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Tom Phillips describes his recent Amazon trip and examines the impact of the new era of wrecking ushered in by Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro. Also, Rhik Samadder on coping with depression when your job involves trying to amuse people

After Brazil’s unusually severe Amazon burning season sparked an international outcry last month, Jair Bolsonaro’s far-right government has launched a global PR campaign to try to convince the world everything is under control. With deforestation surging in the past few months, however, the Guardian’s Latin America correspondent, Tom Phillips, believes Bolsonaro is intent on continuing to dismantle environmental protections.

He talks to Anushka Asthana about his 2,000km (1,200 mile) road and river journey through Rondônia and Amazonas, two of the states worst-affected by the fires.

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Transdev Sydney Ferries is certified carbon neutral for its business operations and service.

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Energy network businesses that deliver customer outcomes and innovative ways of solving the sector’s complex problems were recognised last night at the Energy Networks Australia 2019 Annual Awards.

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Taylor says renewables are growing but he wants existing coal generators to stay online and "run at full tilt".

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The UK needs to move away from all single-use packaging, say MPs. But have supermarkets got the message?

Supermarket chain exploring how to slash its use of 120,000 tonnes of plastics a year

Sainsbury’s could sell milk and fizzy drinks in returnable glass bottles as part of a drive to halve the amount of plastic packaging it uses over the next six years.

The UK’s second largest supermarket uses nearly 120,000 tonnes of plastic packaging a year and is pledging to slash that figure by 50% by 2025, with its own label and branded grocery products coming under scrutiny. In 2018 the retailer reduced plastic packaging by 1%.

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The group staged a protest from a bridge in Texas ahead of the Democratic debate.

This Sunday is Sustainable House Day, with hundreds of people across the country set to open their environmentally friendly homes to show the public how they've achieved sustainable living.

The US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported Thursday that year-on-year inflation skewed lower in August, setting up a potential 2020 WCI carbon floor price of $16.67.

RGGI allowance (RGA) prices will increase ahead of and during the post-2020 phase as a result of higher hedging activity from new and existing compliance entities, but the programme will not see a fundamental deficit over that period, analytics firm ICIS said Thursday.

Germany’s ruling CDU/CSU parties will next week propose a comprehensive national climate package centred around an emissions trading scheme for transportation and buildings, which recycles revenue back to consumers and companies and features allowance price controls.

Data released by the Murray Darling Basin Authority shows total water storage in the northern basin is dangerously low.

Gentler acceleration and electric vehicles can reduce air pollution but walking or cycling are best

Local authorities are encouraging people not to leave their cars idling as tests show we can reduce air pollution by changing the way we drive.

Scientists in Utah measured exhaust emissions from a test car driven by volunteers over a set route. Contrary to the stereotypical view of the “boy racer”, the study showed the older male participants were the most polluting drivers.

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California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices hit a five-month low amid increased spread trading as RGGI allowance (RGA) flat lined on the secondary market following the Q3 auction.

The state of Australia's energy and climate change policy is reason to despair. But there may be a nuclear solution that keeps both sides happy. John Quiggin, Professor, School of Economics, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Switzerland’s carbon credit procurement agency Klik aims to select 20 GHG-reducing activities by the middle of next year, with three confirmed Paris Agreement emission trade initiatives serving as insight into what the country is seeking.