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Questions raised over Murray-Darling Basin spending; Global meat consumption forecast to rise, Vegan activists slam new trespass laws, A new definition of 'lamb' and a novel way of cutting down plastics in vegetable packaging.

Fiona Pepper follows the path of a tiny grain of plastic - a nurdle - as it travels on ocean currents from South Africa to land on a 'pristine' beach in West Australia. 

California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS) credit prices drew closer to the $200 level this week, while market participants began focusing their attention to the programme’s upcoming quarterly data release.

EPA said studies it considered, most of which were sponsored by industry, found sulfoxaflor isn’t dangerous for the pollinators

The Trump administration is approving the pesticide sulfoxaflor – thought by some experts to harm bees – for use on a wide variety of crops.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says the studies it considered, most of which were sponsored by industry, found the chemical is not dangerous for the pollinators responsible for $15bn in US crops each year.

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California regulator ARB has not made adequate arguments in defending the state's compliance grade forestry offset protocol, and changes should made to address the methodology's lenient leakage guidelines, a new policy brief said.

This week: Hungary’s insect of 2019, and bluehead wrasse courtship and sex change

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More than 30 activists have been charged with a range of public order offences

More than 30 Extinction Rebellion protesters have appeared in court in London charged with a range of public order offences.

The charges relate to demonstrations led by the movement in April – when thousands of people blocked landmarks across the capital over 10 days to highlight climate breakdown.

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Deep-water divers Jake Wilton and Monty Halls formed an unlikely friendship with a manta ray after she appeared to ask them for help.

Readers respond to a report about the government’s ‘Dad’s Army’ climate crisis preparations and other letters and articles related to global heating

Michael Barrett (Letters, 9 July) calls upon the religions to join with ecologists to take action on climate change as it offers “a compelling cause” to tackle declining memberships. We are already on board. Since Pope Francis’s letter to the world, Laudato Si’, Catholics have been reflecting on how we can work for climate justice. Thousands of our churches now run on renewable energy, while thousands of parishioners have taken to the streets to demand political action.

Last month, for instance, nearly 1,500 Cafod supporters joined people from other faith communities as part of a climate and environment lobby of parliament. Some 12,000 people of all faiths and none travelled from across the country to speak to more than 350 MPs about the political and economic decisions needed if the UK is to reach net-zero emissions. And faith leaders undertook a Walk of Witness down Whitehall to show our commitment to protecting creation and our poorest sisters and brothers – those who will pay the greatest price if we fail to urgently cut emissions.

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Unspecified and renewable generation made up a larger share of California’s imported power in 2018, as those sources replaced lost hydroelectric power from in-state and out-of-state sources, according to California Energy Commission (CEC) data.

Poland’s EUA auction volumes for 2020, which were announced late Thursday, are around 20% higher than expected, leading analysts to question where the additional supply is coming from.

EUAs were holding above €28 early on Friday, though they failed to mount a challenge to yesterday’s 11-year high of €28.72, with some traders wary of a rapid drop due to profit-taking.

Germany’s transport and building sectors should be assigned carbon prices either through a market or a tax before transitioning them into the EU ETS, government-appointed economic experts have recommended.

Closing prices, ranges and volumes for China's regional pilot carbon markets this week.

This role requires experience and/or aptitude with carbon and energy efficiency markets – the purpose is to position the firm in the climate change business, make visible its name and credentials and engage in communication efforts led from the head office.

Issuance of Australian carbon credits dropped further this week as most project owners had secured offsets before the end of the 2018-19 financial year last month.

Nissan says new generation Leaf electric car will be an "energy asset" for the home and grid, and dismisses Tesla big battery in South Australia as a "waste of resources".

The post Nissan says Leaf can be home energy source, but Tesla big battery “waste of resources” appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fund donates £500,000 to grassroots Extinction Rebellion and other groups, with promise of more to come

A group of wealthy US philanthropists and investors have donated almost half a million pounds to support the grassroots movement Extinction Rebellion and school strike groups – with the promise of tens of millions more in the months ahead.

Trevor Neilson, an investor and philanthropist who has worked with some of the world’s richest families, has teamed up with Rory Kennedy – daughter of Robert Kennedy – and Aileen Getty, whose family wealth comes from the oil industry, to launch the Climate Emergency Fund.

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Red gums connect the continental fringes of Australia with its arid heart, marching along waterways. Gregory Moore, Doctor of Botany, University of Melbourne Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Move expected to put pressure on rivals McDonald’s, Burger King and large supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s

KFC is to become the first UK fast food chain to sign up to new European welfare standards for farmed chickens, in an attempt to tackle growing concerns about inhumane conditions in the intensive and large-scale production of meat.

The move by the America-owned chain – 18 months after the blueprint was unveiled – will put pressure on rivals McDonald’s and Burger King, as well as large supermarkets such as Tesco and Sainsbury’s to follow suit.

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