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Under a policy that promised to put a limit on industrial pollution, Anglo American was given the green light to increase annual emissions

An Australian coal mine has nearly doubled its greenhouse gas emissions in two years without penalty under a Coalition climate policy that promised to put a limit on industrial pollution.

Mining company Anglo American was given the green light to increase emissions at its Moranbah North mine, in central Queensland, twice since 2016, according to documents released under freedom of information laws.

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Germany is suspending some of its long-standing forest protection aid cash to Brazil because it doubts Brasilia is still making efforts to preserve its vast forests.

Massachusetts’ first offshore wind farm is facing new delays after the US Department of Interior (DOI) on Friday announced it would undertake additional analysis of the project and other proposed initiatives dotting the Atlantic Coast.

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Yorkshire's moors could be losing their purple colour because of an "infestation" of heather beetles.

Changes to how Endangered Species Act is implemented come as world scientists warn biodiversity crisis will put humanity at risk

The Trump administration is scaling back the US government’s latitude to protect species nearing extinction, as world scientists warn that a biodiversity crisis will soon put humanity at risk.

The changes to how the government implements the Endangered Species Act, lauded by industry, will make it harder to protect the most vulnerable creatures.

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At Indigo, our mission is: harnessing nature to help farmers sustainably feed the planet. We started down this path leveraging microbiology, but we have quickly expanded across the entire agriculture supply chain.

University of London college will also seek to limit single-use plastics

A university has banned the sale of beef in campus food outlets in order to help tackle the climate emergency.

Goldsmiths, University of London, is also attempting to phase out single-use plastics and installing more panels to power its buildings in New Cross, as part of a move to become carbon neutral by 2025.

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Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) jurisdictions have begun work on policy scenarios for a proposed transportation carbon pricing mechanism in the Northeast and mid-Atlantic US region, a regulatory source told Carbon Pulse.

The tech is one of "a number of detection and tracking methods" used at the London site, the firm said.

Germany’s coal phaseout will have little-to-no effect on power prices by 2030, provided renewables grow to account for two-thirds of supply by then, according to new research.

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European carbon tumbled to a one-month low on Monday after a bearish auction result knocked prices below key technical supports.

South Korea’s ETS prices surged 2.4% on Monday to close at fresh record highs, driven by frantic demand from emitters amid limited supply ahead of next month’s compliance deadline.

The Federal Government has approved more grain imports from Canada, as Australian growers continue to struggle with the drought;

Prime Minister Scott Morrison will attend the forum in Tuvalu this week.

New Zealand carbon allowances recorded their fourth straight session of gains on Monday, climbing NZ$0.20 to reach their highest levels since early June.

IEEFA applauds Friday’s decision of the IPC in their rejection of the proposed time extension of a dilapidated underground thermal coal mine closed for 13 years in NSW.

The post IEEFA Australia: Extension of Dartbrook thermal coal mine refused due to lack of consideration of environmental concerns appeared first on RenewEconomy.

GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by investors Partners Group and CWP as the wind turbine supplier for the 244 MW Bango wind farm near Yass, New South Wales.

The post GE Renewable Energy, investors Partners Group and CWP to build first Cypress Platform wind farm in Australia appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Corporate regulator issues updated climate risk disclosure guidance as companies face growing calls to proactively manage climate risks to businesses.

The post ASIC issues updated guidance for directors seeking to avoid climate lawsuits appeared first on RenewEconomy.