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Workplaces the world over tune their thermostats to 22C, because this supposedly optimises mental performance. But the factors that underpin a productive office are much more complicated. Fan Zhang, Lecturer in Architectural Science, Griffith University Peter Hancock, Professor of Psychology, Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Industrial Engineering and Management Systems, University of Central Florida Richard de Dear, Director, Indoor Environmental Quality Laboratory, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Many emitters in the EU ETS face a rude awakening in the next two years when their compliance borrowing habits catch up with them and they are forced to finally buy the allowances they need, experts have warned.

All power plants regulated under Massachusetts’ Global Warming Solutions Act (GWSA) cap-and-trade programme complied at the first annual compliance deadline, a Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) official confirmed to Carbon Pulse.

Already devastated by a fungus made worse by changing temperatures, Australia’s frogs are at risk because of water availability and lack of refuge

Australia’s frog species, already threatened by habitat destruction and disease, are being put under extra pressure by shifting rainfall and rising temperatures from climate change.

Some of Australia’s leading frog experts are worried that serious impacts could be unfolding out of sight, with one saying climate change could push certain species to extinction before they are documented by science.

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Products may be superficially old or damaged but their basic elements can always be reused, the materials engineer says

Veena Sahajwalla has a solution for the waste crisis. While for most people the ever-growing mountains of rubbish stockpiled around the world seems like an overwhelming problem, the materials scientist and engineer sees the crisis as an opportunity that could help us to rethink the way we make and dispose of everything in our lives.

Take textiles. Australians send around 88% of textiles to landfill, with around 6,000kg of clothing dumped every 10 minutes. Earlier this year, there was a nationwide clearing-out flurry, leading to charity shops being inundated with unwanted goods. Most were destined for landfill.

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New analysis suggests EasyJet is doing a better job of reducing emissions than its airline rivals.

A movie captured by Japan's Hayabusa-2 spacecraft shows the moment it touched down on an asteroid.

Alberta could see higher emissions and lower offset demand in some sectors if the poll-leading opposition party alters the Canadian province’s carbon pricing policy for large installations, economists and market participants said.

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Is there any evidence that US meat products are less safe than UK products?

China risks failing to cut emissions through its national emissions trading scheme if it opts for rate-based CO2 caps based on production levels, according to an academic paper.

Spared by the loggers’ chainsaws a Douglas fir perhaps 1,000 years old stands in splendid isolation on Vancouver Island

On a cool morning in the winter of 2011, Dennis Cronin parked his truck by the side of a dirt logging road, laced up his spike-soled caulk boots, put on his red cargo vest and orange hard hat, and stepped into the trees.

He had a job to do: walk a stand of old-growth forest and flag it for clearcutting.

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A study reveals growing impacts on wild bird species from forestry, farming and palm oil production.

We are looking for a dynamic policy fellow to join the PCAN team. Based in London, but working closely with PCAN partners in Belfast, Edinburgh and Leeds, the successful candidate will undertake policy analysis on local climate issues, liaise with researchers and engage with stakeholders in the public, private and third sectors.

Australia is losing mammals faster than any other country, as well as plenty more plants and animals besides. Extinction is theft from future generations – it's time to treat it as such. John Woinarski, Professor (conservation biology), Charles Darwin University Sarah Legge, Professor, Australian National University Stephen Garnett, Professor of Conservation and Sustainable Livelihoods, Charles Darwin University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Carbon Brief analysis shows UK CO2 emissions fell for the sixth consecutive year in 2018, the longest series of continuous reductions on record. Meanwhile, in Australia...

The post UK shows how climate action done, with cuts to emissions for six years in a row appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Victoria government changes state planning rules for grid connections for large-scale solar and wind energy development.

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At press briefing to announce $1.4bn of taxpayer funds into Snowy Hydro, the CEO made it clear wind and solar were far cheaper than even existing coal power. Was the government listening?

The post Did Morrison and Taylor listen when Snowy belled the cat on coal costs? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ENGIE announced early February the completion and commercial operation of one of South Africa’s largest renewable energy projects, the 100 MW Kathu Solar Park.

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German grid operator 50Hertz says 56.5% of the electricity consumed in 2018 across its grid area was supplied by renewable energy sources.

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