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Scientists use satellites to run the rule over the White Continent's latest mega-berg.

Russian navy discovers yet-to-be-named islands previously hidden under glaciers

The Russian navy says it has discovered five new islands revealed by melting glaciers in the remote Arctic.

An expedition in August and September charted the islands, which have yet to be named and were previously hidden under glaciers, said the head of the northern fleet, Vice-Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.

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Four aerospace firms will team up in a bid to build a lunar landing system.

The UK will build the first ever liquid air energy storage plant, based on an idea from a backyard inventor.

EUAs slipped further below €26 early on Tuesday as UK lawmaker wrangling kept the prospects of a Brexit deal in the balance.

Brazil's far-right president Jair Bolsonaro has vowed to rebuild an old military highway through the Amazon. Is this a plan to drive the economy or a more sinister push to annex parts of the Amazon?

Documents show government’s plans to prioritise loans in support of major oil companies

The UK is planning to invest in Argentina’s controversial oil shale industry using a £1bn export finance deal intended to support green energy, according to government documents seen by the Guardian.

UK Export Finance, the government’s foreign credit agency, promised in 2017 to offer loans totalling £1bn to help UK companies export their expertise in “infrastructure, green energy and healthcare” to invest in Argentina’s economy.

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If you have seen any plants flowering unusually this month, we would like to see your photos

According to former Guardian environment correspondent Paul Brown, “new research published in Geophysical Research letters show that so-called “cold” days in European winters are on average 3C warmer than 70 years ago”.

Some people have reported seeing new flower buds in the unseasonal temperatures, leading to worries the flowers will be killed by the winter weather and may not bloom again in spring.

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Australia’s New South Wales state government will this week introduce legislation that bans its Independent Planning Commission from taking Scope 3 emissions into account when deciding whether or not to let mining projects go ahead.

New Zealand is likely to avoid the foreign offset restrictions in its latest revised Zero Carbon Bill by setting domestic targets that are less ambitious than its international commitments, policy experts said Tuesday, though ETS linking might prove difficult.

The National Irrigators Council says an investigation into the release of satellite imagery which appeared to show some farm dams filling during an embargo should also look at improving reporting systems.

State government wants to prevent the regulation of scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions in mining approvals

The New South Wales government has announced it will introduce legislation to try to stop planning authorities from blocking mine developments based on emissions from coal once it is burned.

The push is a response to the historic Rocky Hill verdict delivered by the NSW Land and Environment court earlier this year and comes just days after the government launched a review of the state’s Independent Planning Commission (IPC).

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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals lost their parliamentary majority in Monday’s federal election but still exceeded many pollsters' expectations, as a stronger showing by left-leaning parties could pressure a deeper commitment to climate ambition and stave off the oil and gas-centred demands of the resurgent Conservatives.

NSW Government offers free rooftop solar to pensioners and veterans under a trial for 3,000 low income households.

The post Free rooftop solar for low-income households in NSW government trial appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Project developer The Climate Trust’s first offset fund is projected to yield a 14% return, with the majority of that profit stemming from appreciation in value through California’s compliance market, the organisation said Monday.

The City of Sydney has struck a landmark deal worth $60 million to power all of the council's operations with 100 per cent renewable electricity.

The post City of Sydney strikes landmark deal to go 100% renewable appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Racing industries put enormous effort into procuring the best young horses, but pay little attention to the fate of former (or simply unsuccessful) racers. Phil McManus, Professor of Urban and Environmental Geography: Head of School of Geosciences, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Meralli Solar completes another small but smart – and battery ready – solar farm, with the installation of an 8.9MW project in just eight weeks in South Australia.

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Research group predicts rapid rise of a renewable energy export industry will accelerate the exit of coal from Australian market as soon as 2040.

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More than half of Australia’s Paris emissions commitment will come from controversial credits from previous targets

The federal environment department says it is not aware of any countries other than Australia planning to use controversial “carryover credits” to meet international climate commitments.

The comment, at a Senate estimates hearing on Monday, comes as the Morrison government rebuffs calls from international leaders, analysts and activists for it to abandon the use the credits to meet its 2030 Paris emissions goal.

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