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The Canadian federal Conservatives' plan to eliminate or overhaul parts of the ruling Liberals’ climate and CO2 pricing strategy would prove costly and take the country further away from its Paris Agreement target, according to a report released Thursday.

Whether Australia should increase its emissions target under the Paris Agreement, change the approach of the ERF, and access the international carbon offset market were among the issues in the policy review launched by the independent Climate Change Authority on Thursday.

Edinburgh will feel like Paris and Leeds could be as warm as Melbourne, according to a study.

Humans and dogs have lived together for thousands of years, but we may be forgetting how to co-exist peacefully. Paul McGreevy, Professor of Animal Behaviour and Animal Welfare Science, University of Sydney Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Groups say expanding access to contraception can improve lives and help save wildlife

A UN-backed campaign has been launched to help tackle the destruction of wildlife by boosting people’s access to contraception.

Growing human populations often underlie the destruction of nature, and barriers to family planning are the “most important ignored environmental challenge”, say the campaigners.

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Australia now has half a dozen large batteries operating or nearing completion on the grid. Where to now? We talk to Fluence business development head Jaad Cabbabe.

The post Energy Insiders Podcast: Where to now for battery storage? appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Cutting-edge distributed energy resources trials in Carnarvon awarded a joint Silver in APEC Energy Smart Communities Initiative Best Practice Awards.

The post Horizon Power wins a Silver in prestigious APEC awards appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The Hayabusa-2 craft will pick up fresh space rock that could help explain how the Solar System evolved.

GoodWe has recently launched its brand-new EHR Series battery-ready inverters with power classes  3.6kW, 5kW and 6kW.

The post GoodWe launches a true battery-ready solar solution appeared first on RenewEconomy.

ClearVue has signed a Consultancy Agreement with Arup Australia Pty Ltd (“Arup”).

The post ClearVue signs agreement with ARUP to develop its smart facade concepts appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Climate Change Authority to issue new advice to government on climate policies, citing falling technology costs and rising emissions as reasons to do something.

The post Climate Change Authority prepares harsh assessment of Morrison’s policy failure appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Fewer than 1,000 Siamese crocodiles exist, but can captive crocs survive again in the wild? Paul McInerney, Research Fellow, La Trobe University Licensed as Creative Commons – attribution, no derivatives.

Restricted scheme would have far less benefit to UK economy, government data suggests

A comprehensive deposit return scheme (DRS) for plastic bottles, cans and glass could boost the economy by £2bn, government assessments show, as ministers weigh up which type of system to adopt.

Government data highlighted by the Campaign for the Protection of Rural England indicates that a more restricted DRS involving only bottles of 750ml and under would benefit the economy by just £250m.

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Another coal unit trips off in Victoria, with more than 2,100MW of so-called "reliable baseload" out of action.

The post Another coal unit breakdown in Victoria, with five thermal units now offline appeared first on RenewEconomy.

The rocket carrying a satellite is believed to have landed in the sea, the first failure in 15 launches.

11 July 1934 There is a custom in England for women to sit outside their cottages in the shade, and haymakers to snatch a quarter of an hour of sleep at dinner time

We never experience in this country sufficient lengths of hot weather for the siesta to become a permanent institution. The midday calm of an English village, for instance, in the middle of summer has not much to do with resting. It is really the time of change-over from morning to afternoon work and the all-important business of the midday meal. In some villages there is a custom for the women to sit outside their cottages in the shade before tidying up for the afternoon, and haymakers always snatch a quarter of an hour for a sleep at dinner-time.

Related: From the Guardian archive, 18 June 1932: Editorial: In praise of sunshine

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Coral bleaching, crown-of-thorns starfish and cyclones cause 10% to 30% decline over past five years

Hard coral cover on the Great Barrier Reef remains near record lows in its northern stretch and is in decline in the comparatively healthy south, government scientists have found.

A report card by the government’s Australian Institute of Marine Science says hard coral cover in the northern region above Cooktown is at 14% – a slight increase on last year but close to the lowest since monitoring began in 1985.

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Barnaby Joyce predicts that "most" will die in a forthcoming ice-age in a bizarre Facebook rant, showing climate denialism remains strong in coalition ranks

The post Barnaby’s bizzare Facebook rant: Most of us will die from starvation due to climate change appeared first on RenewEconomy.

Tempo Australia, struggling with costs at its first big solar contract, names former head of collapsed engineering firm RCR Tomlinson as its new CEO.

The post Tempo names ex RCR boss as new CEO as it struggles with solar contract appeared first on RenewEconomy.