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Janne Utriainen is tackling climate change in his own way - leaving the city to live off the land.

Fatbergs, caused by an entangled mess of wet wipes 'mortared together' by fats, oils and grease to form rock-hard material, are creating a 'real problem with blockages in the pipes', according to Sydney Water's Peter Hadfield. At a single Sydney Water site at Malabar, six dry tonnes of wipes are collected every day. 'People might think it's OK just to pour a little bit of oil down their sink or to flush a couple of wipes during the day but when you've got 5 million people living in your city, collectively that causes a major problem,' says Hadfield, who is part of the 'Keep Wipes out of Pipes' action group. The Guardian went along to Malabar to take a look.

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US biofuel credit (RIN) prices nearly halved on Friday afternoon ahead of the EPA granting 31 of the 38 outstanding compliance waivers for the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS), ending months of speculation about whether the Trump administration would change course on the controversial policy.

A new report shows that too few companies are taking steps to understand the complex relationship between climate change, deforestation and their business

Wood should be the easiest of sustainable products to produce, use and monitor. In the battle against climate change trees take up carbon from the atmosphere; forests store water and then produce rain by releasing moisture to form clouds. Using wood for building or furniture stores the carbon for generations. Wood products are becoming ever more important, for example replacing plastic bags with paper ones.

Related: Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis

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New dam funding for Stanthorpe Queensland as the region approaches zero water and private scheme to fund soil carbon projects on farms

A magpie calls to the rising sun, a fat green frog sings in a water tank and an endangered lemur moans about its family. Ann Jones takes you and a bunch of experts on an ear-tour.

EUAs lost ground on Friday but carbon stayed within its recent technical limits after a weak auction dented sentiment.

California utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) will account for all existing power purchase agreements (PPAs) in its reorganisation plan as it seeks to finalise a proposal by mid-2020, according to a pre-hearing filing.

Product and business development firm IncubEx has lured another emissions market expert away from rival ICE.

The UK should set the cap for its post-Brexit carbon market in line with its recently agreed net zero 2050 emissions target, the British government’s expert advisors have said in response to a consultation.

This week, wild elephants, baby baboons and sharks that glow in the dark

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Next year’s UN climate summit will be held in Glasgow, the UK government announced on Friday, assuming the country wins in its bid to host the annual conference.

The Canadian government may push back releasing a list of provincial offset protocols eligible under the federal ‘backstop’ output-based pricing system (OBPS) due to delays with several jurisdictions, sources told Carbon Pulse.

The city will host the UN summit next year if the UK wins the right to hold the conference for up to 200 world leaders.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

Helsinki-based Iceye showcases high-resolution radar images from its growing satellite constellation.

The Guardian invited the civil rights leader to the community on the banks of the Mississippi River where the people face the highest risk of cancer due to airborne toxins in the United States. Lending his support to their struggle, he said: 'When you poison the air … it is a form of idolatry. It is to worship money and to worship profit over people'

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Australia’s carbon credit issuance ballooned this week, with the Clean Energy Regulator handing out over 580,000 offsets and landfill projects claiming the vast majority.

The Prime Minister has hosted his first COAG meeting since the election, and by all accounts it was pretty productive.