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New research blows away myth of "energy returned on investment" and says wind and solar will soon offer a better EROI than fossil fuels.

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The European Parliament narrowly endorsed Ursula von der Leyen as the new European Commission president late Tuesday, though her promise of a “green deal for Europe” failed to win over the assembly’s most dedicated environmentalists.

Visitors were unhappy when a changeover in services prompted the national park to change the names of hotels and attractions

Some of Yosemite’s most well-known and beloved attractions will get their original names back, following a settlement in an intellectual property dispute that briefly changed the monikers of the national park’s hotels and landmarks.

The name change came about in a legal battle with Delaware North, a company that lost a $2bn bid to run concessions for the California park’s hotels, restaurants and outdoor activities. After Yosemite awarded a contract to Aramark, the park service learned that Delaware North had applied for trademarks for the names when it prepared to open bids.

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Clownfish eggs exposed to artificial light completely fail to hatch, highlighting the growing problem of light pollution. Emily Fobert, Research Associate, Flinders University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Michael Collins visits the exact spot the first manned mission to the moon launched from 50 years ago.

New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu (R) has signed a bill that will implement most of the post-2020 RGGI Model Rule, marking the seventh of nine states to finalise the regulatory changes for the northeast US ETS.

If global trends continue for another fortnight, it will beat previous two-year-old record

Record temperatures across much of the world over the past two weeks could make July the hottest month ever measured on Earth, according to climate scientists.

The past fortnight has seen freak heat in the Canadian Arctic, crippling droughts in Chennai and Harare and forest fires that forced thousands of holidaymakers to abandon campsites in southern France and prompted the air force in Indonesia to fly cloud-busting missions in the hope of inducing rain.

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As part of the South African Carbon Advisory team, you will focus on the delivery of high-quality consultancy advice on climate change mitigation solutions to the South African corporate sector (in particular GHG accounting, mandatory GHG reporting & carbon tax calculations).

Support activities of ADB's Carbon Market Program (CMP), implementation of the TA on Establishing a Support Facility for Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and operation of the Future Carbon Fund.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) is slated to make a major climate policy-related announcement on Thursday, but the move is not expected to have a direct impact on the northeast US RGGI ETS or the proposed Transportation and Climate Initiative (TCI) carbon market.

France's energy and ecology minister Francois de Rugy has resigned after being embroiled in a scandal over spending taxpayer cash on lavish lobster dinners and home renovations.

France and Germany should set up a separate non-ETS carbon pricing system with willing EU countries and work towards integrating it with the bloc’s current carbon market, independent economic advisors from the two nations said on Tuesday.

A leaky component may have been to blame for the dramatic explosion of a SpaceX capsule during testing in April.

Mr Gove says there is a moral, political and economic imperative to tackle climate change.

Germany has launched a new tender to buy CERs to offset emissions from its 2018 business travel, setting extensive limits in a process that offers some clues as to what rich-nation governments may seek to push for under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the CORSIA international offsetting mechanism.

European carbon continued to consolidate above €29 on Tuesday, though some traders warned that the bullish drivers that have pushed prices to a new 11-year high this week appeared to be waning.

Climate emergency protesters have begun a second day of action by blocking and chaining themselves to the entrance of a concrete factory in east London. About 50 activists blocked the gates at London Concrete in Bow to stop workers or vehicles from entering the site on Tuesday morning. The disruption is planned to halt the expansion of the site, which is intended to support the construction of the Silvertown Tunnel

• Extinction Rebellion activists target east London concrete plant

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Activists block gates of London Concrete as part of week-long programme of protests

Extinction Rebellion activists have begun a second day of protest by blocking and chaining themselves to the entrance of a concrete factory.

Throughout the country, the environmental activist movement is staging five days of non-violent disruption in five cities to urge the government to take immediate action to address the climate crisis.

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New report says electric vehicles vital for a renewables-based and decarbonised grid in Great Britain, with vehicle-to-grid charging playing a critical role for flexibility.

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National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios report outlines five “Pathways to 2050”, including zero carbon and 2°C options.

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