life Saving Club – once a 150m run across the sands from the waves – now has water regularly crashing at its rock wall. In June last year, erosion exposed a dump site containing asbestos, which made its way onto the sands

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Model 3 figures in Australia cast against direct fossil fuel competitors in the local auto market are encouraging - but how long will they last?

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Plans to put a price on greenhouse gas emissions from New Zealand agriculture have been stalled as the government coalition partners struggle to agree details, according to domestic media reports.

Reluctant Angus Taylor finally sets a date to face up to COAG Energy Council as state ministers grow impatient with lack of progress.

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The summit was supposed to get global climate action back on track. But despite a few bright spots, the urgent action needed to avoid a climate catastrophe looks a long way off. Matt McDonald, Associate Professor of International Relations, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Australian big four bank pledges to source 100% of its electricity from renewables by 2025, joining Westpac and Commonwealth Bank in global RE100 initiative.

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