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With its sea of discarded tents and litter-strewn fields, Glastonbury has become almost as infamous for the mountain of rubbish left in its wake as it is renowned for its music. But this year, organisers are hitting back by banning plastic bottles in a bid to stem the tide of waste. Festivalgoers are being urged to limit their impact on the environment in other ways, too.

• Glastonbury festival bans plastic bottles
  
• Co-op to trial 100% compostable wrappers at Glastonbury
  
• Glastonbury festival 2019: full lineup and stage times announced
  

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Sydney has joined more than 600 local governments around the world – as well as the national governments of the UK and Canada – in putting the climate crisis at the heart of all policy decisions. Chris Turney, Professor of Earth Science and Climate Change, ARC Centre of Excellence for Australian Biodiversity and Heritage, UNSW Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Efforts by Saudi Arabia, the EU and Japan are seen as part of a backlash against UN climate action.

Registration is now open for the inaugural Energy Efficiency Expo 2019, to be held in Melbourne from 23-24 October, launched to help organisations solve their energy productivity and affordability challenges.

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GoodWe has been awarded the 2019 Top Brand PV seal for the Australian Market.

The post GoodWe awarded EuPD research top PV inverter brand for Australian market appeared first on RenewEconomy.

UK’s dirty air still ‘a public health emergency’ despite dramatic fall in death rates

Government action can cut air pollution, a long-term study has shown, with early deaths linked to dirty air in the UK falling by half between 1970 and 2010.

But toxic air remains the number one environmental health hazard, with one in 20 deaths still attributable to small particle pollution alone. The researchers said urgent action was needed to deal with a public health emergency that caused harm comparable to alcohol.

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As a coalition of 400+ global investors calls on government to price carbon and phase out coal, Taylor blames states for a lack of investor certainty.

The post Angus Taylor ignores investors when he passes the buck on climate policy failures appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A power struggle is brewing between Australia's energy incumbents and advocates for market reform over what will be one of the most important components of Australia’s future grid – wholesale demand response.

The post Demand response battle pits old power against new, with consumers in the middle appeared first on RenewEconomy.

G20 nations continue to double-down on coal, spending at least $US63.9 billion on the fossil fuel annually, according to a new report published this month.

The post G20 Nations still spending $63.9 billion – annually – on coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fund managers call on world leaders to bring in carbon pricing and phase out coal power ahead of G20

Superannuation funds and investors representing US$34tn in assets – nearly half of the total under management across the globe – have called on world leaders to bring in carbon pricing and phase out coal power to limit global heating to 1.5C.

Released ahead of a G20 leaders meeting in Osaka, Japan, the statement by 477 institutional investors urges world leaders to accelerate their response to the climate crisis to ensure the goals of the 2015 Paris climate deal can be met.

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After second legal defeat in one month, Queensland government calls for “urgent industry roundtable” on solar safety – a meeting industry has been seeking for months.

The post Twice defeated, Queensland government “finally” calls for solar industry roundtable appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Given democracy’s tendency to prioritise the short-term and appeal to voter self-interest, and given its inherent anthropocentrism, does our ecological crisis warrant bypassing democratic procedures. Political philosopher David Schlosberg argues we need more, not less, democracy.

Rottnest wind turbine stands alone but it’s influence goes far beyond Perth’s holiday playground. It turned Tony Abbott against wind energy. We find out why.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: An audience with the Rottnest wind turbine appeared first on RenewEconomy.

A citizen science project is being rolled out across Australia to track marine creatures that may be moving into new territory due to climate change or loss of habitat.

In an open letter released today, institutional investors are urging governments to face climate change head-on and calling for tougher targets.

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Language inserted into Oregon’s WCI-modelled cap-and-trade proposal could make it difficult for in-state forestry offset projects to get off the ground, numerous developers told Carbon Pulse.

DNC has declined to hold a climate-specific debate even as Democratic voters rank rising temperatures as a top priority

Dozens of young climate protesters crowded outside the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washington DC on Tuesday, demanding a debate focused on the crisis as presidential candidates prepare to face off this week over two nights in Florida.

The DNC has declined to hold a climate-specific debate, even as Democratic voters rank rising temperatures – and the worse disasters and economic instability they bring – as a top priority.

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Astronaut David Saint-Jacques spent 204 days in space alongside crew mates from Russian and the US.

Oregon Democrats do not have the votes to pass the cap-and-trade bill at the center of a Republican walkout, the Senate President said Tuesday.