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At the Guardian, we believe the climate emergency is the defining and most urgent issue of our time, and we know it’s the issue our readers feel most passionately about.

Covering the climate crisis is a priority for all our editors and in the last month, we have published the Polluters project – an in-depth investigation into the fossil fuel industry, and the structures behind it – which has gained much attention from readers and news organisations around the world. We also launched our landmark Climate Pledge, which laid out the Guardian’s short and long-term commitments to the environment.

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Blockage in Greenwich prompts Thames Water to reissue warning about waste disposal

A 40-tonne fatberg the size of a double-decker bus has been cleared from a London sewer by Thames Water engineers who pulled out some of it by hand.

The mass of fat, grease and other materials that weighed the same as three red buses, was discovered earlier this year clogging up a sewer in Greenwich, the water company said.

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EUAs lifted clear of €25 early on Tuesday as UK lawmakers appeared poised to agree a December election that could break their deadlock over Brexit.

Four people face prison sentences after losing a court appeal over their involvement in a carbon trading pyramid scheme in China, but the gang leader - who made $56.6 million from the scam - remains at large, state media reported Tuesday.

Naomi Klein has been calling for radical action on climate for years, could the Green New Deal make that happen?

A full list of locations for Evie Networks ultra-fast charging network includes sites on edges of cities and stretches from northern Queensland to Adelaide, Tasmania and Perth.

The post Evie Networks reveals locations for Australian ultra-fast EV charging network appeared first on RenewEconomy.

NSW Government seeks proposals to shift entire Sydney bus fleet to all-electric vehicles.

The post NSW unveils plan to switch Sydney 8,000-strong bus fleet to all-electric appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New Zealand carbon allowances rose by 5 cents in Tuesday trade, enough to hit their highest levels since Sep. 9 as demand is showing signs of picking up.

South Korea has confirmed it plans to allow limited use of international emissions units issued under Paris Agreement rules as well as CDM offsets in its emissions trading scheme after 2020.

They can be roasted for coffee and ground down to make flour – and you can pick them up free at your local park

While foragers harvest mushrooms, nettles and berries, the humble acorn has long been ignored, in the UK at least. That could all be about to change. The Wall Street Journal reports that in South Korea, acorns have achieved “superfood” status, with people devouring “acorn noodles, jelly and powder”. And, last month, the Woodland Trust in the UK published a piece on its website about acorns and how to eat them.

We’re catching on late. Native Americans relied on acorns – rich in nutrients – as a staple part of their diet. They are farmed in China and South Korea, and often ground into flour. Many cultures make acorn “coffee”. They are rich in protein, fats, fibre and essential minerals.

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There were extraordinary scenes in Melbourne on Tuesday, with clashes between protesters and police outside an international mining conference.

Opposition Leader Anthony Albanese has delivered the first of a series of headland policy speeches, putting the party's post-election focus squarely on jobs.

More than 5,700 images were submitted overall by almost 2,000 photographers for this year’s Royal Meteorological Society competition

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Up to 40,000 people across Australia will seek compensation from the Commonwealth over land contamination from chemicals leached from Defence Department bases into nearby properties and waterways. Residents and businesses claim the contamination has left them trapped in devalued properties with water they can't drink or land they can't fully use. It will be the largest ever open class action in Australia.

Panel given less than a month to provide recommendations, despite government’s claims on meeting Paris target

The Morrison government has quietly appointed an expert panel to come up with new ways to cut greenhouse gas emissions and given it less than a month to come up with recommendations.

In what is being seen by observers as an acknowledgment that its main climate change policy, the $2.55bn emissions reduction fund, is failing to cut national pollution, the government has appointed a panel of four business leaders and policy experts to suggest options to expand it.

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Albanese sells Labor's clean energy revolution as key to jobs and manufacturing, and promises a future for coking coal industry.

The post Jobs and growth: Albanese recasts Labor’s planned clean energy revolution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Two tourists both in a serious condition with lower limb injuries after they were bitten off the Whitsundays coast

A British tourist has had his foot bitten off by a shark during a day cruise in the Whitsunday region of north Queensland.

Two men were airlifted to hospital in Mackay, both suffering serious lower leg injuries after being attacked by the shark in Hook Passage, about 30km from the harbour at Airlie Beach.

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The transmission upgrade funded by federal Coalition and NSW not quite what it seems, and will only deliver stated capacity at night, in winter, and when demand is low.

The post Morrison and Taylor’s little big grid plan not quite what it seems appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Environment minister says cutting delays in project approvals could save the economy $300m a year

The Morrison government has promised a review of national environmental laws will “tackle green tape” and reduce delays in project approvals that it said costs the economy about $300m a year.

Hundreds of scientists have asked the government to use a legally required review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act (EPBC) to strengthen the legislation so it could be used to stem a worsening extinction crisis.

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Our prevailing relationship with nature is based on framing the living world as a set of natural resources. This utility-based worldview perpetuates the drivers of ongoing biodiversity loss. Matthew Hall, Associate Director, Research Services, Victoria University of Wellington Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.