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The Canadian environment ministry will aim to publish draft regulations this spring for a federal offset programme under the country’s ‘backstop’ large emitter programme, and it is also developing a shortlist of protocols to supply that output-based pricing system (OBPS), a government official said Wednesday.

Two dead 5ft snakes were discovered at a nature reserve within a month of each other

A python has been found dead, slit open along the length of its body, while another was found in pieces, prompting an investigation at a nature reserve in Scotland.

The 1.5-metre (5ft) snakes were discovered within a month of each other at Den of Maidencraig in Skene Road, Aberdeen. A member of the public found the slit-open snake on 7 January, while the second was found on 31 January.

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Environment Agency boss calls for more funding to help public embrace the outdoors

Growing pressure to clean up Britain’s rivers to meet bathing water quality is a “game changer” that will require more government funding as the public embrace the outdoors, the head of the Environment Agency has said.

A growing number of river users are calling for action to tackle the routine and legal discharge of untreated sewage into Britain’s waterways, which they say amounts to treating them like an open sewer.

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Polish oil company Lotos Group expects that it may need to buy only a minimal quantity of EU carbon allowances over the next decade as its annual free allocation could be enough to allow it to avoid cutting its emissions for the foreseeable future.

Tesla shares continue blockbuster surge, with more analysts and investors recognising the trillion-dollar plus potential of the Elon Musk electric car and energy company.

The post Is Tesla on track to become the world’s most valuable company? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia urged to follow UK ban on new petrol and diesel cars by 2035 as EV sales triple in 2019, but fall well short of where they should be.

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Poland believes setting EU carbon border adjustments are a good way to protect the bloc’s industry and promote wider climate action, though the government is yet to decide whether to endorse an EU-wide 2050 net zero emission goal, a climate ministry official said on Thursday.

From soap to reusable cutlery, green products are overwhelmingly marketed to and bought by women. Does this discourage men from taking responsibility?

It was not long ago that, if you wanted to reduce the impact of your consumer choices on the environment, your only option was to use your own shopping bag. These days, the eco-minded shopper is overwhelmed with “green” choices. With the rise of reusable pads and menstrual cups, your period can now be plastic-free. Cosmetics increasingly come in glass and aluminium containers. Even hosiery brands are swapping nylon for more eco-friendly material.

Given the devastating toll of consumer waste on the health of the planet, you may find this visible drive towards sustainability on supermarket shelves cheering. But if you are a man, you may not have even noticed it: most eco-friendly products are marketed to women.

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A group of more than 140 Japanese companies and over 20 municipal governments has urged the government to raise its ambition under the Paris Agreement, warning that failure to step up efforts might see Japanese firms left out of international supply chains.

Floating villages and an ‘amphibious house’ are among some of the solutions as architecture adapts to the growing problem of urban flooding

• Sea Change: flood resilient architecture for the 21st century is at the Roca London Gallery, 1 February–16 May 2020

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Campaigners call on PM to ‘show UK is ready to do what it takes’ before COP 26 summit

Boris Johnson must flesh out plans for the UK to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 if he is to make a success of the COP 26 climate summit, campaigners have said.

The government has not yet set out firm plans or systematic new measures aimed at reaching the net-zero target, which was enshrined in law by Theresa May last summer.

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Another group of big emitters under Australia’s Safeguard Mechanism has seen emission caps increase, including facilities owned by BHP Billiton and Alcoa, as the government is implementing new rules that allow emissions to rise each year.

A couple who met while travelling say seeing the "scary" impact of rubbish spurred them into action.

June–December 2019 report to the Minister for the Environment

June–December 2019 report to the Minister of the Environment

Officials claim there are no tigers in Goa. But the poisoning of a mother and three cubs has forced the issue into the open

As a child living in the Vagheri hills at the foot of the Western Ghats, Rajendra Kerkar would often hear the majestic roar of tigers echo across the mountains. It was never greeted with fear by the villagers in this remote corner of northern Goa; the name Vagheri translates as “home of the tigers” and coexistence with India’s national animal was part of their way of life.

Yet according to state authorities, these tigers do not exist; or if they do, they are just passing through. Unlike other states in India, where the presence of tigers has been celebrated, embraced and in many cases exploited for tourism, Goa’s tigers have instead been subjected to a strange charade, whereby their existence has repeatedly been denied or covered up by those in government.

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Labor calls for answers to Angus Taylor "doctored documents scandal" as Federal Police drop investigation into the federal energy minister's conduct.

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Shares in wind farm developer Windlab enter a trading halt pending an adjudication into a contractual dispute over the long delayed Kennedy Energy Park.

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AEMO flags further constraints and operating controls as it seeks to manage "islanded" South Australia grid, which now includes Victoria's Portland smelter.

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Clean Energy Regulator will pilot 'options' contracts under Emissions Reduction Fund, with aim of reviving collapsed carbon abatement market

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