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Edinburgh-based SIMEC Atlantis announces launch of $12.7m bond it hopes will help fund its pipeline of tidal and waste-to-energy projects.

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Coal lobby promises follow up to its widely mocked "little black rock" PR campaign, as group funded by BHP and others plans $5 million marketing blitz.

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Action plan to be drawn up as dry summers, storms and pests destroy swathes of woodland

A catastrophic combination of heat, drought, storms, forest fires, beetle plagues and a fungi blight have so far this year destroyed swathes of German forest equivalent to more than 200,000 football fields.

Forests are one of the most efficient ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, and in Germany alone they are able to absorb 62 million tonnes of CO2 – about 7% of the country’s emissions – every year.

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Nissan has released its next generation Leaf electric vehicle, with twice the range and the chance to power the home. We take it for a drive.

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AER takes four wind farm companies to court over their role in SA blackout in 2016, a case that may lead to wider class-action suits.

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Scientists at ANU help identify a key step in the photosynthesis reaction of plants that could untap abundant supplies of renewable hydrogen.

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UN aviation body ICAO's expert panel will consider 14 emissions unit programme applications for the global offsetting mechanism CORSIA, with the submissions ranging from Kyoto era offset programmes and REDD initiatives to jurisdictional schemes in China, the Middle East, and Poland.

EnergyAustralia, one of country's big there gentailers, suffers billion-dollar loss as it writes down value of retail business and suffer major problems at its coal generators.

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New Zealand's dairy industry is arguing consumers are being misled if the term "milk" is used for plant-based products such as almond or coconut milk, but consumers are savvier than that. Dan Weijers, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, Co-editor International Journal of Wellbeing, University of Waikato Nick Munn, Senior Lecturer in Philosophy, University of Waikato Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Failed efforts to impose a carbon tax in Washington state would have likely exerted significant financial pressure on downstream firms in the Pacific Northwest state by creating a stranded asset risk, according to new research.

Optical links will pull pictures and data from other spacecraft and then speed them to the ground.

California regulator ARB is likely to begin revamping various parts of its WCI-linked ETS in 2020, regulatory sources said, but agency officials have not ruled out starting the process later this year.

Do you have a question about climate change? This collaboration between The Conversation, Stuff and the New Zealand Science Media Centre gives you the chance to ask – and we'll provide expert answers. Alexandra Macmillan, Senior Lecturer in environmental sustainability and public health and co-convenor of OraTaiao: NZ Climate & Health Council, University of Otago Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Forget eyecatching headlines about planting millions of new trees – natural mature forests are far better at storing carbon. Kate Dooley, Research Fellow, Climate and Energy College, University of Melbourne Brendan Mackey, Director of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program, Griffith University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

News comes as some evacuated residents are told they will be able to return home

It could take years to reconstruct the damaged dam above the Derbyshire town of Whaley Bridge, residents have been told, as some of the 1,500 evacuated were promised that they would now be allowed to return to their homes.

At a community meeting, Derbyshire police said that residents of one part of the town could begin to go back to the village after water levels in Toddbrook reservoir dropped rapidly. But some still face waiting until after a Wednesday inspection to be certain that their homes are absolutely safe.

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Controversial tax hike could leave country lagging behind as continent powers ahead

The UK risks being left behind in Europe’s home battery boom because of a controversial tax hike on solar-battery systems, according to a report.

The energy consultancy Wood Mackenzie has predicted that Europe’s home battery capacity could climb fivefold in the next five years as more households plug their rooftop solar panels into battery packs.

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Agriculture has become 48 times more toxic to insects in last 25 years as neonics are used on over 140 different types of crops

Agriculture in the United States has become 48 times more toxic to insects over the last 25 years, largely due to a controversial, widely-used class of pesticides that are particularly harmful to bees, according to a new study published Tuesday.

Neonicotinoid pesticides, also known as neonics, are used on more than 140 different types of crops, from apples to rice. Neonics are most persistent in corn and soybeans as the pesticide is used to coat the seeds of these crops.

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The internship assignment is with the Stakeholder and Regional Support (SRS) team in the Strategy and Relationship Management Unit in SDM.

Job Posting Preview Environmental, Health and Safety Specialist I – GHG Environment, Safety & Real Estate Purpose Serves as a technical resource supporting the implementation of SMUD’s Greenhouse Gas (GHG) programs and regulatory requirements, including but not limited to the following: GHG tracking and reporting (State, Federal, and Voluntary) SF6 reporting Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) […]