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Nearly 80% of cities to undergo dramatic and potentially disastrous changes, study finds

London will have a similar climate in three decades’ time to that of Barcelona today, according to research – but if that seems enticing, a warning: the change could be accompanied by severe drought.

Madrid will feel like present-day Marrakech by 2050, and Stockholm like Budapest, according to a report on the likely impacts of the climate crisis. Around the world, cities that are currently in temperate or cold zones in the northern hemisphere will resemble cities more than 600 miles (1,000km) closer to the equator, with damaging effects on health and infrastructure.

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Researchers have found the earliest example of our species outside Africa.

California hydroelectric generation dropped by 36% in 2018 and was replaced by natural gas and renewable energy, potentially impacting emissions from the sector under the state's WCI-linked carbon market, according to government data.

Ghana will take in up to $50 million for protecting its forests under the World Bank’s Forest Carbon Partnership Facility (FCFP), becoming the third African nation to sign the REDD deal seen as a base for possible international emissions trade.

Nearly 600 arrests in Interpol operation that nets primates, big cats, birds and reptiles

Police across the globe have seized thousands of wild animals, including primates and big cats, and arrested nearly 600 suspects in a crackdown on illegal wildlife smuggling, Interpol has said.

Covering 109 countries, the operation was carried out in coordination with the World Customs Organization (WCO), with investigators homing in on trafficking routes and crime hotspots, the international policing body said.

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Nominated European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday promised to introduce legislation within her first 100 days in office to deepen the bloc’s 2030 greenhouse gas emission cut target from 40% to 50%.

Putin says wind turbines shake worms from the ground, but indicates that Russia now accepts climate science and will ratify the Paris treaty and will seek to cut emissions.

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Project developers are exploring the possibility of creating a methodology that would make it possible to earn carbon credits from land management schemes in Australia’s vast desert areas.

European carbon barged to a 2.5-month high on Wednesday on the back of stronger energy, a brief pause in the daily auctions, and technical buying.

The frozen confinement holds answers to the development of biodiversity, direct weather patterns across the world and is possibly our best indicator of climate change.

Nissan launches new all-electric Nissan Leaf onto Australian market, and signs deal for fast-charging discounts with ChargeFox.

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South Korea sold all 550,000 carbon allowances on offer in its July auction held Wednesday, with permits clearing well below secondary market prices.

AES breaks ground on 400MWh battery-based energy storage project in California.

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BMW unveils the all-electric Mini Cooper SE, with up to 270km in range.

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ABB and the Italian company FIMER S.p.A announced today that they have signed an agreement for FIMER to acquire ABB’s solar inverter business.

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This year's national conference of the Australian Marine Science Association is a plastic-free zone, as marine scientists aim to reduce the environmental burden of throwaway plastic. Elizabeth Sinclair, Senior Research Fellow, School of Biological Sciences and The UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia Charlotte Birkmanis, PhD Candidate, The UWA Oceans Institute and School of Biological Sciences, University of Western Australia Robert Pemberton, Business Support Manager, UWA Oceans Institute, University of Western Australia Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Risen begins construction of biggest solar farm in West Australia, adding to that state's renewable resurgence.

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EnergyAustralia's upgrade for Mt Piper disguises deeper problems in the market, and raises questions about its future ownership.

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"Electrical fault" will see Mortlake power station operate at half capacity until Christmas, exacerbating an already stretched Victorian grid heading into summer.

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The Project is expected to meet the electrical needs of 40,000 homes by generating 200,000 MWh of renewable energy per year. It is also one of the first large-scale solar projects to begin generating power in South Australia.

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