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A £5m expansion of Suffolk's Carlton Marshes could reduce the impact of surge tides, say its owners.

Clean Energy Regulator investigation sees Brisbane plumber sentenced to 4.5 years jail for falsely claiming to have installed more than 400 solar heat pumps.

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State and local governments have been struggling to stop plastic, glass, paper and cardboard from entering landfill, or being stockpiled, since other countries began rejecting our waste. So what now?

State and local governments have been struggling to stop plastic, glass, paper and cardboard from entering landfill, or being stockpiled, since other countries began rejecting our waste. So what now?

Marine heat waves, associated with climate change, cause the rapid death of corals, research reveals.

Carbon emissions from two of Europe’s biggest low-cost airlines rose considerably in July, putting both on track to record higher CO2 output and face costlier EU ETS bills this year.

The World Bank’s Nitric Acid Climate Auction Program (NACAP) has extended the emission reduction generation period that eligible CER and VER carbon credits can be delivered into the programme.

The future of the Liddell power station NSW's Hunter Valley is again far from certain with the NSW Government joining a Federal Task Force looking at both short and long-term options for the aging coal plant.

California Carbon Allowance (CCA) prices dropped on the secondary market this week ahead of the quarterly WCI auction, while RGGI allowances (RGAs) plumbed a five-month low as compliance entities took advantage of the price drop.

A major climate report is warning of dire consequences for the planet unless strong action is taken to improve food production and change land use.

We don't know enough about the carbon footprint of vegan foods, and that needs to change. Maartje Sevenster, Research Scientist Climate Smart Agriculture, CSIRO Brad Ridoutt, Principal Research Scientist, CSIRO Agriculture, CSIRO Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) jurisdictions in the northeast US and Mid-Atlantic are likely to see tranpsort sector emissions decline from more stringent federal fuel economy standards and greater deployment of electric vehicles, according to initial reference case results.

Paying landowners to protect their land could play a vital role in tackling climate change, though large-scale bioenergy use and storage could worsen the effects without careful management, according to UN-backed scientific panel IPCC in a landmark report.

The poison-filled, spring-loaded traps, called M-44s, are used by Wildlife Services for the benefit of farmers and ranchers

The Trump administration has reauthorized government officials to use controversial poison devices – dubbed “cyanide bombs” by critics – to kill coyotes, foxes and other animals across the US.

The spring-loaded traps, called M-44s, are filled with sodium cyanide and are most frequently deployed by Wildlife Services, a federal agency in the US Department of Agriculture that kills vast numbers of wild animals each year, primarily for the benefit of private farmers and ranchers.

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A strange cloud trail in the early morning sky above Florida left observers on the ground in awe.

European carbon continued to show little direction on Thursday, with traders holding prices between €28 and €29.

Boris Johnson wants a new fast-track visa system to attract leading scientists to work in the UK.

The British Columbia Assembly should review its C$40 carbon price as part of a comprehensive evaluation of the Canadian province’s taxation system, a legislative committee said on Wednesday.

Previously undiscovered group of molecules found to be behind phenomenon

The secret behind the eerie glow of two shark species has been revealed in a study which sheds light on the origin and possible advantages of their fluorescent green bodies.

Chain catsharks and swell sharks are deep-dwelling and live in the western Atlantic and eastern Pacific respectively, where they hide among rocks and rubble. While at first glance they appear to be in various shades of brown, recent studies have shown that under blue light they glow green. Crucially, only blue light penetrates the depths of the ocean.

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