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A trebling of EU carbon prices over the past year has driven emission reductions as more power generators opt to switch from coal to cleaner gas, with only a recent hike in gas prices preventing even deeper cuts.

Michael Gove plans to phase out house coal to curb harmful emissions

Michael Gove is due to confirm plans to ban the sale of the most-polluting fuels for domestic woodburners in an attempt to cut harmful emissions.

The sale of traditional house coal will be phased out, under proposals set out in the government’s draft clean air strategy in May, and expected to be confirmed by Gove’s department on Friday.

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Researchers are set to develop higher yield wheat varieties requiring less water after making a gene map.

European carbon prices dipped below €18 on Thursday, easing back following a week-long rally that had pushed prices to a 10-year high amid some of the tightest auction volumes of the year.

First fracking operation in seven years set to begin despite low public support

The government has stopped asking the British public whether they are for or against fracking for shale gas just weeks before the first fracking operation in seven years is due to start.

The number of people against extracting shale gas has outweighed those in favour since 2015, and the latest polling by officials found 32% opposed with just 18% in support.

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Khan writes to attorney general over girl who died during spikes in nitrogen dioxide

The mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has written to the attorney general asking him to back a new inquest into the death of a nine-year-old girl whose severe asthma attacks coincided with spikes in air pollution.

The mother of Ella Kissi-Debrah has fought a long campaign to highlight the role she believes illegal air pollution played in her daughter’s death in 2013.

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China will shortly release technical guidance to power companies slated to be brought into the sector’s simulation cap-and-trade programme, an official said Thursday, a sign that work on the carbon market might be moving ahead after months of organisational uncertainty.

Officials plan to sell some of the land that once belonged to Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante, despite pledge not to

US officials have announced plans to allow increased mining on land that once belonged to two national monuments Donald Trump shrank, and to sell off some of the land despite pledges not to do so.

The two monuments, now significantly smaller in size, are both in Utah. The draft management plan for Grand Staircase-Escalante national monument includes a 98-page minerals report that outlines deposits of coal, oil and gas, tar sands and other minerals under the whole of the monument’s original 1.9m acres.

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Rangers in this Central African Republic nature reserve face an array of dangers in their bid to protect a rich variety of species

Deep in the heart of Africa, a dedicated group of rangers patrol the Chinko nature reserve. In baking equatorial heat, they are weighed down with body armour and camouflage fatigues. Beads of sweat run down their faces; mosquitos whine. The men keep watch over a vast patchwork of savanna and rainforest in the Central African Republic – a country mired in civil strife and one of the many frontlines of a poaching war that spans the continent and reaches across the globe.

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Presented by the EEC and now in its seventh year running, the National Energy Efficiency Awards are s a fantastic opportunity to be recognised for your efforts and celebrate your commitment to energy efficiency. 

The post National Energy Efficiency awards – only 2 weeks left to nominate! appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Jorginho Guajajara’s killing is believed by members of his tribe to be the result of conflict with loggers in their Amazon territory

Indigenous people in the Brazilian Amazon are mourning the murder of a community leader who campaigned to protect the forest from logging amid escalating violence in the region.

Jorginho Guajajara, a cacique, or leader, of the Guajajara people, was found dead near a river in the city of Arame, Maranhão state, at the weekend.

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The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is considering a sale of water in the Goulburn catchment. No decision has been made to trade but it could occur over the coming month.

The Commonwealth Environmental Water Holder is considering a sale of water in the Goulburn catchment. No decision has been made to trade but it could occur over the coming month.

Origin Energy profit surges 110% in FY 2018, as orgy of money-making by Australia’s big three gen-tailers continues, fed by high power prices.

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Cancer-linked herbicide, sold as Roundup by Monsanto, present in 45 products including granola, snack bars and Cheerios

Significant levels of the weedkilling chemical glyphosate have been found in an array of popular breakfast cereals, oats and snack bars marketed to US children, a new study has found.

Tests revealed glyphosate, the active ingredient in the popular weedkiller brand Roundup, present in all but two of the 45 oat-derived products that were sampled by the Environmental Working Group, a public health organization.

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Gupta says the proposed government underwriting of a new "dispatchable power plant, will favour solar and could help bring solar costs down to half current market costs, even with back-up.

The post Gupta: ACCC underwriting idea may help slash solar costs to $20s/MWh appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Anything deviating from transitioning to a reliable, firmed renewable grid will end up costing Australians and Australian business more in the long run.

The post Any new coal generator will force the early closure of another appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Apple signals push into electric vehicles, as Australian buyers surveyed on whether buying an EV from software giants would appeal.

The post Apple might release an electric car after all, Australians say they’d buy it appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The future of solar rebates is up in the air as the ACCC pushes for government to adopt its “complete package.” We talk with Sunwiz’ Warwick Johnston about the implications and state of commercial solar.

The post Solar Insiders Podcast: The future of solar rebates appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Australia’s first Council-led Climate Emergency Conference.

The post City of Darebin: We’re in a state of emergency appeared first on RenewEconomy.