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Australia on Tuesday shortlisted 12 projects for underwriting in a bid to boost energy reliability, but a major industry group still called for a more long term post-election policy that allows access to offsets for major emitters.

Climate minister James Shaw on Tuesday dismissed a proposal from a parliamentary watchdog to ban fossil fuel companies from using forestry-based carbon allowances in New Zealand’s ETS.

The US space agency cites the lack of ready medium-size spacesuits that fit best female astronauts.

Only the octopus is a match for the deadly pincers of a creature that has found its way from the US to the Ebro Delta

Voracious and almost without predators, the blue crab was first sighted in the Ebro Delta on Spain’s Mediterranean coast in 2012, and since then the population has expanded exponentially, wiping out native species and forcing the fishing industry to adapt and find new markets.

The blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is a native of the east coast of the United States. It probably found its way into the Mediterranean via ships’ ballast tanks, says Carmen Barberá, a researcher at the Marine Research Centre at the University of Alicante, who is a specialist in invasive species.

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Exclusive: chair of Elders group also says fossil fuel firms have lost their social licence

The denial of climate change is not just ignorant, but “malign and evil”, according to Mary Robinson, because it denies the human rights of the most vulnerable people on the planet.

The former UN high commissioner for human rights and special envoy for climate change also says fossil fuel companies have lost their social licence to explore for more coal, oil and gas and must switch to become part of the transition to clean energy.

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No new coal plant made the Coalition's shortlist for new generation, although Morrison has bowed to the far right and agreed to a feasibility study for Queensland coal plant.

The post No new coal in Coalition generation shortlist, just an upgrade, gas and storage appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Federal agriculture minister claims 1% emissions reduction could slash national herd and flock by 10% – "more than 2.5m cattle and six million sheep.” Says Labor being "tricky."

The post Coalition climate scare campaign continues, in desperate pitch to farmers appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The campaign for a new coal generator in Queensland has been underpinned by lies and misinformation. A feasibility study should confirm the stupidity of the idea.

The post The lies being told by coal lobby to push for Queensland coal plant appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia singled out as one of least prepared of world’s advanced economies to transition to low-carbon energy, according to a new report from the World Economic Forum.

The post Australia gets bottom of class on energy transition, as government clings to coal appeared first on RenewEconomy.

New research finds that replacing 74 per cent of existing coal plants with renewables would immediately reduce costs.

The post It’s cheaper to replace most US coal plants with renewables than keep them open appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The EU is on course to halve its emissions by 2030 and, with a few tweaks including only slightly higher carbon prices, could be on a smooth pathway to net zero emissions by 2050, a report found on Tuesday.

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Oregon lawmakers tweaked cap-and-trade legislation on Monday that would alter allocation levels for industrial sources and funnel additional money to end consumers in an attempt to build support for the proposal.

In Sailugemsky National Park, snow leopards have found an unlikely ally - ex-poachers

Younger coal-fired power plants in Asia account for increase, says energy agency

Greenhouse gas emissions from energy production rose strongly again last year, according to new data from the International Energy Agency, with a young fleet of coal-fired power plants in Asia accounting for a large proportion of the increase.

Energy demand grew at its fastest pace this decade, with a 2.3% increase globally driving rises in fossil fuel consumption. Coal use in power stations was up by nearly a third, and together gas and coal were responsible for nearly 70% of the growth in energy consumption, and while demand for solar and wind power also increased, it was by much less overall.

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Energy-related CO2 output shot up in 2018 to hit a second consecutive yearly high as Asian coal growth and the US oil and gas boom overshadowed global progress in renewable energy and energy efficiency, the International Energy Agency (IEA) said in a report released Tuesday.

With strategic planning, the marine protected area network could be a third smaller, cost half as much, and still meet the international target of protecting 10% of every ecosystem. Kerstin Jantke, Postdoctoral Researcher on conservation biology, University of Hamburg Alienor Chauvenet, Lecturer, Griffith University Hugh Possingham, Professor, The University of Queensland James Allan, Postdoctoral research fellow, School of Biological Sciences, The University of Queensland James Watson, Professor, The University of Queensland Kendall Jones, PhD candidate, Geography, Planning and Environmental Management, The University of Queensland Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

The BBC investigates illegal and unsustainable fishing off the west coast of Africa to find out how one of the most fertile ecosystems on earth has been pushed to the brink.

British think tank says world’s five largest listed oil and gas companies spent more than $1 billion lobbying to prevent climate change regulations since Paris agreement in 2015.

The post Oil giants spent $1 billion on climate lobbying and ads since Paris pact, says report appeared first on RenewEconomy.